Brian Hill

Librettist Playwright

Brian has written the book for the stage adaptation of Disney’s classic Bedknobs & Broomsticks (UK tour), Broadway’s The Story of My Life (Booth Theatre – 4 Drama Desk Award nominations including Outstanding Book and Outstanding Musical), Something Wicked This Way Comes (11 Barrymore Award nominations), the English language adaptation of Michel Tremblay’s Les Belles-Soeurs (Canadian National Tour), a solo voice musical You Are Here (Off West End), a fresh take on The Adventures of Pinocchio (Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Young People’s Theatre Toronto), a musical fable Senza Luce and the international licensing hit The Theory of Relativity, all with composer/lyricist Neil Bartram.

He wrote the new book for the Old Globe’s production of NBCUniversal’s October Sky and the revised book for the Goodman Theatre’s acclaimed production of Brigadoon.

Directing credits include new works, revisited classics and works-in-development for Disney Theatrical Productions, Mirvish Productions, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, TheatreWorks, 5th Avenue Theatre, The Segal Centre, The Shaw Festival and The Stratford Festival of Canada. He helmed the early developmental readings, workshops and production of Come From Away.
 
He was resident director of the Toronto and Broadway companies of The Lion King and associate director of Broadway’s The Little Mermaid.
 
The Story of My Life and The Theory of Relativity are licensed through Music Theatre International. The Adventures of Pinocchio is licensed through Concord Theatricals.

Brian is a member of CAEA, the SDC and the Dramatists Guild.