Masterclass with Jeanine Tesori

As part of our Lionel Bart Memorial Masterclass series, we are absolutely thrilled to announce an event with Tony award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori, whose musicals include Kimberly Akimbo, Soft Power, Fun Home, Shrek the Musical, Caroline, Or Change, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Violet.

Several MMD members will present songs of their own, on which Jeanine will provide feedback, then Jeanine will answer questions about her career and writing process.

Jeanine Tesori won the Tony Award for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for the musical Fun Home. She has also written Tony-nominated scores for Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center; Thoroughly Modern Millie (lyrics, Dick Scanlan); Caroline, or Change (lyrics, Tony Kushner); and Shrek The Musical (lyrics, David Lindsay-Abaire). The production of Caroline, or Change at the National Theatre in London received the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Her 1997 Off-Broadway musical Violet (lyrics, Brian Crawley) opened on Broadway in 2014 and garnered four Tony nominations, including Best Musical Revival. Opera: A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck (libretto, Tony Kushner; Glimmerglass) and The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me (libretto, J. D. McClatchy, Kennedy Center). Music for plays: Mother Courage (dir. George C. Wolfe, with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline), John Guare's A Free Man of Color (Lincoln Center Theater, dir. George C. Wolfe), and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Gala). Film scores: Nights in Rodanthe, Every Day, and You're Not You. Ms. Tesori is a member of the Dramatists Guild and was cited by the ASCAP as the first female composer to have two new musicals running concurrently on Broadway. She was the founding artistic director of Encores! Off-Center at New York City Center, and a lecturer in music at Yale University. Most of all, she is the proud parent of Siena Rafter.

This masterclass is free for MMD members, £10 for MTN members and £20 for non-members. Advance booking is required. When booking, MMD members may express their interest in presenting a song and will be notified if they have been selected.