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Review: Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, the Story of a Mom/Drone Pilot, at the Metropolitan Opera

Review: Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, the Story of a Mom/Drone Pilot, at the Metropolitan Opera

5 Shows to See in New York This Month

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5 Shows to See in New York This Month

Interview: With Grounded, Jeanine Tesori Makes Metropolitan Opera History

Interview: With Grounded, Jeanine Tesori Makes Metropolitan Opera History

Review: Hillary and Hilarity: Soft Power Delivers Political Satire via Tuneful Fantasy

Review: Hillary and Hilarity: Soft Power Delivers Political Satire via Tuneful Fantasy

Full Casting Announced for the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo

Full Casting Announced for the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo

Carolee Carmello to Star in National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo

Carolee Carmello to Star in National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo

Signature Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team of Soft Power

Signature Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team of Soft Power

Signature Theatre Announces Its 2024-25 Season

Signature Theatre Announces Its 2024-25 Season

New Jeanine Tesori Opera Joins Met’s 2024-25 Season

New Jeanine Tesori Opera Joins Met’s 2024-25 Season

Revised <i>Shrek the Musical</i> Announces Tour Dates and Cast

Revised Shrek the Musical Announces Tour Dates and Cast

Jeanine Tesori Wins Second Tony Award for <i>Kimberly Akimbo</i>

Jeanine Tesori Wins Second Tony Award for Kimberly Akimbo

Predictions: What Will Win the Best Book and Score Tony Awards in 2023?

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Predictions: What Will Win the Best Book and Score Tony Awards in 2023?

<I>Kimberly Akimbo</I> to Launch National Tour in Denver

Kimberly Akimbo to Launch National Tour in Denver

<em>Kimberly Akimbo</em> to Receive Broadway Cast Recording

Kimberly Akimbo to Receive Broadway Cast Recording

Interview: Creating the Musical <em>Kimberly Akimbo</em> on Broadway

Interview: Creating the Musical Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway

9 Shows You Need to See in New York This Fall

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9 Shows You Need to See in New York This Fall

<em>A Case for the Existence of God</em> Named Best Play by New York Drama Critics' Circle

A Case for the Existence of God Named Best Play by New York Drama Critics' Circle

Review: Off-Broadway's Most Convincing Teen Is Victoria Clark in <em>Kimberly Akimbo</em>

Review: Off-Broadway's Most Convincing Teen Is Victoria Clark in Kimberly Akimbo

Review: <em>Caroline, or Change</em> Comes Into Its Own on Broadway in Magnificent New Revival

Review: Caroline, or Change Comes Into Its Own on Broadway in Magnificent New Revival

The 9 Shows You Need to See in New York This Fall

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The 9 Shows You Need to See in New York This Fall

Victoria Clark to Star in World Premiere Musical <em>Kimberly Akimbo</em>

Victoria Clark to Star in World Premiere Musical Kimberly Akimbo

See Tony Kushner, Jeanine Tesori, and More Toast the Return of <em>Caroline, or Change</em>

See Tony Kushner, Jeanine Tesori, and More Toast the Return of Caroline, or Change

John Cariani and Caissie Levy Join Sharon D. Clarke in <em>Caroline, or Change</em>

John Cariani and Caissie Levy Join Sharon D. Clarke in Caroline, or Change

Kristin Chenoweth, Adrienne Warren, and More Star in Our Critics' Top Faves

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Kristin Chenoweth, Adrienne Warren, and More Star in Our Critics' Top Faves

See "Election Night" From <em>Soft Power</em>…on Election Day

See "Election Night" From Soft Power…on Election Day

New Tracy Letts, David Henry Hwang Shows Are Among Our 5 Faves This Week

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New Tracy Letts, David Henry Hwang Shows Are Among Our 5 Faves This Week

Bowen Yang, Jeremy O. Harris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and More Celebrate <em>Soft Power</em>

Bowen Yang, Jeremy O. Harris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and More Celebrate Soft Power

<em>Soft Power</em> Imagines a Broadway Romance Between a Chinese Executive and Hillary Clinton

Soft Power Imagines a Broadway Romance Between a Chinese Executive and Hillary Clinton

Flashback Friday: We Scooted to Work With <em>Fun Home</em> Tony Nominee Beth Malone

