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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Composer
 
[London, 2018]
Playwright
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Producer
 
[New York, 2016]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Music
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Composer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Composer
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Vocal Music Arranger
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2000]
Vocal/Incidental Arrangements
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Music Arranger
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Dance Music Arranger
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Dance Music Arranger
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Associate Producer
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Dance Music Arranger

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Jeanine Tesori Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Music

Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Best Musical

Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Score

Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Music

Jeanine Tesori, Soft Power


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding New Score

Jeanine Tesori, Soft Power

The Pulitzer Prize - 2020 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Jeanine TesoriSoft Power


winner
The Lortels - 2015 - Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Jeanine Tesori


winner
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Jeanine Tesori, Fun Home

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Music

Jeanine Tesori, Fun Home

The Pulitzer Prize - 2014 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Jeanine Tesori, Fun Home

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Jeanine Tesori, Shrek The Musical

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Music

Jeanine Tesori, Shrek the Musical


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Music

Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change


winner
Obie Awards - 2004 - Special Citations

Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change

Olivier Awards - 2004 - Best New Musical

Jeanine Tesori, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Jeanine Tesori, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Jeanine Tesori, Twelfth Night

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Music

Jeanine Tesori, Violet


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Musical

Jeanine Tesori, Violet


winner
Obie Awards - 1997 - Special Citations music for Violet

Jeanine Tesori


winner
Richard Rodgers Award - 1997 - Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award

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Applications Now Open for BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

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Jeanine Tesori FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Jeanine Tesori written?

Jeanine Tesori has written 6 shows including Don Juan de Marco (Composer), Violet (Composer), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Composer), Caroline, or Change (Composer), Fun Home (Composer), Shrek the Musical (Composer).

What awards has Jeanine Tesori been nominated for?

Jeanine Tesori has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. Some of her notable nominations include Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for "Kimberly Akimbo," "Fun Home," "Shrek The Musical," "Caroline, or Change," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and "Twelfth Night." She was also nominated for Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for various productions like "Kimberly Akimbo," "Soft Power," "Fun Home," "Shrek the Musical," "Caroline, or Change," and "Violet." Additionally, Tesori received nominations for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Soft Power" and "Fun Home." She has also been recognized with awards like the Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels, Special Citations at the Obie Awards for "Caroline, or Change" and "Violet," Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award at the Richard Rodgers Award.

What awards has Jeanine Tesori won?

Jeanine Tesori has won several awards, including the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Tony Award for "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Fun Home." She also won the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle for "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Violet." Additionally, she received the Outstanding New Score award from the Outer Critics Circle for "Soft Power" and Outstanding Music from the Drama Desk Awards for "Caroline, or Change." Tesori was honored with Special Citations from the Obie Awards for both "Caroline, or Change" and "Violet." She is also a Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels and received the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award from the Richard Rodgers Award committee.

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