A Review of Camille A. Brown’s I AM

I AM reveals what becomes possible when artists refuse political and social constraints and claim their full ascent—for themselves, for their communities, and for all of us. Bringing together African diasporic movement languages—hip-hop, body percussion, social, street styles, and tap—the dancers, strong and agile, expend boundless energy as they draw us in from the very first moment, when two powerful female performers step into center stage against a projection of radiant sun rays, signaling the universe, ancestry, and a shared light.”

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Gwendolyn Baum
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) 65th Anniversary Celebration

“Camille A. Brown is currently represented as a choreographer on Broadway by Hell’s Kitchen, for which she received her fourth Tony Award nomination and the Chita Rivera Award, and Gypsy, for which she received her fifth Tony Award nomination. Acclaimed as a director-choreographer and educator, her work explores ancestral and contemporary stories about race, culture, and identity”

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Gwendolyn Baum
Camille A. Brown and More to be Honored at Black Theatre United 2025 Gala

“Black Theatre United will present its third annual Gala on Monday, September 29, 2025 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. This year’s theme is “United: Today & Beyond” and will honor producers Mathew Knowles, Gena Avery Knowles, Tonya Lewis Lee and Lester Cooney and five-time Tony-nominated director and choreographer Camille A. Brown. Recently retired Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Executive Director Tom Viola will receive a Special Recognition Award.”

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Gwendolyn Baum
How ‘Gypsy’ choreographer Camille A. Brown brings a fresh perspective to the classic musical by treating dance ‘as a language’

“Brown received her fifth career Tony nomination for reinventing the physical language of this Audra McDonald-led revival, in what is the first Broadway production to not use Robbins' choreography. In an interview with Gold Derby, she discusses her creative approach to the material and the inspiration behind several pivotal dance sequences.”

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Gwendolyn Baum
AMERICAN MASTERS Documentary to Spotlight Broadway's Camille A. Brown

“A new episode of the American Masters series, In the Making, will follow Camille A. Brown, the Tony-nominated choreographer of Broadway’s Gypsy and Hell’s Kitchen. The third season of the show focuses on eight artists across a variety of disciplines whose work explores and influences American culture today. The series will premiere on PBS on Tuesday, May 6, beginning with Brown's episode.”

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Gwendolyn Baum
12 women to watch on Broadway this season

“Taking on the legacy of original Gypsy choreographer Jerome Robbins is no easy feat, but Camille A. Brown is up to the task — she's been nominated for four Tony Awards…Brown combines her musical theatre expertise with her knowledge of African American dance traditions for this season’s Gypsy revival, which stars Black actors in leading roles for the first time.”

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Gwendolyn Baum
Black History Month Spotlight: Gypsy and Hell's Kitchen Choreographer Camille A. Brown

“Brown is a four-time Tony nominee whose choreography is currently represented on Broadway in both the Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen and George C. Wolfe's revival of Gypsythe first Broadway production of Gypsy that reimagines Jerome Robbins' iconic original choreography. Brown earned her first Tony nomination in 2019 for her choreography for the Tarell Alvin McCraney play Choir Boy, and in 2022, with the Broadway revival of for colored girls..., she became the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway play since 1955, earning Tony nominations for both roles.”

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Gwendolyn Baum