Kai Harada (sound designer)

Kai Harada is a sound designer for the stage. His career began with "15 or so years" of working as the assistant and associate to sound designer Tony Meola, including the Broadway productions of Wicked and The Lion King. He has since sound designed or provided audio consultancy on 24 Broadway productions. He has won two Tony Awards for Best Sound Design of a Musical, having received nomination in the category 6 times.

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
1998	The Sound of Music	Assistant Sound Designer	Broadway, Martin Beck Theatre
	High Society	Associate Sound Designer	Broadway, St. James Theatre
	Footloose	Assistant Sound Designer	Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre
1999	Kiss Me, Kate	Associate Sound Designer	Broadway, Martin Beck Theatre
2000	The Wild Party		Broadway, Virginia Theatre
2002	Sweet Smell of Success		Broadway, Martin Beck Theatre
	Man of La Mancha		Broadway, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
2010	Million Dollar Quartet	Sound Designer	Broadway, Nederlander Theatre
2011	Follies		Broadway, Marquis Theatre
2013	First Date		Broadway, Longacre Theatre
2014	Hedwig and the Angry Inch	Audio Consultant	Broadway, Belasco Theatre
	On The Town	Sound Designer	Broadway, Lyric Theatre
2015	Gigi		Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre
	Fun Home		Broadway, Circle in the Square Theatre
	Allegiance		Broadway, Longacre Theatre
2016	Wicked	Associate Sound Designer	Broadway, Gershwin Theatre
2017	Amélie	Sound Designer	Broadway, Walter Kerr Theatre
	The Band's Visit		Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre
	Head Over Heels		Broadway, Hudson Theatre
2019	The Lion King	Assistant Sound Designer	Broadway, Minskoff Theatre
2022	Mr. Saturday Night	Sound Designer	Broadway, Nederlander Theatre
	Kimberly Akimbo		Broadway, Booth Theatre
	Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool		Broadway, Vivian Beaumont Theatre
2023	New York, New York		Broadway, St. James Theatre
	Merrily We Roll Along		Broadway, Hudson Theatre
	Spamalot		Broadway, St. James Theatre
2024	Days of Wine and Roses		Broadway, Studio 54
	Once Upon a Mattress		Broadway, Hudson Theatre
	A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical		Broadway, Studio 54
2025	Dead Outlaw		Broadway, Longacre Theatre
	Ragtime		Broadway, Vivian Beaumont Theatre
2026	Cats: The Jellicle Ball		Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre
	Beaches		Broadway, Majestic Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2012	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Musical	Follies	Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical		Nominated
2014			Fun Home	Nominated
2018	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Musical	The Band's Visit	Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical		Won
2020			Soft Power	Nominated
2022			Kimberly Akimbo	Nominated
2023	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Musical	New York, New York	Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Sound Design		Nominated
2024	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Musical	Merrily We Roll Along	Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical		Nominated
2026	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Musical	Cats: The Jellicle Ball	Nominated
			Ragtime	Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical		Nominated

External links

• Kai Harada at the Internet Broadway Database