Flashback Friday: We Scooted to Work With Fun Home Tony Nominee Beth Malone

New Jeremy O. Harris, Will Arbery Plays Are Among Our Critics' Top Faves This Week

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New Jeremy O. Harris, Will Arbery Plays Are Among Our Critics' Top Faves This Week

First Look at Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang's <em>Soft Power</em>

First Look at Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang's Soft Power

David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's <em>Soft Power</em> Extends New York Premiere

David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's Soft Power Extends New York Premiere

Jeanine Tesori, Gustavo Dudamel to Work Behind the Scenes of <em>West Side Story</em> Film

Jeanine Tesori, Gustavo Dudamel to Work Behind the Scenes of West Side Story Film

Annaleigh Ashford, Krysta Rodriguez, and More Set for <em>Women of the Public</em> Gala

Annaleigh Ashford, Krysta Rodriguez, and More Set for Women of the Public Gala

Tony-Winning <em>Fun Home</em> Will Run at SpeakEasy

Tony-Winning Fun Home Will Run at SpeakEasy

The Met to Stage New Opera by <em>Fun Home</em> Writer Jeanine Tesori

The Met to Stage New Opera by Fun Home Writer Jeanine Tesori

Anne Kauffman Becomes New Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center

Anne Kauffman Becomes New Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center

World Premiere of <em>Soft Power</em> Begins Performance

World Premiere of Soft Power Begins Performance

<em>Fun Home</em>, <em>School Girls</em>, and More Set for New SpeakEasy Season

Fun Home, School Girls, and More Set for New SpeakEasy Season

5 Ways We Can Make It <em>Women's Day on Broadway</em> Every Day

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5 Ways We Can Make It Women's Day on Broadway Every Day

<em>Hamilton</em> Scores Five Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations

Hamilton Scores Five Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations

Go-Go's Musical, <em>Dear Evan Hansen</em>, and More Announced for Curran's 2018 Season

Go-Go's Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, and More Announced for Curran's 2018 Season

Flashback Friday: <em>Caroline, or Change</em> Taught Us the Meaning of Hanukkah

Flashback Friday: Caroline, or Change Taught Us the Meaning of Hanukkah

Anne Kauffman, Jeanine Tesori to Be Co-Artistic Directors of 2018 Encores! Off-Center

Anne Kauffman, Jeanine Tesori to Be Co-Artistic Directors of 2018 Encores! Off-Center

11 Asian-American Shows to Watch For in the 2017-18 Season

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11 Asian-American Shows to Watch For in the 2017-18 Season

<em>Fun Home</em>

Fun Home

East West Players Adds Its Muscle to <em>Soft Power</em>

East West Players Adds Its Muscle to Soft Power

Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and More Participate in <em>Public Forum: A Festival of Songwriting</em>

Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and More Participate in Public Forum: A Festival of Songwriting

<em>Caroline, or Change</em>

Caroline, or Change

Take a Look at Round House Theatre's <em>Caroline, or Change</em>

Take a Look at Round House Theatre's Caroline, or Change

Kate Shindle, Jeanine Tesori, and Stars of <em>Fun Home</em> Celebrate Opening Night

Kate Shindle, Jeanine Tesori, and Stars of Fun Home Celebrate Opening Night

National Tour of <em>Fun Home</em> Begins at Newly Reopened Curran

National Tour of Fun Home Begins at Newly Reopened Curran

<em>Fun Home</em>'s Lisa Kron Among 2017 Kleban Prize Winners

Fun Home's Lisa Kron Among 2017 Kleban Prize Winners

<em>Fun Home</em> Producer Mike Isaacson to Receive Robert Whitehead Award

Fun Home Producer Mike Isaacson to Receive Robert Whitehead Award

Broadway Shockers 2016: <em>Gilmore Girls</em> Reboot Premieres a Jeanine Tesori Musical

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Broadway Shockers 2016: Gilmore Girls Reboot Premieres a Jeanine Tesori Musical

Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford to Bring <em>Sunday in the Park</em> to Broadway

Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford to Bring Sunday in the Park to Broadway

Anna K. Jacobs Wins 2016 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award

Anna K. Jacobs Wins 2016 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award

Victoria Clark, Jeanine Tesori, Bartlett Sher to Lead Master Classes at New York City Center

Victoria Clark, Jeanine Tesori, Bartlett Sher to Lead Master Classes at New York City Center

