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Camille A. Brown BIO

CAMILLE A. BROWN is a prolific Black female director / choreographer, who has received numerous honors including a Guggenheim Award, Bessie Award, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, United States Artists Award, two Audelco Awards, five Princess Grace Awards, and a New York City Center Award. She has received a Tony nomination, three Drama Desk nominations, three Lortel nominations and an Obie award for her work in theater. She is an Emerson Collective fellow, a TED fellow and the recipient of a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship. Brown is the 2021 Distinguished Artist, presented by The International Society for the Performing Arts.

Broadway and off-Broadway credits include: Choir Boy, Once On This Island, Toni Stone, A Streetcar Named Desire, Much Ado About Nothing, for colored girls… Film/Television: Academy Award-winning Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Emmy Award-winning “Jesus Christ Superstar Live.” Ms. Brown choreographed the critically acclaimed Porgy and Bess for The Metropolitan Opera and this September became the first Black woman director for the main stage at the MET with Fire Shut Up In My Bones. Brown is the founder and Artistic Director of Camille A. Brown & Dancers.

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Camille A. Brown Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Direction of a Play

Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Choreography

Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Direction of a Play

Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Choreography

Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy

BroadwayWorld Awards - 2018 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Once on this Island

The Lortels - 2018 - Outstanding Choreographer

Camille A. Brown, Bella: An American Tall Tale

The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Choreographer

Camille A. Brown, The Fortress of Solitude

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Camille A. Brown News

The Bessies Announce Nominees For 2023 Bessie Awards

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, has announced the nominees for the 2023 Bessie Awards. This year's Bessie Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, August 4, at 7:30pm, at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park as part of Lincoln Center's Summer for the City. The event is free and open to the public.

Award-Winning Choreographer Camille A. Brown Brings Her Dance Group To The Music Hall 

On Sunday, June 18, Camille A. Brown & Dancers will perform at The Music Hall's Historic Theater as part of the Black Heritage Trail of NH's week-long celebrations for Juneteenth. 

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for HAMLET at Free Shakespeare in the Park

Check out rehearsal photos for The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of HAMLET.

CLYMOVE Dance Honors ELISA MONTE

Dancer/choreographer Clymene Aldinger announces her company CLYMOVE's spring season May 26 & 27, presenting Time Signatures, an evening of nine contemporary dance pieces, all choreographed by Aldinger, and consisting of a series of solos, trios, and quartets, performed by four outstanding dancers whose divergent and contrasting life experiences celebrate the Company's individual uniqueness and shared humanity. 

Battery Dance to Present The 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival in August

Battery Dance will celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of its free summer festival from August 12-18, 2023, in partnership with Battery Park City Authority.

Warner Theatre To Screen THE MET: LIVE IN HD PRESENTS TERENCE BLANCHARD'S CHAMPION, April 29

The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, presents Terence Blanchard's Champion at 12:55 pm ET, in the Warner Theatre's Oneglia Auditorium (Main Stage). 

The Metropolitan Opera to Present Live Transmission of Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION

The Metropolitan Opera will present a live transmission of Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected opera Champion on Saturday, April 29, at 12:55PM ET as part of The Met: Live in HD series. 

Georgina Pazcoguin―the Groundbreaking Ballerina, Broadway Star, and Culture Leader―is Leaving New York City Ballet For Greater Heights

Georgina Pazcoguin, the scintillating New York City Ballet soloist, Broadway star, activist, and culture leader is moving on from performing to focus on producing Broadway shows and building a world where Asian American artists can thrive.

Review Roundup: Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION at the Metropolitan Opera

Following its Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10th, Terence Blanchard's opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, continues with nine performances running through May 13.

Review: In This Corner " Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION Arrives at the Met with Ryan Speedo Green

In search of new audiences, the Met has followed Terence Blanchard’s FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES with the jazz musician/composer’s first opera, CHAMPION, the story of closeted boxer Emile Griffith’s rise and fall from grace. Honestly, never have I heard people whose usual venues are Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium and Monday Night Football on ESPN talk about how they “wanted to see the new opera at the Met.”

CHAMPION Comes to Greenbrier Valley Theatre This Month

Champion by Terence Blanchard, with libretto by Michael Cristofer, comes to Greenbrier Valley Theatre this month. The performance is on April 29 at 12:55pm.

Met Opera Encore in HD's FALSTAFF Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse

On the big screen of the Ridgefield Playhouse from The Met Opera's 2022-2023 season comes Verdi's glorious Shakespearean comedy, Falfstaff. An Encore in HD screening will take place on Friday, April 7, 2023 at 6pm.

Solea Pfeiffer & More Join Ato Blankson-Wood Led HAMLET at Free Shakespeare in the Park

The Public Theater announced additional casting for the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Shakespeare’s HAMLET, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. See who is starring, performance dates & more!

VIDEO: New TV Spot for Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION at the Metropolitan Opera in April

Terence Blanchard's opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, will have its highly anticipated Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10, with nine performances running through May 13.

Metcalf, Maslany & Sparks Led GREY HOUSE Sets Complete Cast & Creative Team

Final casting has been revealed for the terrifying New York premiere of Grey House by Levi Holloway, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Terence Blanchard and Latonia Moore Come To Harlem School Of The Arts

Seven-time Grammy Award-winner Terence Blanchard and opera superstar Latonia Moore will pay a visit to the historic Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), the 59-year-old organization founded by another internationally recognized concert soprano, Dorothy Maynor.

Misty Copeland Named 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award Recipient

Jacob's Pillow has announced Misty Copeland as the recipient of the 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award. Copeland will accept this award at Jacob's Pillow's Season Opening Gala in the Berkshires on Saturday, June 24.

Broadway Aimed HIPPEST TRIP " THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL & More Set for A.C.T. 2023/24 Season

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has announced the productions that will make up the company’s 2023/24 season. See the lineup, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Fire Island Dance Festival Set For This July

With world-class dance at the fore and the free-flowing waters of the Great South Bay as its backdrop, Fire Island Dance Festival, the longest-running charitable event of the Fire Island summer, will make its annual return on July 14-16, 2023.

Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of DANCIN'

The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Music Box Theatre! Bob Fosse's DANCIN' just celebrated its opening night and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration. Below, check out photos of the celebrity arrivals!

Camille A. Brown FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama League Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf , Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf , Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf , Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf , Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf , Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf , Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Choir Boy , Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Choir Boy , Best Choreography (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Once on this Island , The LaDuca Award for Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Once on this Island , Outstanding Choreographer (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Once on this Island Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for Bella: An American Tall Tale and Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for The Fortress of Solitude .

Best Choreography (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Once on this Island.

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