Jeanine Tesori Videos

Yesterday, FUN HOME's Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori took home the 2015 Tony Award for Best Original Score of a Musical, as well as Best Book (for Kron). BroadwayWorld caught up with the pair in the winners' room right after their speech - click below to hear what they had to say about their triumph going global! 

FUN HOME helmer Sam Gold just received the 2015 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, and you can click below to hear his full acceptance speech!

Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori just took home the 2015 Tony Award for Best Original Score of a Musical, making history as the first female writing pair to do so. Kron was also the recipient of the Tony for Best Book of a Musical. Scroll down to watch their speech!

People just debuted a video of Tony nominee Michael Cerveris performing 'Pony Girl', written by Jeanine Tesori for Broadway's Fun Home. Just a piece of the tune ended up in the show, but Cerveris sings the full song here. Click below to hear the stripped down melody!

CBS's Jamie Wax sat down with Bechdel and the stars of the show ahead of Sunday night's Tony Awards.

FUN HOME's Judy Kuhn and Jeanine Tesori recently partnered for a new performance video of 'Colors of the Wind' from Disney's POCAHONTUAS (which Kuhn lent her singing voice to,) in order celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. Check out the video featuring a few new takes on the song below!

The cast of Broadway's Tony-nominated musical FUN HOME stopped by The View on ABC

STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier this week in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including some of the pint-sized cast of Fun Home, who performed 'Come to the Fun Home'- check it out below!

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, June 7 (8PM on CBS). Earlier this month, the 2015 Tony nominees gathered to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day. Below, we bring you an exclusive interview with Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, Best Score and Best Book nominees for Fun Home.

The Off-Broadway League just announced winners in 18 categories for the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. BroadwayWorld a there for the big night, and below, you can check out interviews straight from the red carpet! Click here for the full list of winners.

Director Sam Gold, Lighting Designer Ben Stanton, and Scenic/Costume Designer David Zinn take you behind the scenes (and under the stage) of the new Broadway musical Fun Home.

Fun Home, the highly-anticipated, Award-winning American musical opened Sunday night, April 19. With music by four-time Tony Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, a book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Lisa Kron and direction by Drama Desk nominee Sam Gold, Fun Home started previews on Broadway at the Cir cle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street), on March 27. BroadwayWorld's Richiard Ridge was on the red carpet to chat with some of the celebrity guests and you can catch what Sutton Foster, Patina Miller, Rob McCLure, John Tartaglia and more had to say below!

Fun Home, the highly-anticipated, Award-winning American musical opened Sunday night, April 19. With music by four-time Tony Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, a book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Lisa Kron and direction by Drama Desk nominee Sam Gold, Fun Home started previews on Broadway at the Cir cle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street), on March 27. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you interviews with the cast on the big night, plus a sneak peek of the cast in action!

Today in 2002, Thoroughly Modern Millie opened at the Marquis Theatre, where it ran for 903 performances. Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan. Based on the 1967 film of the same name, it tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love - a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the workforce. The production subsequently won six 2002 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Sutton Foster.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Jake Gyllenhaal is set to lead the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors, running July 1-2, 2015. The production will be directed by Dick Scanlan, with choreography by Patricia Wilcox. Jeanine Tesori is the Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center, and Chris Fenwick is Music Director. The show will mark his musical theater debut and we can't wait to see what he can do! Click below to watch his performance of 'And I'm Telling You' from when he hosted SNL in 2007.

Civil rights hero and activist, Edie Windsor, came to see Fun Home for her third time, and the Fun Home social media team was on hand to capture what she had to say.

Tony® Award-winner Michael Cerveris ('Bruce Bechdel'), three time Tony® Award nominee Judy Kuhn('Helen Bechdel'), Beth Malone ('Alison'), Obie Award-winner Sydney Lucas ('Small Alison'),Emily Skeggs ('Medium Alison'), and more will reprise their roles from The Public Theater's acclaimed production of Fun Home on Broadway this Spring. Joel Perez and Roberta Colindrez will also return to the cast, with Zell Morrow and Oscar Williams joining the production as Alison's brothers John and Christian respectively. With music by four-time Tony® Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, a book and lyrics by Tony® Award nominee Lisa Kron and direction by Drama Desk nominee Sam Gold, Fun Home will now begin preview performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway, NYC) on Friday, March 27th, with an official opening night set for Sunday, April 19th. The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the big event. Check out interviews with the full gang below!

Tony® Award-winner Michael Cerveris ('Bruce Bechdel'), three time Tony® Award nominee Judy Kuhn('Helen Bechdel'), Beth Malone ('Alison'), Obie Award-winner Sydney Lucas ('Small Alison'),Emily Skeggs ('Medium Alison'), and more will reprise their roles from The Public Theater's acclaimed production of Fun Home on Broadway this Spring. Joel Perez and Roberta Colindrez will also return to the cast, with Zell Morrow and Oscar Williams joining the production as Alison's brothers John and Christian respectively. With music by four-time Tony® Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, a book and lyrics by Tony® Award nominee Lisa Kron and direction by Drama Desk nominee Sam Gold, Fun Home will now begin preview performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway, NYC) on Friday, March 27th, with an official opening night set for Sunday, April 19th. Check out a just-released commercial for the show below!

In anticipation of the show's Broadway run, the show has unveiled a teaser of the cast and creative team in rehearsal - check it out below!

Alison Bechdel's illustrations are brought to life below, in a video that recounts her experience of seeing FUN HOME become a musical.