Watch the Cast of <em>Fun Home</em>'s National Tour in the Tony-Winning Musical

Watch the Cast of Fun Home's National Tour in the Tony-Winning Musical

Curran Theater Releases Music Video Featuring <em>Fun Home</em>'s "Ring of Keys"

Curran Theater Releases Music Video Featuring Fun Home's "Ring of Keys"

Kate Shindle, Robert Petkoff, and More Preview Upcoming <em>Fun Home</em> Tour

Kate Shindle, Robert Petkoff, and More Preview Upcoming Fun Home Tour

Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's <em>Fun Home</em> Bids Adieu to Broadway

Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's Fun Home Bids Adieu to Broadway

Kate Shindle and Robert Petkoff to Lead <em>Fun Home</em> National Tour

Kate Shindle and Robert Petkoff to Lead Fun Home National Tour

The Cast of <em>Runaways</em> Celebrates Closing Night at New York City Center

The Cast of Runaways Celebrates Closing Night at New York City Center

<em>Fun Home</em> to Play Benefit Concert for Victims of Orlando Shooting

Fun Home to Play Benefit Concert for Victims of Orlando Shooting

Broadway's <em>Fun Home</em> Celebrates 500 Performances

Broadway's Fun Home Celebrates 500 Performances

<em>Fun Home</em> to End Its Broadway Run

Fun Home to End Its Broadway Run

Inside the Public Theater's 2016 Gala With Meryl Streep and More

Inside the Public Theater's 2016 Gala With Meryl Streep and More

Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead City Center's <em>Sunday in the Park With George</em>

Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead City Center's Sunday in the Park With George

<em>Fun Home</em> Creators Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, and Sam Gold Receive Sardi's Portraits

Fun Home Creators Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, and Sam Gold Receive Sardi's Portraits

Broadway's Tony-Winning <em>Fun Home</em> Celebrates First Anniversary

Broadway's Tony-Winning Fun Home Celebrates First Anniversary

Composer Michael Friedman Named Artistic Director of <em>Encores! Off-Center</em>

Composer Michael Friedman Named Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center

Christian Borle, Kerry Butler, Jeanine Tesori to Join Sutton Foster in <em>Gilmore Girls</em>

Christian Borle, Kerry Butler, Jeanine Tesori to Join Sutton Foster in Gilmore Girls

First Look: Rebecca Luker Joins Broadway's <em>Fun Home</em>

First Look: Rebecca Luker Joins Broadway's Fun Home

<em>Fun Home</em> Announces Partnership and Audience Contest With StoryCorps

Fun Home Announces Partnership and Audience Contest With StoryCorps

Rebecca Luker Books a Two-Month Stay at the <em>Fun Home</em>

Rebecca Luker Books a Two-Month Stay at the Fun Home

Melissa Errico to Premiere New Cabaret Show <em>Funny! I'm a Woman With Children</em>

Melissa Errico to Premiere New Cabaret Show Funny! I'm a Woman With Children

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Angels in America and Caroline, or Change to Be Presented by Round House Theatre

<em>Fun Home</em> National Tour Stops Announced

Fun Home National Tour Stops Announced

<em>Fun Home</em> Hosts UN Ambassadors for LGBT Post-Show Discussion

Fun Home Hosts UN Ambassadors for LGBT Post-Show Discussion

Rebecca Luker to Join Broadway Cast of <em>Fun Home</em>

Rebecca Luker to Join Broadway Cast of Fun Home

Encores! Off-Center Reveals Upcoming Season, Featuring Santino Fontana and Skylar Astin

Encores! Off-Center Reveals Upcoming Season, Featuring Santino Fontana and Skylar Astin

<em>Violet</em>

Violet

Elizabeth Swados' <em>Runaways</em> Will Be Part of 2016 Encores! Off-Center Season

Elizabeth Swados' Runaways Will Be Part of 2016 Encores! Off-Center Season

Broadway Musical <em>Fun Home</em> Recoups Its Investment

Broadway Musical Fun Home Recoups Its Investment

<em>Hamilton</em>, <em>Fun Home</em>, and More Are 2015 Grammy Nominees

Hamilton, Fun Home, and More Are 2015 Grammy Nominees

Lea Salonga Will Star in <em>Fun Home</em>

Lea Salonga Will Star in Fun Home

Leslie Odom Jr., Jeanine Tesori, and More Set for New Encores! Discussion Series

Leslie Odom Jr., Jeanine Tesori, and More Set for New Encores! Discussion Series

<em>Fun Home</em> Writer Lisa Kron Invited to Join Women's Voices Theater Festival

