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| name = Thomas Kail | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|01|20}} | birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, United States | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | awards = SSDC Joseph A. Callaway Award (for In the Heights); 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for Hamilton; 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Hamilton | occupation = Film and theatre director }} Thomas Kail (born January 20, 1978) is an American film and theatre director, known for directing the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals In the Heights[1] and Hamilton, for which he received the 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Kail was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. Personal lifeKail grew up in Alexandria, Virginia[2] and graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 1995 and subsequently from Wesleyan University in 1999.[3][4] He remains good friends with Lin-Manuel Miranda, with whom he met and co-created the freestyle hip-hop group "Freestyle Love Supreme".[5][6] CareerAfter graduating from Wesleyan University, Kail became assistant stage manager at New Jersey's American Stage Company.[7] Kail directed the 24 Hour Plays benefit performances in 2007 and 2008, where "6 short plays are written, rehearsed, directed, and performed in 24 hours."[8] In 2007, he directed Julia Jordan's A Bus Stop Play, and Beau Willimon's Zusammenbruch in 2008. Both shows played at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway.[9] Kail directed the hit Broadway musical In the Heights, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical.[10] The musical premiered on Broadway, starting in previews on February 14, 2008, with an official opening on March 9, 2008, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.[11] Kail directed Broke-ology, which played from October 5, 2009, to November 22, 2009, at the Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway. This play garnered Kail an AUDELCO Award nomination for Best Director of a Dramatic Production.[12] Kail also staged the world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[13] Also in 2009, Kail directed the New York City Center's Encores! production of the musical The Wiz.[13][14][15] Kail directed Eric Simonson's play Lombardi, based on Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi through a week in the 1965 season, as he attempts to lead his team to the championship.[16][17][18] Lombardi officially premiered on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre on October 21, 2010.[19] He then directed the Off-Broadway run of Nathan Louis Jackson's When I Come to Die, which ran in January and February 2011.[20][21] Kail reunited with Lombardi playwright Eric Simonson on Magic/Bird, a new play chronicling the intertwined life stories of basketball Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The play premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on March 21, 2012, in previews, officially on April 11, 2012, and closed on May 12, 2012. Kail directed, with the cast that featured Kevin Daniels as "Magic" Johnson and Tug Coker as Larry Bird.[22] Kail continued his collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, directing the musical Hamilton in 2015, both Off-Broadway and on Broadway.[23] Kail directed Live for Paramount Television, screened live on Fox on Sunday January 31, 2016;[24] the world premiere of Dry Powder with Hank Azaria, Claire Danes, John Krasinski and Sanjit De Silva which ran March–May 2016 at The Public Theater in New York City;[25] and Tiny Beautiful Things, also at The Public, in November–December 2016. Filmography
Awards and nominations
References1. ^Bacalzo, Daniel. "In the Heights Director Thomas Kail Receives Martin E. Segal Award". Theatre Mania. 2010-05-10. 2. ^"Thomas Kail" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717023032/http://www.lct.org/showBlog.htm?id=188&blogEntryId=133 |date=2011-07-17 }}. Lincoln Center Theater. July 31, 2009. 3. ^American Theatre Wing. "Biographies – Thomas Kail, Director" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521102056/http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/thomas_kail |date=2011-05-21 }}, June 2009. 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsrel/media/voices/kail2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-05-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521041142/http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsrel/media/voices/kail2.html |archivedate=2011-05-21 |df= }} 5. ^"Playbill's Who's Who Biographies" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206062523/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/16919 |date=2010-12-06 }} 6. ^Hetrick, Adam. "In the Heights Lin-Manuel Miranda Sets Freestyle Love Supreme Date at Irving Plaza" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108213610/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146378-In-the-Heights-Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Sets-Freestyle-Love-Supreme-Date-at-Irving-Plaza |date=2011-01-08 }}. Playbill. January 5, 2011. 