Thomas Kail

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American Broadway director human stage director theatre director

Thomas Kail is an American theater director best known for staging the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" and winning major awards for his work in musical direction.

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Thomas Kail canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American ⓘ
Broadway director ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage director ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
activeIn 21st century ⓘ
artisticFocus contemporary musical theatre ⓘ
awardReceived Drama Desk Award ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
directed Fosse/Verdon ⓘ
surface form: Fosse/Verdon (television miniseries)

Grease Live ⓘ
surface form: Grease Live! (television special)

Hamilton (musical) ⓘ
surface form: Hamilton (Broadway production)

Hamilton (Disney+ film version) ⓘ
In the Heights ⓘ
surface form: In the Heights (Broadway production)
educatedAt Wesleyan University ⓘ
employer Freelance ⓘ
fieldOfWork television direction ⓘ
theatre direction ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hasCollaborator Alex Lacamoire ⓘ
Andy Blankenbuehler ⓘ
Jeffrey Seller ⓘ
Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ
knownFor collaborations with Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ
directing the Broadway musical Hamilton ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Thomas Kail self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special ⓘ
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Grease Live!

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Hamilton
notableWork Fosse/Verdon ⓘ
Grease Live ⓘ
surface form: Grease Live!

Hamilton ⓘ
In the Heights ⓘ
occupation producer ⓘ
stage director ⓘ
television director ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
partner Michelle Williams ⓘ
spouse Michelle Williams ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ

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Best Direction of a Musical → notableWinner → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Michelle Williams → spouse → Thomas Kail ⓘ
musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda → director → Thomas Kail ⓘ
subject surface form: Hamilton
Hamilton → director → Thomas Kail ⓘ
In the Heights → originalBroadwayDirector → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Hamilton (musical) → director → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Thomas Kail → name → Thomas Kail self-link ⓘ
Fosse/Verdon → executiveProducer → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Fosse/Verdon → developer → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Andy Blankenbuehler → hasWorkedWith → Thomas Kail ⓘ
David Korins → collaboratedWith → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Jill Furman → notableCollaboration → Thomas Kail ⓘ
Howell Binkley → collaboratedWith → Thomas Kail ⓘ