Fun Home Writer Lisa Kron Invited to Join Women's Voices Theater Festival

<em>Fun Home</em> Makes Television History With First Broadway Performance on <em>Seth Meyers</em>

Fun Home Makes Television History With First Broadway Performance on Seth Meyers

<em>Fun Home</em> to Become First Broadway Show on <em>Late Night With Seth Meyers</em>

Fun Home to Become First Broadway Show on Late Night With Seth Meyers

Sarah Stiles, Andréa Burns, and More Added to Lineup of <em>Broadway Stands Up for Freedom</em>

Sarah Stiles, Andréa Burns, and More Added to Lineup of Broadway Stands Up for Freedom

Margo Seibert, America Ferrera, and Taylor Mac Set for Sundance Institute Theatre Lab

Margo Seibert, America Ferrera, and Taylor Mac Set for Sundance Institute Theatre Lab

Ellen Greene and Jake Gyllenhaal Have Out-of-This-World Opening in <em>Little Shop of Horrors</em>

Ellen Greene and Jake Gyllenhaal Have Out-of-This-World Opening in Little Shop of Horrors

Samuel French Acquires Performance Rights to Tony-Winning <em>Fun Home</em>

Samuel French Acquires Performance Rights to Tony-Winning Fun Home

Ruthie Ann Miles, Michael Cerveris, and More Set for <em>Broadway Stands Up for Freedom</em>

Ruthie Ann Miles, Michael Cerveris, and More Set for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom

<em>Fun Home</em> Tony Winner Jeanine Tesori to Serve as Honorary Chair of 2015 NYMF

Fun Home Tony Winner Jeanine Tesori to Serve as Honorary Chair of 2015 NYMF

Steven Pasquale, Miriam Shor, and More Join Sutton Foster in Encores! <em>Wild Party</em>

Steven Pasquale, Miriam Shor, and More Join Sutton Foster in Encores! Wild Party

5 Revelations From the Tonys Press Room, From Helen Mirren's Future to Kelli O'Hara's Potty Mouth

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5 Revelations From the Tonys Press Room, From Helen Mirren's Future to Kelli O'Hara's Potty Mouth

<em>Fun Home</em> Upsets <em>An American in Paris</em> for Best Musical in a Closely Divided Tony Awards

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Fun Home Upsets An American in Paris for Best Musical in a Closely Divided Tony Awards

Jonathan Groff, Andrew Lippa, Jeanine Tesori, and More Join City Center Lobby Project

Jonathan Groff, Andrew Lippa, Jeanine Tesori, and More Join City Center Lobby Project

Original Pocahontas Judy Kuhn Celebrates the Disney Film's 20th Anniversary

Original Pocahontas Judy Kuhn Celebrates the Disney Film's 20th Anniversary

<em>Fun Home</em> Composer Jeanine Tesori Receives Star on Famed Playwrights' Sidewalk

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

Sting, <em>Fun Home</em> Creatives, and More Attend Tony Awards Cocktail Party

Sting, Fun Home Creatives, and More Attend Tony Awards Cocktail Party

Lucille Lortel Award Winners Are Set to Be Announced

Lucille Lortel Award Winners Are Set to Be Announced

Kristin Chenoweth, Christian Borle, and Sydney Lucas Show Us Their <em>I'm a Tony Nominee</em> Faces

Kristin Chenoweth, Christian Borle, and Sydney Lucas Show Us Their I'm a Tony Nominee Faces

Director Sam Gold on Restaging <em>Fun Home</em> in the Round for Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre

Director Sam Gold on Restaging Fun Home in the Round for Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre

Sixth Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony Sets Date for Playwrights Horizons

Sixth Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony Sets Date for Playwrights Horizons

Vanessa Hudgens, Samantha Barks, and Alison Bechdel Welcome <em>Fun Home</em> to Broadway

Vanessa Hudgens, Samantha Barks, and Alison Bechdel Welcome Fun Home to Broadway

The Winners of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize Are Announced Today

