Robert Brill is an internationally recognized designer whose work for theatre, opera, dance, and themed entertainment has been seen around the world and in every major U.S. city.

A four-time Tony Award nominee, Brill’s Broadway credits include Alicia Keys' Hell’s Kitchen, How to Dance in Ohio, Dancin’, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins, and the acclaimed revival of Cabaret, for which he designed both the set and the immersive nightclub environment at the Kit Kat Klub and the legendary Studio 54. Additional Broadway credits include the recent revivals of Jesus Christ Superstar and Guys and Dolls, as well as A Streetcar Named Desire, Design for Living, Buried Child, and many others.

In opera, Brill’s work has been presented by the English National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His design for the world premiere of Moby-Dick at the Dallas Opera has since appeared in Australia, Canada, and across the U.S., including productions at the Met Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center. His other world-premiere opera designs include Cold Mountain (Santa Fe Opera), The Manchurian Candidate (Minnesota Opera), Everest (Dallas Opera), and It’s a Wonderful Life (Houston Grand Opera).

Brill’s theatrical work has been featured at the Stratford Festival, Ahmanson Theatre, Old Globe, Boston Ballet, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, the Guthrie, Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Lincoln Center, and Radio City Music Hall, among others. He was named Artist-in-Residence at the acclaimed La Jolla Playhouse, where his credits include The Heart, directed by Christopher Ashley, and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, created with long-time collaborator Des McAnuff and featuring music by The Flaming Lips. His world-premiere collaborations also include Disney Creative Entertainment’s Frozen; Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight at the Mark Taper Forum and McCarter Theatre; and The Laramie Project, presented at venues across the U.S., including the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Brill is a Professor of Scenic Design at the University of California San Diego, a founding member of Sledgehammer Theatre, and a recipient of the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration.