Robert Brill
Broadway credits include Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins (Tony Award nomination), set and club design for the critically acclaimed revival of Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls (Tony Award nomination), Buried Child, Design for Living, A Streetcar Named Desire, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and others. His other credits include Frozen (Disney California), as well as numerous opera World premieres, including Moby-Dick, Cold Mountain, Everest, Doubt, The Manchurian Candidate, and It's a Wonderful Life.
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BIO
Broadway credits include Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins (Tony Award nomination), set and club design for the critically acclaimed revival of Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls (Tony Award nomination), Buried Child, Design for Living, A Streetcar Named Desire, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and others. His other credits include Frozen (Disney California), as well as numerous opera World premieres, including Moby-Dick, Cold Mountain, Everest, Doubt, The Manchurian Candidate, and It's a Wonderful Life. He has designed for the Whitney Museum of American Art, BAM, Radio City Music Hall, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, the Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and many others. Robert is a founding member of Sledgehammer Theatre, a recipient of the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, and professor of scenic design at University of California San Diego.
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Robert Brill, Hell's Kitchen
Robert Brill, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
Robert Brill, Guys and Dolls
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Robert Brill, Assassins
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Robert Brill, Cabaret
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Robert Brill, The Mineola Twins
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Robert Brill, The Mineola Twins
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Videos
Video: Watch 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?' From AIN'T TOO PROUD at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Michael Major - 2026-06-04 14:48:26
Video: Watch HELL'S KITCHEN Perform 'Girl on Fire' & 'No One' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Michael Major - 2025-06-13 14:09:08
Video: Tank and Amanda Reid Perform 'If I Ain't Got You' From HELL'S KITCHEN; Deluxe Album Out Next Week
by Stephi Wild - 2025-05-16 05:37:09
Video: DOWNTON ABBEY's Hugh Bonneville Stars in STC's UNCLE VANYA
by Joshua Wright - 2025-03-31 12:25:07
Video: Watch the Trailer For UNCLE VANYA Starring Hugh Bonneville at Berkeley Rep
by Michael Major - 2025-02-25 16:05:14
Video: Behind The Scenes of the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade with Broadway’s HELL'S KITCHEN
by Blair Ingenthron - 2025-01-05 15:38:00
Video: Alicia Keys Visits Former School, Reunites with Teacher Who Shaped Her Music
by Josh Sharpe - 2024-12-19 13:38:12
Video: Kecia Lewis Performs 'Perfect Way To Die' from HELL'S KITCHEN at The Root 100 Gala
by Stephi Wild - 2024-12-16 08:05:56
Video: Shoshana Bean and Jakeim Hart of HELL'S KITCHEN Cover ‘Lesson Learned’ by Alicia Keys
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-12-01 10:05:45
Video: Murin and Grant Perform 'Jackson' from THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE at La Jolla
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-06-09 14:43:00
Video: Shoshana Bean and Maleah Joi Moon in the Official Music Video For 'No One' From HELL'S KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-31 05:39:24
Video: What it's like playing Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in The Ballad of Johnny and June
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-29 10:09:01
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for La Jolla Playhouse's THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-21 13:51:00
Video: HELL'S KITCHEN Cast and Crew Celebrates Mother's Day with Tribute Video
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-05-12 14:28:51
Video: Watch Alicia Keys Talk HELL'S KITCHEN on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-11-12 11:22:58
Video: Shoshana Bean and Brandon Victor Dixon Perform 'Not Even The King' From Alicia Keys' HELL'S KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - 2023-10-24 07:07:53
Video: Watch Rehearsal Footage of HELL'S KITCHEN at The Public Theater
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-10-07 09:16:54
Video: First Listen to 'Building Momentum' From HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO
by Stephi Wild - 2023-08-10 10:01:20
Video: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Gears Up For Its NYC Run At Broadway In Bryant Park
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-07-22 08:00:20
News
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2026
Tickets for Alicia Keys' Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical HELL'S KITCHEN will go on sale for its Dallas premiere at the Music Hall at Fair Park, with prices starting at $45.
