Thomas Kail

Biography

Thomas Kail (born January 20, 1977) is an American theatre and television director known for directing the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals In the Heights and Hamilton, garnering the 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for the latter. Kail was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. He has also directed the television series Fosse/Verdon (2019), for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Kail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Moana

(2025) Director

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Tony Awards

(1956) Songs

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In the Heights

(2021) Thanks

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Grease Live

(2016) Co-Executive Producer

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Hamilton

(2020) Producer

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Up Here

(2023) Executive Producer

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World's Best

(2023) Producer

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Fosse/Verdon

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	N/A	Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You 2020-07-10 Movie
	Self	The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth 2020-07-03 Movie
	Self	We Are Freestyle Love Supreme 2020-01-28 Movie
	Self	Siempre, Luis 2020-01-25 Movie
2017	N/A	Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway 2017-05-09 Movie
2016	Self	Hamilton's America 2016-10-01 Movie
2009	Self	In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams 2009-05-27 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Producer	World's Best 2023-06-23 Movie
	Executive Producer	Up Here 2023-03-24 TV Show
2020	Producer	Hamilton 2020-07-03 Movie
	Producer	We Are Freestyle Love Supreme 2020-01-28 Movie
2019	Executive Producer	Fosse/Verdon 2019-04-09 TV Show
2016	Co-Executive Producer	Grease Live 2016-01-31 Movie
	Executive Producer	We Were the Lucky Ones TV Show
	Producer	Fiddler on the Roof Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Thanks	In the Heights 2021-06-10 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Director	Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You 2020-07-10 Movie
	Director	Hamilton 2020-07-03 Movie
	Stage Director	Hamilton 2020-07-03 Movie
	Director	The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth 2020-07-03 Movie
	Director	Tiny Beautiful Things 2020-05-02 Movie
2019	Director	Fosse/Verdon 2019-04-09 TV Show
2016	Director	Grease Live 2016-01-31 Movie
	Director	Oliver Twist Movie
	Director	Fiddler on the Roof Movie
	Director	We Were the Lucky Ones TV Show
	Director	Moana Movie
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Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Creator	Fosse/Verdon 2019-04-09 TV Show
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Sound

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1956	Songs	Tony Awards 1956-04-01 TV Show
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