Heather Hach

Heather Hach
Occupation Screenwriter, librettist, novelist
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Colorado at Boulder
Period 2003-present
Spouse(s) Jason Hearne
Children Drake Hearne

Heather Hach is an American screenwriter, librettist and novelist.

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Early life

Hach graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder's School of Journalism, and later worked as a research assistant at The New York Times' Denver bureau and as a magazine editor at Sports and Fitness Publishing.[1]

Career

A 1999 recipient of the Walt Disney Screenwriting Fellowship, Hach wrote the screenplay for the 2003 remake Freaky Friday with Leslie Dixon,[1][2] and both were nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Screenplay for the film.

Hach wrote the libretto for the 2007 musical Legally Blonde,[1][3] based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 film of the same name, and was subsequently nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical.[1][4][5] In 2008 Hach appeared on MTV's Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods, a series created to find a replacement for the lead actress then appearing in the musical on Broadway.[1][6]

Hach is the co-author (with Mary Rodgers) of Freaky Monday, a novel to be released by HarperCollins on May 5, 2009.[7]

Personal life

Hach married Jason Hearne on December 23, 2003,[2] and the couple have a daughter, HarperCollins, and a son, Drake.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Heather Hach Bio: Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search For Elle Woods". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/legally_blonde_search_for_elle_woods/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=9957. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Franklin, Leah (Fall 2003). "The write thing pays off for Hach". Colorado.edu. http://www.colorado.edu/journalism/bylines/fall03/features/hach.html. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  3. ^ Marks, Peter (December 20, 2008). "Blonde Is From a Bottle: Fizzy, Bubbly -- and Yet Flat". The Washington Post. WashingtonPost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121903857.html. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  4. ^ "2007 Tony Award Nominations and Winners". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. May 14, 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/theater/theaterspecial/15tony.list.html. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  5. ^ "52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced". DramaDesk.com. April 26, 2007. http://www.dramadesk.com/press047.html. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  6. ^ Kinon, Cristina (June 2, 2008). "Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods kicks off". Daily News. NYDailyNews.com. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2008/06/02/2008-06-02_legally_blonde_the_musical_the_search_fo.html. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  7. ^ "Freaky Monday by Mary Rodgers and Heather Hach". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0061664782. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 

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