Camille A. Brown
Guest Artist
Camille A. Brown is a 5-time Tony nominated director and choreographer who will be helming the highly anticipated Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the fall of 2026.
Brown made history as the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway show in over 65 years with the 2022 revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, which garnered seven Tony award nominations including Outstanding Director and Choreographer for Brown, while making her Broadway directing debut.
In the same season, Camille became the first black director for the Metropolitan Opera Main Stage with Fire Shut Up In My Bones. Other Broadway credits include choreography on Gypsy, Hell’s Kitchen, Choir Boy, and Once on This Island. Film/TV credits include the Oscar Award-winning Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix), Emmy Award-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) and more.
Born and Raised in Southeast Queens, NY, a graduate of the LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts, Camille is the founder and artistic director of Camille A. Brown and Dancers (CABD). Her trilogy on race, culture, and identity has won accolades: Mr. TOLE.RAncE (2012) was honored with a Bessie Award in 2014. BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (2015) was Bessie-nominated. ink (2017), from premiering at The Kennedy Center to being performed at The Apollo Theater in 2022, has received critical acclaim. She received a 2025 Bessie Award nomination for her latest work, I AM. In 2026, CABD celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Camille’s many other awards include the Guggenheim, Chita Rivera, Obie, Bessie, Doris Duke Artist Award, and multiple Audelco, Lortel, OCC, Drama Desk and Chita Award nominations, as well as a TED fellow, ISPA’s Distinguished Artist, The Dance Magazine Award, Emerson Collective Fellow, Doris Duke Artist, Princess Grace, Jacob’s Pillow Award, New York City Center Fellow, USA Jay Franke & David Herro Fellow, Ford Foundation Art of Change, and the Kennedy Center’s Next 50.
Camille was honored at the New York Dance Lab with the Transformative Award from Harlem Stage and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2025. Brown's election underscores the Academy's recognition of the significant impact she has made on the arts and her dedication to using dance as a tool for social change.
