Thomas Kail won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Hamilton.
Broadway directing credits include Hamilton; In the Heights; Freestyle Love Supreme; Lombardi; and Magic/Bird. Off-Broadway selected directing credits include the world premiere of Hamilton, Dry Powder, Tiny Beautiful Things, and Kings at The Public Theater; the world premiere of The Wrong Man at MCC theatre, the world premiere of In the Heights, Broke-ology, and the world premiere of When I Come to Die at Lincoln Center Theater; and the world premiere of Daphne’s Dive at Signature Theatre.
Broadway producing credits include Derren Brown: Secret and Freestyle Love Supreme. Television directing and producing credits include Fosse/Verdon on FX and Grease: Live on Fox.
He is a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor and is a graduate of Wesleyan University.
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Thomas Kail has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd," Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Wrong Man," Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "Hamilton," Best Direction of a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Hamilton," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hamilton," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Hamilton," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Hamilton," Outstanding Director at The Lortels for "Hamilton," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Family Furniture," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "In The Heights," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "In the Heights," and Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "In the Heights."
Thomas Kail has won several awards for his directing work in musical theater. These include Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd," Best Direction of a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Hamilton," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hamilton," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Hamilton," and Outstanding Director at The Lortels for "Hamilton."
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