Heather Hach
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Heather Hach is an American screenwriter, librettist, and novelist.
Heather Hach | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Screenwriter, librettist, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Notable awards | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical |
| Spouse |
Jason Hearne (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Hach graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder 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[citation needed] for the 2007 musical Legally Blonde,[1][3] based on the Amanda Brown novel of the same name and the film of the same name (both 2001), 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] Legally Blonde also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. In 2008 Hach participated as a judge on the MTV television series Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods, 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 which was released by HarperCollins on May 5, 2009.[7] She wrote the screenplay for What to Expect When You're Expecting.
Personal life
Hach married Jason Hearne on December 23, 2003.[2]
References
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