Tommy Kail
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Tommy Kail is an American theater director best known for directing the hit Broadway musicals "Hamilton" and "In the Heights."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy Kail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10414833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tommy Kail Context triple: [Christopher Jackson, collaboratedWith, Tommy Kail]
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A.
Jarin Blaschke
Jarin Blaschke is an American cinematographer best known for his stark, atmospheric black-and-white work on films like "The Lighthouse."
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B.
Michael Kube-McDowell
Michael Kube-McDowell is an American science fiction author known for his novels, short stories, and contributions to major franchises such as Star Wars.
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C.
Kevin Stacom
Kevin Stacom is a former American professional basketball guard best known for his college career at Providence and for playing in the NBA during the 1970s, including winning a championship with the Boston Celtics.
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D.
Scott Weinger
Scott Weinger is an American actor and writer best known for voicing the title character in Disney's animated film "Aladdin" and for his role as Steve Hale on the television series "Full House."
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E.
Michael Kalesniko
Michael Kalesniko is a Canadian screenwriter and film director known for his darkly comedic and character-driven work in independent cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tommy Kail Target entity description: Tommy Kail is an American theater director best known for directing the hit Broadway musicals "Hamilton" and "In the Heights."
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A.
Jarin Blaschke
Jarin Blaschke is an American cinematographer best known for his stark, atmospheric black-and-white work on films like "The Lighthouse."
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B.
Michael Kube-McDowell
Michael Kube-McDowell is an American science fiction author known for his novels, short stories, and contributions to major franchises such as Star Wars.
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C.
Kevin Stacom
Kevin Stacom is a former American professional basketball guard best known for his college career at Providence and for playing in the NBA during the 1970s, including winning a championship with the Boston Celtics.
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D.
Scott Weinger
Scott Weinger is an American actor and writer best known for voicing the title character in Disney's animated film "Aladdin" and for his role as Steve Hale on the television series "Full House."
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E.
Michael Kalesniko
Michael Kalesniko is a Canadian screenwriter and film director known for his darkly comedic and character-driven work in independent cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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theatre director ⓘ |
| almaMater | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounded | Back House Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
Fosse/Verdon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grease Live! NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton (Disney+ proshot film) NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Heights (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiz (2024 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
television direction
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theatre direction ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the Broadway musical Hamilton
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directing the Broadway musical In the Heights ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Kail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Primetime Emmy Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fosse/Verdon
NERFINISHED
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Grease Live! NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiz (2024 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
producer
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television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| partner | Michelle Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Michelle Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy Kail Description of subject: Tommy Kail is an American theater director best known for directing the hit Broadway musicals "Hamilton" and "In the Heights."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.