“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.”
Read More“The theatre will ring in the new year with the BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, created by Tony nominee Camille A. Brown. Through live music and a mix of modern and ancestral movement, the work shines a spotlight on the joys and complexities of Black girlhood. Performances are set to run January 24-February 1, 2026. “
Read More“Directed by five-time Tony Award nominee director/choreographer Camille A. Brown, this one-night-only staged reading brings together a luminous cast”
Read More“Tony Award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown shares the message behind the movement in these songs.”
Read More“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.”
Read More“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.”
Read More“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 Gypsy—the 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.”
Read More“Brown is a four time Tony-nominated choreographer and director known for her innovative fusion of African American dance traditions with various contemporary performance styles. Her groundbreaking choreography for Choir Boy, Once on This Island, Hell's Kitchen, and the current Gypsy revival has been highly acclaimed. In 2022, she made her debut as a director-choreographer with for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, which netted seven Tony nominations and significant praise. In 2018, Brown created a community engagement platform, Every Body Move (EBM) to cultivate creativity through workshops, summer intensives, artistic encounters, educational experiences, public actions, and celebrations for people of diverse abilities, identities, and ages.”
Read More“These days, many people know Camille A. Brown from the worlds of theater and opera, where she has become a frequent collaborator on high-profile projects. (She choreographed two hit shows now on Broadway, “Gypsy” and “Hell’s Kitchen.”) But it’s her work with her company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, that brings us closest to her essence as an artist, showing us who she is, what moves her.
That has never been more clearly or piercingly expressed than in her latest dance, “I AM,” which had its New York City premiere at the Joyce Theater on Wednesday.”
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“Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps” (American Masters and Firelight Media)
"Brown noted. 'It’s her taking the space.' Later in the show, Mama Rose takes the space in her own way, belting her showstopping cri de coeur 'Rose’s Turn.' 'One story is told through song, and one is told through dance,'"
Read More“AAFCA also recognized Black women behind the scenes with the “Salute to Excellence Award,” honoring choreographer Camille A. Brown and hair designer Nikiya Mathis for their contributions to Broadway. Brown has choreographed numerous productions and her work on Alicia Keys’s musical Hell’s Kitchen earned her a Drama League Award, a Chita Rivera Award, and her fourth Tony Award nomination in 2023.”
Read More“..Brown has become one of the most visible figures in contemporary dance… she, like Barnes and Casel, is working hard to preserve the traditions of Black dance. “I believe it is always part of me,” Brown said. “It is important to understand it, to bring it into the present and move it into the future.”
Read More“Set to live music, Brown’s choreography seamlessly unites various styles of the African diaspora, fusing and contrasting the intricate footwork and curving shapes of Afro-Caribbean dance, the irresistible rhythms of step dancing and body percussion, and the fluidity and daring of hip hop and street dance. All of it is infused with passion and persistence.”
Read More"Camille A. Brown has enjoyed so many successes in such big arenas that, in a highlight such as this, one can only tick them off: for the Alicia Keys jukebox-cum-memoir musical Hell’s Kitchen, a Tony nomination for best choreographer… for the glorious revival of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, Tony nominations for best choreography and best direction; for Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, the breaking of the Met’s persistent color barrier, as its first Black director. I could go on. It’s surprising and heartening, then, that Brown hasn’t abandoned the concert stage or her ensemble. Expect her usual ebullient gestural language, which speaks for the community in the individual and reveals that individual to the community and to us. That is Brown’s superpower"
Read More"Brown observed, 'If you are trying to create a world of community on stage, that has to happen before you get on stage,' adding of 'I AM,' 'you see, a community of individuals functioning together.'”
Read More“Director, choreographer and dancer Camille A. Brown received her fourth Tony Award nomination earlier this year, her third for Best Choreography for her work on the musical Hell’s Kitchen. Brown discussed the nomination, working with the talented cast, and her inspirations.”
Read More“Did you know that Camille A. Brown has choreographed five Broadway shows (soon to be six with the 2024 revival of Gypsy) and has earned four Tony nominations for her work? This season, it's for making Hell's Kitchen move.”
Read More"Being from New York, it's an amazing feeling to contribute to a show about New York," says Brown, who earned her fourth Tony nomination for her exhilarating choreography for Hell's Kitchen. "I started taking the subway when I was 13 years old because I lived in Queens and went to LaGuardia High School. Walking in the streets, I noticed how diverse New York City was. To bring that diversity to the stage—so many different personalities and energies—and to be able to pour that into the dancers' bodies feels good. I'm representing my hometown in my hometown."
Read More“Thrilling choreography…The show features dazzling choreography from Camille A. Brown, who is known for her acclaimed work on the stage in productions like “Choir Boy,” “Once on This Island” and more. The true heartbeat of the show, Brown’s choreography takes us from scene to scene, supercharging the story with energy that impresses all the way to the last seat in the house.”
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