Thomas Kail

Thomas Kail

Known for

Producing

Born

January 20, 1978 (age 48)

Birthplace

Alexandria, Virginia

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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Best known work

2 Broke Girls
2 Broke Girls
2011
In the Heights
In the Heights
2021
Moana
Moana
2026
Grease Live
Grease Live
2016
Hamilton
Hamilton
2025
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones
2024
Fosse/Verdon
Fosse/Verdon
2019
Hamilton's America
Hamilton's America
2016
Up Here
Up Here
2023
World's Best
World's Best
2023

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Fiddler on the Roof

    Director, Producer

  2. 2026

    Moana

    Director, Executive Producer

  3. 2025

  4. 2025

    Hamilton

    Director, Producer

  5. 2024

    We Were the Lucky OnesTV

    Executive Producer, Director

  6. 2023

    World's Best

    Producer

  7. 2023

    Up HereTV

    Executive Producer, Director

  8. 2021

  9. 2020

  10. 2020

  11. 2020

  12. 2020

  13. 2020

  14. 2019

    Fosse/VerdonTV

    Director, Executive Producer, Story, Creator

  15. 2017

  16. 2016

  17. 2016

    Grease Live

    Co-Executive Producer, Director

  18. 2011

    2 Broke GirlsTV

    Director

  19. 2009

  20. 1991

    Charlie RoseTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  21. 1956

    Tony AwardsTV

    as Self - Nominee (1 episode), Songs

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