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 29, 2026
Rehearsals are officially underway for the New York premiere production of The Heart with book and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, music and lyrics by Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath, music supervision by Ian Eisendrath, choreography by Mandy Moore and direction by Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashley based on Maylis de Kerangal's novel Réparer les vivants. Check out photos here!
by Samantha Wu - Sep 28, 2026
Multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys lends her soulful and iconic tunes to Hell's Kitchen on stage now at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, directed by Patrick Willingham and Oskar Eustis (artistic director) with book by Kristoffer Diaz. This moving coming-of-age story features the theatrical stage debut of Maya Drake.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2026
Alicia Keys' Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical HELL'S KITCHEN will make its Austin premiere at Bass Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Sept. 25.
by Bruce Glikas - Sep 11, 2026
Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present the New York premiere production of The Heart with book and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, music and lyrics by Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath, music supervision and arrangements by Ian Eisendrath, choreography by Mandy Moore and direction by Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashley based on Maylis de Kerangal's novel Réparer les vivants. The cast just met the press and you can check out photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2026
Shakespeare Theatre Company partners with Jim Henson's Creature Shop to create featured puppets for its production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Simon Godwin with puppetry design by Basil Twist.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2026
Tickets are now available for HELL'S KITCHEN, Alicia Keys' Tony- and Grammy-winning musical, running November 3-8 at West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Rochester as part of RBTL's 2026-2027 Broadway season.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2026
Tickets went on sale for HELL'S KITCHEN, Alicia Keys' Tony and Grammy-winning musical, for a limited engagement at Shea's Buffalo Theatre as part of the venue's Broadway season.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2026
The Tony and Grammy-winning musical featuring the music of Alicia Keys will make its Columbus debut with eight performances at the Ohio Theatre. Tickets start at $41.78 and go on sale Friday, August 21 at 10 a.m.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2026
Roundabout Theatre Company announced the complete cast and design team for THE HEART, featuring Joaquina Kalukango and Heidi Blickenstaff, at the Laura Pels Theatre.
by Amelia Divine - Jul 23, 2026
Alicia Keys can write the hell out of a song. Her catalog has been the soundtrack to heartbreaks and first loves for more than two decades. Hell's Kitchen, the Grammy winner's semi-autobiographical musical now at the Paramount Theatre, is a welcome reminder of just how singular her music really is. The R&B musical may stumble as a coming-of-age drama, but as a celebration of Keys' artistry, it's, well, on fire.
by Tyler Hinton - Jul 8, 2026
The national tour of Alicia Keys’ HELL’S KITCHEN has arrived at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City with swagger and soul. This show is unlikely to play in Utah again, so seize this chance to experience something different and meaningful.
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.
by Michael Major - Jun 4, 2026
Watch a video of Charl Brown performing 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?' from Ain't Too Proud at Ogunquit Playhouse. Otis Williams (Charl Brown) memorializes his brothers in arms.
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.
by Dan Marois - May 18, 2026
Jukebox musicals are practically a summer tradition at the Ogunquit Playhouse. In recent years, we’ve seen everything from Jersey Boys and Million Dollar Quartet to The Cher Show, On Your Feet!-The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Heartbreak Hotel, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and last year’s world premiere of When Elvis Met the Beatles.
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Ogunquit Playhouse has unveiled production photos for it's new production of Ain't Too Proud- The Life and Times of the Temptations. Featuring iconic songs including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” this is the story behind the music—and everything it took to make it.
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.
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.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2026
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative team for Ain't Too Proud, featuring Tony Award nominee Charl Brown as Otis Williams, Warren Egypt Franklin as Melvin Franklin and more.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Guys and Dolls, Outstanding Set Designs - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Assassins, Best Scenic Design (Tony Awards) for Assassins, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaret, Scenic Design (The Hewes Awards) for The Mineola Twins, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for The Mineola Twins and Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaret.
Robert Brill has won several awards for his work in theater. He received the Outstanding Set Designs - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for Assassins and for Cabaret. He also won the Scenic Design award at The Hewes Awards for The Mineola Twins. Additionally, he was honored with the Outstanding Scenic Design award at The Lortels for The Mineola Twins.