The Winners of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize Are Announced Today

<em>Fun Home</em>

Fun Home

After An Acclaimed Public Theater Run, <em>Fun Home</em> Officially Opens on Broadway

After An Acclaimed Public Theater Run, Fun Home Officially Opens on Broadway

<em>Fun Home</em> to Release Expanded Broadway Cast Album

Fun Home to Release Expanded Broadway Cast Album

Flashback Friday: When Sutton Foster Was <em>Younger</em>, on Broadway

Flashback Friday: When Sutton Foster Was Younger, on Broadway

<em>Fun Home</em> Announces Digital Lottery

Fun Home Announces Digital Lottery

Step Inside Broadway's <em>Fun Home</em> With Sydney Lucas, Michael Cerveris, and Judy Kuhn

Step Inside Broadway's Fun Home With Sydney Lucas, Michael Cerveris, and Judy Kuhn

SpeakEasy Stage 2015-16 Season to Feature Recent Broadway Hits <em>Violet</em> and <em>Casa Valentina</em>

SpeakEasy Stage 2015-16 Season to Feature Recent Broadway Hits Violet and Casa Valentina

<em>Fun Home</em> Launches Into Broadway Rehearsals

Fun Home Launches Into Broadway Rehearsals

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Anna Chlumsky to Host 2015 Lucille Lortel Awards

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Anna Chlumsky to Host 2015 Lucille Lortel Awards

Audra McDonald, Jordan Roth, and More Join Honest Accomplice Theatre's Advisory Board

Audra McDonald, Jordan Roth, and More Join Honest Accomplice Theatre's Advisory Board

Tony Kushner Reveals Future Stage Plans, Including a Broadway Return

Tony Kushner Reveals Future Stage Plans, Including a Broadway Return

Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, and Sydney Lucas to Reprise Their Roles in <em>Fun Home</em> on Broadway

Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, and Sydney Lucas to Reprise Their Roles in Fun Home on Broadway

<em>Fun Home</em> Will Hit Broadway Earlier Than Expected

Fun Home Will Hit Broadway Earlier Than Expected

Michael Cerveris Moves to Broadway With <em>Fun Home</em>

Michael Cerveris Moves to Broadway With Fun Home

<em>Shrek</em> Overtakes <em>Beauty and the Beast</em> as the Most Produced High School Musical

Shrek Overtakes Beauty and the Beast as the Most Produced High School Musical

Stephen Trask, Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, Charles Strouse, and More to Be Honored at Dramatists Guild Gala

Stephen Trask, Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, Charles Strouse, and More to Be Honored at Dramatists Guild Gala

<em>Pump Boys and Dinettes</em>

Pump Boys and Dinettes

<em>Fun Home</em>, <em>All the Way</em> Receive 2014 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

Fun Home, All the Way Receive 2014 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

Will the Pulitzer Prize Finalist <em>Fun Home</em> Change Its Major to Broadway?

Will the Pulitzer Prize Finalist Fun Home Change Its Major to Broadway?

<em>Violet</em>, Starring Sutton Foster, Opens on Broadway Tonight

Violet, Starring Sutton Foster, Opens on Broadway Tonight

Broadway's <em>Violet</em>, Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Will Receive Two-Disc Cast Album

Broadway's Violet, Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Will Receive Two-Disc Cast Album

Lisa Kron-Jeanine Tesori Musical <em>Fun Home</em> to Receive Original Cast Recording

Lisa Kron-Jeanine Tesori Musical Fun Home to Receive Original Cast Recording

This Cartoon Review of <em>Fun Home</em>, the New Musical About Lesbian Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, Will Warm Your Heart

This Cartoon Review of Fun Home, the New Musical About Lesbian Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, Will Warm Your Heart

Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, and More Celebrate Opening Night at the Public Theater's <em>Fun Home</em>

Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, and More Celebrate Opening Night at the Public Theater's Fun Home

<em>Fun Home</em>

Fun Home

<em>Fun Home</em> at The Public Theater: A First Look

Fun Home at The Public Theater: A First Look

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Exclusive! Idina Menzel Performs at Encores! Off-Center Lobby Project Series

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Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber, Joshua Henry, and More Celebrate Encores! Off-Center’s Violet

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Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone Set for Public Lab Production of Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical Fun Home

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