Kenny Leon
Kenny Leon
Kenny Leon is an American director notable for his work on Broadway and in regional theater. Robert Simonson of Playbill described Leon as "arguably Broadway's leading African-American director." In 2014, he won the Tony Award for Best Director of a Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth10 February 1956
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