Jeanine Tesori (Part 2)
Class Preparation
- We'll focus on Jeanine Tesori's scores for Caroline, or Change (2004, revival 2021), Shrek the Musical (2008), and Fun Home (2013). Since Tesori is a composer, and since she worked with different lyricists in each of her shows, I've decided to include a lyrics handout only for Fun Home, since it has book and lyrics by Lisa Kron (another woman, to state the obvious).
- Selected Fun Home Lyrics
- This December 2021 article from the New York Times provides a great overview of Tesori's works: LINK A sidebar that accompanies this article identifies--and provides links to performances of--five of Tesori's songs that demonstrate her versatility and power. LINK
- Handout of class slides
YouTube Links & Playlists
Cast Album Playlists--with links to plot synopses on Wikipedia
- Caroline, or Change (2021 Revival Cast Recording) Synopsis
- Shrek the Musical (Original 2008 Broadway Cast Recording) Synopsis
- Fun Home (Original 2015 Broadway Cast Recording) Synopsis
- Five Key Songs by Jeanine Tesori (My "recreated" YouTube playlist of the songs referenced in the New York Times article)
- Class 9 Videos