Thomas Kail

Thomas Kail

Production·Age 48 — born January 20, 1978·Alexandria, Virginia

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.
17Credits5 TV · 12 films
1956–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.0 Highest ratedThe Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
7.1 Average ratingacross 12 titles

Top TV shows 5best Thomas Kail shows

  1. 1We Were the Lucky Ones posterWe Were the Lucky OnesDirector · Executive Producer · 8 eps · 20247.5
  2. 22 Broke Girls poster2 Broke GirlsDirector · 3 eps · 20117.2
  3. 3Fosse/Verdon posterFosse/VerdonDirector · Creator · 8 eps · 20197.0
  4. 4Up Here posterUp HereDirector · Executive Producer · 8 eps · 20236.3
  5. 5Tony Awards posterTony AwardsSongs · 1 ep · 1956

Top movies 12best Thomas Kail movies

  1. 1The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth posterThe Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-DepthDirector · 20208.0
  2. 2Hamilton posterHamiltonDirector · Producer · 20257.7
  3. 3We Are Freestyle Love Supreme posterWe Are Freestyle Love SupremeProducer · 20207.4
  4. 4In the Heights posterIn the HeightsThanks · 20217.1
  5. 5Grease Live posterGrease LiveDirector · Co-Executive Producer · 20167.1
  6. 6Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You posterHamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You20207.0
  7. 7Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway posterHamilton: One Shot to Broadway20176.4
  8. 8World's Best posterWorld's BestProducer · 20236.2
  9. 9Moana posterMoanaDirector · Executive Producer · 2026
  10. 10Tiny Beautiful Things posterTiny Beautiful ThingsDirector · 2020
  11. 11Fiddler on the Roof posterFiddler on the RoofDirector · Producer
  12. 12IN THE HEIGHTS - Ramon C. CortinesStage Director · 2018

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