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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-01-20 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Alexandria, Virginia

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.

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Known For

Production

2024

We Were the Lucky Ones as Executive Producer

2023

World's Best as Producer
Up Here as Executive Producer

2020

2019

Fosse/Verdon as Executive Producer

2016

Grease Live as Co-Executive Producer

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Crew

2021

In the Heights as Thanks

Directing

2026

Moana as Director

2024

2023

Up Here as Director

2019

Fosse/Verdon as Director

2016

Grease Live as Director

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Oliver Twist as Director

Sound

1956

Tony Awards as Songs

Creator

2019

Fosse/Verdon as Creator