Jeanine Tesori
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Jeanine Tesori is an acclaimed American composer and musical theatre writer known for her work on Broadway shows such as Fun Home, Caroline, or Change, and Thoroughly Modern Millie.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jeanine Tesori canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeanine Tesori Context triple: [Shrek the Musical (London production), musicBy, Jeanine Tesori]
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A.
Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens is an American lyricist and librettist best known for her long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Flaherty on stage and screen musicals such as Ragtime, Once on This Island, and Anastasia.
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B.
Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer renowned for her contemporary classical works and widely performed orchestral, chamber, and vocal music.
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C.
Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is a Canadian composer best known for his film and television scores, including work on projects like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and various major Hollywood films.
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D.
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer known for his innovative, often experimental film scores for movies such as "Interview with the Vampire," "Batman Forever," and "Frida."
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E.
Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn is an American composer best known for his work in musical theatre, including hit shows such as Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and The Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeanine Tesori Target entity description: Jeanine Tesori is an acclaimed American composer and musical theatre writer known for her work on Broadway shows such as Fun Home, Caroline, or Change, and Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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A.
Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens is an American lyricist and librettist best known for her long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Flaherty on stage and screen musicals such as Ragtime, Once on This Island, and Anastasia.
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B.
Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer renowned for her contemporary classical works and widely performed orchestral, chamber, and vocal music.
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C.
Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is a Canadian composer best known for his film and television scores, including work on projects like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and various major Hollywood films.
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D.
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer known for his innovative, often experimental film scores for movies such as "Interview with the Vampire," "Batman Forever," and "Frida."
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E.
Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn is an American composer best known for his work in musical theatre, including hit shows such as Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and The Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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Broadway composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ musical theatre composer ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| almaMater | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Score of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1961-11-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Brian Crawley
NERFINISHED
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David Henry Hwang NERFINISHED ⓘ David Lindsay-Abaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Kron NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Kushner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Tesori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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musical theatre ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeanine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
LGBTQ-themed musical Fun Home
NERFINISHED
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innovative musical theatre composition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Jeanine Tesori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Caroline, or Change
NERFINISHED
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Fun Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimberly Akimbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulan II NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrek the Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoroughly Modern Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ Violet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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lyricist ⓘ musical theatre writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of Encores! Off-Center at New York City Center ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| wroteMusicFor |
Caroline, or Change
NERFINISHED
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Fun Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimberly Akimbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulan II NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrek the Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoroughly Modern Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ Violet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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