Brian Hill - Book Writer

Formerly an award-winning actor, Brian now devotes his time to writing and directing. For the Stratford Shakespeare Festival he directed Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience, and was associate director of Man of La Mancha and Fiddler on the Roof.  He was associate director of the Toronto, Vancouver and Canadian national companies of Forever Plaid, the U.S. national tour of Sunset Boulevard, and the first national tour of The Sound of Music. For Disney Theatrical Productions he directed the final reading of High School Musical 2, was resident director of The Lion King (Toronto and New York) and associate director of The Little Mermaid.  With composer and lyricist Neil Bartram he has written the book for Not Wanted on the Voyage, The Nightingale and the Rose, Clara’s Piano, Somewhere in the World (a five season hit at the Charlottetown Festival) and The Adventures of Pinocchio was commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theater for their 2011 season. The Story of My Life, which premiered on Broadway in 2009, earned four Drama Desk Award nominations including outstanding musical, outstanding music and lyrics, and outstanding book of a musical.

For more information, contact brian@bartramandhill.com.