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Jeanine Tesori

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  • Composer
  • Writer
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Jeanine Tesori was born on 10 November 1961 in Port Washington, New York, USA. She is a composer and writer, known for West Side Story (2021), Nights in Rodanthe (2008) and tick, tick... BOOM! (2021).
BornNovember 10, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
    West Side Story
    7.1
    • Music Department
    • 2021
    Richard Gere and Diane Lane in Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
    Nights in Rodanthe
    6.0
    • Music Department
    • 2008
    Andrew Garfield in tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
    tick, tick... BOOM!
    7.5
    • Aspiring Composer and Lyricist
    • 2021
    Fun Home
    Fun Home
    • Composer

      Credits

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      Music Department

      • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
        West Side Story
        7.1
        • all songs produced by
        • development music consultant
        • supervising vocal producer
        • 2021
      • Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Sieber, Daniel Breaker, and Sutton Foster in Shrek the Musical (2013)
        Shrek the Musical
        6.9
        • vocal arranger
        • 2013
      • Richard Gere and Diane Lane in Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
        Nights in Rodanthe
        6.0
        • conductor
        • 2008
      • Sally Field, Jodi Benson, Jim Cummings, and Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
        The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
        6.1
        Video
        • songs: music and lyrics by
        • 2008
      • Kronk's New Groove (2005)
        Kronk's New Groove
        5.8
        Video
        • music and lyrics: "Feel like a million"
        • 2005
      • Dakota Fanning and Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
        Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
        6.2
        Video
        • music arranger: songs
        • 2005
      • Mulan II (2004)
        Mulan II
        5.6
        Video
        • original songs: music
        • 2004
      • Kristin Chenoweth and Jon Tenney in Kristin (2001)
        Kristin
        6.0
        TV Series
        • composer: theme music
        • 2001

      Composer

      • Fun Home
        • Composer
        • Pre-production
      • Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Sieber, Daniel Breaker, and Sutton Foster in Shrek the Musical (2013)
        Shrek the Musical
        6.9
        • Composer
        • 2013
      • Every Day (2010)
        Every Day
        5.7
        • Composer
        • 2010
      • Richard Gere and Diane Lane in Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
        Nights in Rodanthe
        6.0
        • music by
        • 2008
      • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
        P.O.V.
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Composer
        • 2007
      • ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
        ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
        7.8
        • music score
        • 2007

      Writer

      • Fun Home
        • based on the musical by
        • Pre-production
      • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
        The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
        8.9
        TV Series
        • based on work by
        • 2024

      Personal details

      • Born
        • November 10, 1961
        • Port Washington, New York, USA
      • Other works
        Her musical, "Violet", was performed at the Apple Tree Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Lisa Datz and Jonathan Weir in the cast.

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical, "Shrek - The Musical", for which she wrote the Music, in collaboration with David Lindsay-Abaire, who wrote the Book and the Lyrics.

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