Heather Hach is an American screenwriter, librettist, and novelist.
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
^ a b c d e "Heather Hach Bio: Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods " . MTV.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
^ a b Franklin, Leah (Fall 2003). "The Write Thing Pays Off for Hach: Moviegoers Get 'Freaky' " . Colorado.edu. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
^ Marks, Peter (December 20, 2008). "Blonde Is from a Bottle: Fizzy, Bubbly – and Yet Flat" . The Washington Post . WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009 . As of 2018-07-25, the story is displayed online under the heading (quote) "Legally Blonde, the Musical" at the Kennedy Center (unquote) and the other title is nowhere evident.
^ "2007 Tony Award Nominations and Winners" . The New York Times . NYTimes.com. May 14, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
^ "52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced" . DramaDesk.com. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
^ Kinon, Cristina (June 2, 2008). " 'Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods' kicks off" . Daily News . NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009 . Quote: "... judges are Heather Hach, who wrote the book for the Broadway version ...".
^ "Freaky Monday by Mary Rodgers and Heather Hach" . Amazon.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
External links
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