Jeanine Tesori
Jeanine Tesori, known earlier in her career as
Jeanine Levenson, (born November 10, 1961) is an American
composer and
musical arranger best known for her work in the theater. She is the most prolific and honored female theatrical composer in history, with five Broadway musicals and six
Tony Award nominations. She won the 1999
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play for
Nicholas Hytner's production of ''
Twelfth Night'' at
Lincoln Center, the 2004
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music for ''
Caroline, or Change'', the 2015
Tony Award for Best Original Score for ''
Fun Home'' (shared with
Lisa Kron), making them the first female writing team to win that award, and the 2023
Tony Award for Best Original Score for
''Kimberly Akimbo'' (shared with
David Lindsay-Abaire). She was named a
Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist twice for ''Fun Home'' and ''
Soft Power.''
Her major
works include ''
Kimberly Akimbo;'' ''
Fun Home''; ''
Caroline, or Change''; ''
Shrek The Musical''; ''
Thoroughly Modern Millie''; and ''
Violet''.
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