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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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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
2026
Performer

Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2026]
Director
Choreographer
 
[US Tour, 2019]
Choreography
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019] [Replacement]
Choreographer[Replacement]
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Choreographer
 
[St. Louis, MO (Regional), 2018] [Replacement]
Choreographer[Replacement]
 
[Motion Picture, 2018]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Choreographer

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Gypsy

Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Gypsy

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Choreographer

Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen

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


winner
Obie Awards - 2020 - Choreography Award

Camille A. Brown

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2018 - Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Once on this Island

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - The LaDuca Award for Outstanding Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Once on this Island

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Choreographer

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

Videos

News

HELL'S KITCHEN Tour is Coming to The Paramount Theatre in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2026

The National Tour of Hell's Kitchen the Broadway musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, will present a Seattle engagement that premieres at The Paramount Theatre.
HELL'S KITCHEN to Open 2026-2027 Broadway In Portland Season at Keller Auditorium
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2026

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical HELL'S KITCHEN, featuring music by Alicia Keys, will kick off the Broadway In Portland season at Keller Auditorium, with Maya Drake leading the North American Tour cast.
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Hollywood Pantages
by Evan Henerson - Jun 3, 2026

As substantial as its built-in assets are, the two-time Tony Award winner, musical is lacking in other areas. Book writer Kristoffer Diaz has crafted an exciting leading character, and an even more interesting supporting player. Alas, he has also included a rather perfunctory family triangle that gums up the play’s second act
HELL'S KITCHEN Tickets To Go On Sale To Open Portland's Broadway Season
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 30, 2026

AKW Entertainment and producers of the Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical HELL’S KITCHEN have announced that tickets will go on sale for the Portland engagement that premieres at the Keller Auditorium.
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 8, 2026

Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two. This touring production allows the rest of the country to experience a brief taste of New York City’s pulsing rhythms set to the music and reflections of Alicia Keys teen years in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
Stanford Live to Present 50+ Artists Across Music, Dance & Theater in 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2026

Stanford Live announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring more than 50 artists spanning music, dance, theater, and multidisciplinary performance, with the guitar as a unifying theme and America's 250th anniversary as a backdrop.
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at ASU Gammage
by Herbert Paine - Apr 29, 2026

HELL’S KITCHEN leaves you with the sensation that at the very least Alicia Keys has done something instinctively theatrical: she’s turned the noise of her youth into music, and the city that raised her into a stage big enough to contain it.
HELL'S KITCHEN Will Make Canadian Premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical HELL'S KITCHEN will make its Canadian premiere at Toronto's CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, featuring music by Alicia Keys and a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz.
Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts
by Tessa Nelson - Apr 21, 2026

Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts tells a perfectly coherent story—it’s just not a very interesting one. An overprotective mother badgers her daughter to stay safely in her apartment and away from the glitz, glamour, and danger of those pernicious New York City Streets; a father forges an emotional and artistic connection with his daughter, but is only there for her inconsistently; a young, naïve girl is looking for love in all the wrong places.
Alicia Keys' HELL'S KITCHEN to Premiere in Korea in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2026

The Tony Award, Grammy Award and Drama League Award-winning musical Hell's Kitchen, featuring the music of Alicia Keys, will have its Korean premiere at the GS Art Center this summer.
Tony Nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge Joins NYC Broadway Directors Roundtable
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2026

New York Theatre Barn will host A Seat at the Table: A Panel of Broadway Directors on April 21, featuring Tony nominees Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Camille A. Brown, Jeff Calhoun, and Moisés Kaufman at Open Jar Studios.
True Colors Theatre Company Will Perform Rogers And Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2026

True Colors Theatre Company announced the production of “Rogers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA” from June 9 – July 5, 2026, at the Southwest Arts Center, City of South Fulton, Ga.
THE OUTSIDERS, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, and More Set For The Bushnell 2026-2027 Broadway Series
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026

The Bushnell has announced its 2026-2027 Broadway Series, showcasing a lineup of new Broadway hits alongside award-winning musicals. The series aims to attract theatergoers with a diverse selection of performances.
Harlem Stage To Present E-MOVES FESTIVAL 2026 In New York
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2026

HARLEM STAGE will present the E-Moves Festival 2026 from April 20 to April 27, featuring CAMILLE A. BROWN, world premieres in partnership with AILEY, and a screening of PARIS IS BURNING.
American Dance Festival Reveals 2026 Season With 49 Performances In Durham
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2026

The American Dance Festival has announced its 2026 season in Durham, North Carolina. The lineup includes 49 performances, world premieres, and international collaborations. The festival will run from late May through July across multiple venues.
Des Moines Performing Arts Reveals 26-27 Broadway Series - HELL'S KITCHEN, JUST IN TIME and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2026

Des Moines Performing Arts has revealed its 2026-27 Willis Broadway Series, bringing a lineup of Broadway’s biggest hits and new productions to the Des Moines Civic Center, including Hell's Kitchen, Just in Time and more.
Tiler Peck to Receive Jacob's Pillow Dance Award in 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2026

New York City Ballet principal dancer, choreographer, curator, actress, and author Tiler Peck will receive the 2026 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award. Peck will accept this award at Jacob's Pillow's annual Season Opening Gala on Saturday, June 20. 
Broadway Women's Fund Announces 2026's Women to Watch on Broadway
by Gillian Blum - Mar 15, 2026

The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.
Camille A. Brown & Dancers To Perform I AM At Arizona Arts Live
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2026

Arizona Arts Live will present an evening with Camille A. Brown & Dancers performing I AM on March 19 at Centennial Hall, Tucson. The event features the work of five-time Tony award nominee Camille A. Brown.
HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour is Coming to ATG San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2026

The North American tour of Hell's Kitchen is coming to ATG San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre, Hell's Kitchen is directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, and features the music of Alicia Keys.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Camille A. Brown been nominated for?

Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Gypsy, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Gypsy, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Hell’s Kitchen, Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for Hell's Kitchen, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, 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, Choreography Award (Obie Awards), 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.

What awards has Camille A. Brown won?

Camille A. Brown has won the Choreography Award at the Obie Awards and the Best Choreography award at the BroadwayWorld Awards for her work on Once on this Island.

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