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Fun Home Composer Jeanine Tesori Receives Star on Famed Playwrights' Sidewalk

Tesori’s star resides outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

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Jeanine Tesori poses with her star on the Playwrights' Sidewalk on Christopher Street.
Jeanine Tesori poses with her star on the Playwrights' Sidewalk on Christopher Street.
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Fun Home scribe Jeanine Tesori received a star on the Playwrights' Sidewalk outside the Lucille Lortel Theater on Christopher Street on May 21. Tesori was named this year's sidewalk honoree at the 2015 Lucille Lortel Awards, held May 10.

Fun Home author Alison Bechdel (left) and cast members including Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn celebrate their composer's honor.
Fun Home author Alison Bechdel (left) and cast members including Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn celebrate their composer's honor.
(© David Gordon)

Tesori received her fifth Tony Award nomination for her work on Fun Home, which is currently running at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. Her works also include Violet, Shrek the Musical, Caroline or Change, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Twelfth Night.

Jeanine Tesori gets a congratulatory hug from her Thoroughly Modern Mille collaborator Dick Scanlan.
Jeanine Tesori gets a congratulatory hug from her Thoroughly Modern Mille collaborator Dick Scanlan.
(© David Gordon)

For more information and tickets to Fun Home, click here.

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