Thomas Kail
American musician and theatre director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1978 · age 48
Thomas Kail is an American theatre director, television director, and producer. He is 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.
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MoanaFilm, Director, Producer2025
HamiltonFilm, Director, ProducerHamilton: Reuniting the RevolutionFilm2024
We Were the Lucky OnesSeries, Director, Producer2023
Up HereSeries, Director, Producer
World's BestFilm, 2023Producer2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On YouFilm, Director
Siempre, LuisFilm, 2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-DepthFilm, 2020Director
Tiny Beautiful ThingsFilm, 2020Director
We Are Freestyle Love SupremeFilm, 2020Producer2019
Fosse/VerdonSeries, Director, Writer2017
Hamilton: One Shot to BroadwayFilm2016Tony Award for Best Direction of a MusicalAward
Grease LiveFilm, 2016Director
Hamilton's AmericaFilm, 20162015Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding DirectorAward2011
2 Broke GirlsSeries, Director2009
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway DreamsFilm1991
Charlie RoseSeries1978Born20 January 1978People around Thomas
Lin-Manuel Miranda Also in Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You (2020)
Christopher Jackson Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Dwayne Johnson Thomas directed Moana (2026)
Jonathan Groff Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Ariana DeBose Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Anthony Ramos Thomas produced Hamilton (2020)
Renée Elise Goldsberry Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Daveed Diggs Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Leslie Odom Jr. Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Phillipa Soo Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Frankie Adams Thomas directed Moana (2026)
Rena Owen Thomas directed Moana (2026)
Jasmine Cephas-Jones Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
Catherine Laga‘aia Thomas directed Moana (2026)
John Tui Thomas directed Moana (2026)
Okieriete Onaodowan Thomas directed Hamilton (2020)
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Hamilton 2025
Moana 2026
Grease Live 2016
Also in Français
Filmography 14
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Television 6
Media & music
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Awards
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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.
