Jeanine Tesori
SHREK THE MUSICAL Will Come to Beau Rivage Theatre in June (May 26, 2026)
Outcry Community Theatre Performs First Show At The Addison (May 23, 2026)
Review: FUN HOME at The Gladstone Theatre (May 23, 2026)
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[ 2008 ] music by
[ 2021 ] Aspiring Composer and Lyricist #22
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Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo
Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo
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Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo
Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo
Jeanine Tesori, Soft Power
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Jeanine Tesori, Fun Home
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Jeanine Tesori, Shrek The Musical
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Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change
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Jeanine Tesori, Thoroughly Modern Millie
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Videos
Video: Louise Pitre Leads Canadian Premiere of KIMBERLY AKIMBO
by Joshua Wright - 2026-01-22 11:12:19
Video: Sam Pinkleton Reacts to Tony Win for Best Director of a Play
by Joey Mervis - 2025-06-09 00:08:35
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform During SWEPT AWAY Opening Night Curtain Call
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-20 07:44:29
Video: BLUE By Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson At Chicago Lyric Opera
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-11-19 18:29:46
Video: First Look at Jeanine Tesori's GROUNDED at the Met Opera
by Joshua Wright - 2024-09-16 16:16:32
Video: Jeanine Tesori and Michael Mayer on the Met Opera's GROUNDED
by Joshua Wright - 2024-09-11 17:39:07
Video: Carolee Carmello and Miguel Gil Sing 'Now' at KIMBERLY AKIMBO Tour Sitzprobe
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-09-01 10:37:54
Exclusive Video: First Look at SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2024-08-13 12:00:20
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals & Learn About Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - 2024-07-31 13:34:25
Exclusive: 'I'm With Her' from Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - 2024-07-24 10:00:20
Video: Watch 'Democracy (Reprise)' from SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-06-15 15:51:42
Video: Watch LaChanze Discuss Becoming a Broadway Producer on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-02-18 10:17:21
News
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2026
A Broadway favorite is heading to the Mississippi Gulf Coast this summer when “Shrek The Musical” arrives at the Beau Rivage Theatre in Biloxi beginning in June.
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 23, 2026
Outcry Community Theatre will bring SHREK to the Main Stage of The Addison Performing Arts Centre in its third community production, featuring a 52-person cast and a fresh take on the beloved musical.
by Courtney Castelino - May 23, 2026
What did our critic think of FUN HOME at The Gladstone Theatre?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2026
Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, featuring Filipinos on Broadway Melissa Errico with Billy Stritch, and more.
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2026
Lincoln Center announced Wynton Marsalis as its 2026-2027 Visionary Artist, honoring the trumpeter, composer, and Jazz at Lincoln Center co-founder in his final year as Artistic Director with free concerts, talks, and performances.
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2026
Valley Youth Theatre will present SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix, featuring a multigenerational cast with local ties to Yuma, Maricopa, and Grand Canyon University.
by James Lindhorst - May 14, 2026
John Tartaglia promises that this new production will be refreshed and unlike any other production of Shrek that audiences may have seen before. He told Broadway World, “I’ve learned a lot directing nine other shows at The Muny. The theater has grown, and the technology and capabilities have changed. It is a much different theater than it was when I directed Shrek the first time.”
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2026
HIT SHOW, a new musical inspired by the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr., will make its joint world premiere at The Carnegie and Southern Plains Productions, directed by Eamon Foley.
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2026
Theatre Passe Muraille's THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD led the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards with three wins, including best production of a play, while Crow's Theatre productions collectively took home eight prizes.
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2026
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music announced Lila Chrisp as the First Prize winner of the Lenya Competition, taking home $25,000. Claire Griffin and Ilanna Starr each received $20,000 Second Prizes.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2026
The Green Room 42 will present In Their Own Words: The Songs of Jason Robert Brown. The new concert series uses interviews given by composers throughout their careers to add context to their library of work.
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is accepting applications for its Songwriting and Bookwriting programs, held weekly at BMI's lower Manhattan office. Alumni include Tony and Academy Award winners.
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026
Jodie McNee and Olivier Award-winning Nigel Harman lead the cast of FUN HOME, the Tony Award-winning musical, in its Northern premiere at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, directed by Sarah Frankcom.
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026
Sierra Madre Playhouse will present Domenico Cimarosa's IL MAESTRO DI CAPPELLA, reimagined by Source/Filter Music, featuring baritone Caleb Yanez Glickman as a pompous conductor with a 17-piece orchestra.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2026
Beck Center for the Arts announced its 94th professional theater season, featuring a world premiere comedy by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble, regional premiere musicals, and a collaboration with Oberlin College & Conservatory Music Theater Program.
by Alyson Eng - Apr 27, 2026
“Ogres are like onions.” It’s one of the most quoted lines from Shrek, and it captures the heart of the story better than any traditional fairy tale opening. This spring, Royal City Musical Theatre brings SHREK THE MUSICAL to the stage from April 17 to May 3 at the Massey Theatre, where the story unfolds layer by layer. What starts as a simple quest quickly opens up into something more, filled with unlikely friendships, fairy tale chaos, and a love story that strays from a traditional mold.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2026
The Muny announced the lead cast for its upcoming production of SHREK THE MUSICAL, with Nik Walker, Kara Lindsay, and Marcus M. Martin heading the company at Forest Park in St. Louis.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2026
The National Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO will be making its final stop of the tour in New Haven, CT. The production will play May 14–17 at the Shubert Theatre before the curtain comes down on the national tour for good.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2026
Lincoln Center Presents has announced its May 2026 programming, featuring American Songbook performances, Create-athon workshops, and events honoring Jeanine Tesori.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2026
Three-time Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman will star as Kimberly in the European premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Hampstead Theatre, directed by Michael Longhurst.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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).
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Soft Power, Outstanding New Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Soft Power, Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Soft Power, Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels), Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Fun Home, Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Fun Home, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Shrek The Musical, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Shrek the Musical, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Twelfth Night, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Violet, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Violet, Special Citations music for Violet (Obie Awards) and Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award (Richard Rodgers Award).
Jeanine Tesori has won several prestigious awards, including the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Kimberly Akimbo. She also received the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Kimberly Akimbo. Additionally, she was honored with Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Soft Power. Tesori was inducted into the Playwrights’ Sidewalk by The Lortels. She won the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Fun Home. Her work on Caroline, or Change earned her Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards, as well as Special Citations from the Obie Awards. She also received the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Violet, along with Special Citations in music for Violet from the Obie Awards. Furthermore, she was awarded the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.
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