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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

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Choreographer

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


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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


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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

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Video: Inside Opening Night of HELL'S KITCHEN with Alicia Keys and More


In this video, watch as the whole cast and creative team of Hell's Kitchen walk the red carpet before the curtain went up on opening night!

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, CABARET & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Drama League Awards


Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.

Photos: On the Red Carpet with the HELL'S KITCHEN Cast & Creatives on Opening Night


See red-carpet photos of the cast and creatives from the Hell's Kitchen opening night celebration here!

Photos: Inside the HELL'S KITCHEN Opening Night Curtain Call


HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by the innovative mind of 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, with music and lyrics by Keys, and book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, opened on Broadway last night, Saturday, April 21st, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the festivities. Check out the photos here!

Review Roundup: HELL'S KITCHEN Opens on Broadway


Let's hear it for New York! The new Broadway musical HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif opens tonight at the Shubert Theatre. Check out what the critics are saying!

Photos & Video: Get a First Look at HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway


Get a first look at photos of Hell's Kitchen on Broadway!

Meet the Cast of ILLINOISE, Beginning Performances Today on Broadway


Previews begin tonight, April 24, for Illinoise, the theatrical adaptation of Grammy- and Oscar-nominated Sufjan Stevens’ concept album Illinois. Performances will continue through August 10 at the St. James Theatre. Meet the cast of Illinoise here!

HELL'S KITCHEN Will Support 'Keep a Child Alive' Organization With Ticketing Initiative


Through a collaboration with TodayTix Group, for every ticket sold during the run of HELL'S KITCHEN, $1 will go to support Alicia Keys co-founded organization, Keep a Child Alive.

Videos: Inside Rehearsal For FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at the Metropolitan Opera


All new rehearsal clips have been released from Fire Shut Up in My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera. In both clips, Ryan Speedo Green sings an excerpt from Charles’s Act II aria in the production's final dress rehearsal. Check out the videos here!

Video: Watch a New Music Video For 'Kaleidoscope' From HELL'S KITCHEN


An all new music video has been released for the original song 'Kaleidoscope' from the new Broadway musical, Hell's Kitchen. Check out the video here!

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Announces Full Schedule For 92nd Season


This summer in the Berkshires will feature nine weeks of performances by dancers, musicians, and artists from around the world—including a special week-long “takeover” by The Royal Ballet in their only U.S. engagement this year—plus, dance parties, community events, exhibits, workshops, PillowTalks, livestreams, and more.

Review: Blanchard-Lemmons' FIRE SHUT UP Makes Another Splash at the Met


It was tough separating the opera from the event when FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES opened the first post-Covid pandemic season at the Met. Back then, in September 2021, FIRE made history as the first opera by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard with his librettist Kasi Lemmons (based on the book by Charles M. Blow), to make its way to the Met stage. This week, it returned to show that contemporary opera can have “legs” on the big stage of the company.

Video: Get A First Look At The Return of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera


Get a first look at Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones' return to the Met stage. The production's remount begins performances on April 8 for seven performances. Its 2021 premiere made history as the first opera by a Black composer to be presented at the Met and won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.

Terence Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES to Return to the Met Stage This Month


Following its landmark company premiere during the 2021–22 season, Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones will return to the Met stage.

Photo: First Look at HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway


Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of the new musical Hell's Kitchen, which will officially open on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Check out a first look photo here!

WET BRAIN, STEREOPHONIC & More Nominated for 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards - See the Full List!


Nominations for the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced by Amber Iman and George Abud. Check out the full list of nominees!

Dance Lab New York to Present THE DANCE LAB HONORS This Month


Join Dance Lab New York for THE DANCE LAB HONORS on April 8. Celebrate the art of dance and honor those who have significantly contributed to the dance community.

CLYMOVE DANCE GALA To Honors Sarita Allen This Week


CLYMOVE DANCE GALA honors Sarita Allen, will present two World Premieres, and a performance of Elisa Monte's 'Pigs and Fishes' on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Ailey Citigroup Theater.

HELL'S KITCHEN to Offer $39 Tickets Through Digital Lottery & Rush


HELL’S KITCHEN on Broadway is launching a digital lottery and in-person rush. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!

Meet the Cast of HELL'S KITCHEN, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!


Hell's Kitchen, the new musical conceived by Alicia Keys, begins previews tonight, March 28, with an opening night set for Saturday, April 20 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Meet the cast of Hell's Kitchen here!

Camille A. Brown FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Camille A. Brown been nominated for?

Camille A. Brown has been nominated for various awards for her work in Broadway shows. These nominations include Outstanding Direction of a Play at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf." She has also received nominations for Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for "Choir Boy," Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for "Choir Boy" and "Once on this Island," and Outstanding Choreographer at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Once on this Island." Additionally, she has won the Choreography Award at the Obie Awards, The LaDuca Award for Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for "Once on this Island," and Outstanding Choreographer at The Lortels for "Bella: An American Tall Tale" and "The Fortress of Solitude."

What awards has Camille A. Brown won?

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

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