Kai Harada
Broadway: Amelie; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town; First Date; Follies (Tony Award & Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet. Other: A Legendary Romance; Poster Boy (Williamstown); Beaches (Drury Lane); Brooklynite (Vineyard); Little Dancer and First You Dream (Kennedy Center); Zorro (Moscow; Atlanta); Hinterm Horizont (Berlin); Sweeney Todd and Man of La Mancha (Portland Opera); and She Loves Me (Oregon Shakespeare Festival).
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BIO
Broadway: Amelie; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town; First Date; Follies (Tony Award & Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet. Other: A Legendary Romance; Poster Boy (Williamstown); Beaches (Drury Lane); Brooklynite (Vineyard); Little Dancer and First You Dream (Kennedy Center); Zorro (Moscow; Atlanta); Hinterm Horizont (Berlin); Sweeney Todd and Man of La Mancha (Portland Opera); and She Loves Me (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Audio Consultant for the revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Education: Yale University.
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Awards and Nominations
Kai Harada, Ragtime
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Kai Harada, Ragtime
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada, Dead Outlaw
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
Kai Harada, New York, New York
Kai Harada, New York, New York
Kai Harada, Kimberly Akimbo
Kai Harada, Soft Power
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Kai Harada, The Band's Visit
winner
Kai Harada, The Band's Visit
Kai Harada, Fun Home
Kai Harada, Follies
Kai Harada, Follies
Videos
Video: Kai Harada on His Tony Win- 'I Do Know What I'm Doing Sometimes!'
by Talking Tonys - 2026-06-07 22:34:11
Video: Joshua Henry and RAGTIME Cast Celebrate 11 Tony Award Nominations With Surprise Stage Door Performance
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-05-06 18:31:45
Video: Watch the Full Conversations with CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Cast and Crew From CBS Sunday Morning Segment
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-30 15:18:26
Video: Watch Jessica Vosk & Kelli Barrett Sing New BEACHCES Songs
by Michael Major - 2026-02-13 12:19:20
Video: Joshua Henry, Shaina Taub, & Ben Levi Ross Record 'He Wanted to Say' From RAGTIME
by Michael Major - 2026-02-06 12:30:02
Video: Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett Sing 'Wish I Could Be Like You' From BEACHES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2026-01-22 11:23:52
Video: Get A New Look At KIMBERLY AKIMBO On Tour Starring Ann Morrison and More
by A.A. Cristi - 2025-12-17 20:26:04
Video: Inside the First Performance of RAGTIME's Broadway Revival
by Michael Major - 2025-09-29 10:27:25
Video: Watch Ann Morrison Sing 'Make A Wish' in KIMBERLY AKIMBO Tour
by Michael Major - 2025-09-17 16:43:02
Video: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Recalls HAMILTON Lyric Fail on CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-08-14 10:23:51
Video: Watch the RAGTIME Cast Perform the Title Song at Lincoln Center
by Michael Major - 2025-05-28 10:45:40
Video: Liz Larsen and Aria Kane Perform 'To Me' from THE BEDWETTER
by Stephi Wild - 2025-02-26 06:43:54
Video: 'I Won't Say (I'm In Love)' from Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Joshua Wright - 2025-02-14 15:56:59
News
by Catherine Burford - Oct 14, 2026
When I was around the age of three, my parents showed me the movie adaptation of The Sound of Music for the first time. Combined with the 1960 videotaped broadcast of Broadway’s Peter Pan starring Mary Martin, this movie started my love for the world of theatre.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 13, 2026
Tickets are now available for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, opening at West Herr Auditorium Theatre December 1-6 as part of the 2026-2027 M&T Bank Broadway Season. The North American tour, directed by Jack O'Brien, marks the musical's 65th anniversary.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2026
The pre-Broadway engagement of DIRTY DANCING: THE MUSICAL at Toronto's CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre will extend by one week due to popular demand, with the production heading to Broadway's Lena Horne Theatre following its run.
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 6, 2026
The acclaimed North American Tour of Dirty Dancing: The Musical — a new stage production based on the beloved film Dirty Dancing – will debut on Broadway next winter in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the film’s 1987 release.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2026
80s pop icon Tiffany starred in SPANDEX THE MUSICAL, an aerobics-based musical that played a limited engagement at Asylum NYC. The production featured a cast including Sims Lamason and James LaRosa.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2026
The new musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty will open at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket with direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, starring Tiler Peck and Julian Ovenden.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2026
Tickets are on sale for the North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Shea's Buffalo Theatre, running December 8–13. The production, directed by Jack O'Brien, marks the 65th anniversary of the musical's original stage debut.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 25, 2026
The Kravis Center in West Palm Beach will open ticket sales for touring productions of DIRTY DANCING: THE MUSICAL, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT and DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL.
by Sidney Paterra - Aug 16, 2026
Broadway says goodbye to Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of Ragtime, which concludes its limited engagement at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, following 21 previews and 348 regular performances. The theatre will soon be home to A Few Good Men, which begins performances on October 8.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2026
THE SOUND OF MUSIC will play Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre Jan. 5-10, 2027, marking its first area engagement in more than a decade since the 2015 run.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 1, 2026
From the stage of the Broadhurst Theatre, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, who plays the role of ‘Grizabella,’ delivered the news that CATS: The Jellicle Ball, the wildly acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical revival, will record a cast album to be released this winter on Atlantic Records.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2026
Ahead of its closing, Cats: The Jellicle Ball filmed a recent performance by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gaten Matarazzo served as the guest judges.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2026
The Tony Award-winning MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, will play Kansas City's Starlight Theatre, featuring killer rabbits, French taunters, and 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.'
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2026
The North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, is set to play Tennessee Performing Arts Center as part of the Broadway at TPAC season.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 13, 2026
The Orpheum Theatre Group has announced that tickets for SPAMALOT will go on sale this month. Tickets will be available for purchase through the Orpheum box office (901.525.3000) and Ticketmaster.com.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 13, 2026
Multi-platinum recording artist, performer, and 80s pop icon Tiffany will make her New York theater debut starring in Spandex The Musical, a new aerobics-based musical featuring book, music, and lyrics by Daniel F. Levin, music by Julian Blackmore, book by Annie Grunow, and direction and choreography by Liz Piccoli.
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 13, 2026
The ball is over. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the Tony Award-winning musical revival, will end its Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre on Saturday evening, August 8. Later this month, the production will be filmed by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and added to its collection.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 29, 2026
The full cast has been revealed for the North American Tour of Dirty Dancing: The Musical, a new stage production based on the beloved film Dirty Dancing. Learn more here.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2026
Tickets are now on sale for THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Broadway Dallas. Directed by Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, the new North American tour will play the Music Hall at Fair Park from September 8-20, 2026.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 23, 2026
The new season on Broadway (2026-2027) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater brings the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good Men, starring Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, with direction by Tony Award winner Michael Arden. In the spring, Artistic Director Lear deBessonet returns to the Beaumont with the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music in nearly 30 years, starring Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Ragtime, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ragtime, Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along, Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for New York, New York, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for New York, New York, Outstanding Sound Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Sound Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Soft Power, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Band's Visit, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies.
Kai Harada has won the Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for The Band's Visit. He also received the Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical for The Band's Visit.
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