7. ^"Thomas Kail" broadway.com 8. ^The Broadway League. 24 Hour Plays (2007) | IBDB: The Official Source for Broadway Information. Internet Broadway Database 9. ^The Broadway League. 24 Hour Plays (2008) | IBDB: The Official Source for Broadway Information. Internet Broadway Database 10. ^Kennedy, Mark. "Thomas Kail Enjoying His 'Year of Transition'". ABC News. 2010-12-10. 11. ^Kenneth Jones. "In the Heights Will Play Broadway's Richard Rodgers Starting February 2008" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191543/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109835.html |date=2007-09-30 }}. Playbill. 12. ^Brokeology. Lortel Archives/Internet Off-Broadway Database. 13. ^"Thomas Kail to Direct The Wiz for New York City Center" TheaterMania. February 24, 2009. 14. ^NY City Center's The Wiz listing 15. ^Gans, Andrew. [https://archive.is/20130105003713/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130810 "The Wiz Ends Limited City Center Engagement July 5"], playbill.com, July 5, 2009 16. ^{{cite web | url = http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/n-f-l-gets-behind-lombardi/ | title = N.F.L. Gets Behind Lombardi | publisher = nytimes.com | date = 2010-08-20 | accessdate = 2010-09-16 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100824184135/http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/n-f-l-gets-behind-lombardi/ | archivedate = 2010-08-24 | df = }} 17. ^Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. "Heights Director Kail to Direct Football-Themed Lombardi at Broadway's Circle in the Square" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619113841/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138736-Heights-Kail-to-Direct-Football-Themed-Lombardi-at-Broadways-Circle-in-the-Square |date=2010-06-19 }}, playbill.com, April 14, 2010 18. ^{{cite web | author = Murray, Larry| url = http://berkshireonstage.com/2010/05/18/713/ | title = Lombardi| publisher = Berkshire On Stage | date = 2010-05-18 | accessdate = 2010-12-11}} 19. ^{{cite web | author = | url = http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=487855 | title = Lombardi, IBDB: The Official Source for Broadway Information| publisher = The Broadway League | date = | accessdate = 2010-12-11}} 20. ^1 Hetrick, Adam. Tony Nominee Kail and Jackson Will Collaborate for Upcoming LCT3 Season {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616033546/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140400-Tony-Nominee-Kail-and-Jackson-Will-Collaborate-for-Upcoming-LCT3-Season |date=2010-06-16 }}. Playbill. 21. ^When I Come To Die. Lortel Archives/Internet Off-Broadway Database. 22. ^"Magic/Bird Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed September 26, 2015 23. ^"Thomas Kail Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed September 25, 2015 24. ^"Grease:Live, About the Show" fox.com. Accessed February 2, 2016 25. ^"The Verdict: What Do Critics Think of Dry Powder?" by Olivia Clement, Playbill, March 23, 2016 26. ^{{cite web|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|title='Hamilton' Director to Helm WWII Female Pilots Movie 'Silver Wings'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hamilton-director-thomas-kail-helm-wwii-female-pilots-movie-silver-wings-995454|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=19 April 2017}} 27. ^{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=Hamilton Creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler, Alex Lacamoire Will Receive Special Kennedy Center Honors |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hamilton-creators-lin-manuel-miranda-thomas-kail-andy-blankenbuehler-alex-lacamoire-will-receive-special-kennedy-center-honors |website=Playbill |accessdate=2018-07-26 |date=July 25, 2018}} External links
| title = Awards for Thomas Kail | list ={{DramaDesk MusicalDirection 2001–2025}}{{Kennedy Center Honorees 2010s}}{{TonyAward MusicalDirection 2001–2025}} }}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kail, Thomas}} 11 : American theatre directors|Wesleyan University alumni|Living people|American hip hop musicians|American freestyle musicians|American television directors|Kennedy Center honorees|People from Alexandria, Virginia|Primetime Emmy Award winners|Tony Award winners|1978 births |
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