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"Hamilton" director Thomas Kail chronicles his journey from Alexandria, Virginia, to Broadway and back again to receive a National Archives honor alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ron Chernow.

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February 16, 2025 | WTOP's Jason Fraley chats with director Thomas Kail (Full Interview) (Jason Fraley)

WASHINGTON — Growing up in Alexandria, Virginia, and riding to school at Sidwell Friends, Thomas Kail passed our national monuments daily. Who knew it would spark him to direct one of the biggest musicals ever to hit Broadway?

“Every day driving in on that long drive from Alexandria, you’d go by these monuments,” Kail told WTOP. “These people — Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, [Abraham] Lincoln — they’re places you drive by as a child. Then all of a sudden, you become an adult and you start to really understand the significance of what it means to make a monument to pay honor to something.”

Kail returned home Sunday night to receive the National ArchivesR

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

American songwriter, actor, and librettist (born 1980)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Miranda in 2019

Born (1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 (age 45)

New York City, U.S.

EducationWesleyan University (BA)
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • actor
  • singer
  • filmmaker
  • rapper
  • librettist
Years active2002–present
Spouse

Vanessa Nadal

(m. 2010)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesJosé Miranda (cousin)
AwardsFull list
Websitelinmanuel.com

Lin-Manuel Miranda (; born January 16, 1980)[1] is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016), Vivo, and Encanto (both 2021). He has received numerous accolades including a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Center Honor

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