Who is Jeanine Tesori, second woman in history to have more than one Tony for Best Score
Mia Horton
Published Jan 22, 2026
Jeanine Tesori is currently a double cross Tony Grant victor, having won Best Score close by her Kimberly Akimbo partner David Lindsay-Abaire
Tesori accepted her most memorable Tony Grant win in 2015 for her music for the Tony-winning melodic Tomfoolery Home
She has been selected for a sum of six Tony Grants
Jeanine Tesori is currently a double cross Tony Grant victor, having won Best Score close by her Kimberly Akimbo partner David Lindsay-Abaire. Tesori accepted her most memorable Tony Grant win in 2015 for her music for the Tony-winning melodic Tomfoolery Home. She has been named for a sum of six Tony Grants.
Who is Jeanine Tesori?
Jeanine Tesori is an American writer and melodic theater craftsman. She was born on November 10, 1961, in Port Washington, New York. Tesori is referred to for her work as a writer and lyricist for various stage musicals, especially in the domain of contemporary American theater.
Tesori’s eminent works incorporate ‘Violet’, which got basic praise and various Tony Grant designations; ‘Completely Present day Millie’, for which she got the Tony Grant for Best Unique Score; ‘Caroline, or Change, a cooperation with writer Tony Kushner; and ‘Fun Home’, in view of Alison Bechdel’s realistic journal, which procured Tesori the Tony Grant for Best Unique Score.
Special Stagedoor Family Shout-Out to Tony Winner Jeanine Tesori for Best Original Score for “Kimberly Akimbo!” ❤️Jeanine is the most prolific and honored female theatrical composer in history, first with 2 Bway shows running at the same time! This was her 2 win, 5 nominations!
— Stagedoor Manor (@StagedoorManor) June 12, 2023
By winning the Tony Grant for Best Melodic, ‘Fun Home’ left a mark on the world as the principal melodic with an all-female composing group.
Jeanine Tesori has likewise created for film and TV notwithstanding her work in the theater. She chipped away at the music for the DreamWorks enlivened picture ‘Shrek’, for which she was designated for an Institute Grant for Best Unique Melody. She additionally added to the score of the Disney enlivened film ‘The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Ocean’.
Jazz, gospel, traditional music, and other melodic styles are oftentimes joined in Tesori’s structures. She partakes in a lot of praise for her ability to compose melodic scores that are both fluctuated and genuinely blending and that help the story in her musicals.