Nationality American Spouse Jason Hearne (m. 2003) Role Screenwriter | Name Heather Hach Period 2003-present | |
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Occupation Screenwriter, librettist, novelist Alma mater University of Colorado at Boulder Relatives Clifford Hach, Kathryn Hach-Darrow, Bruce Hach, Muriel Hach Education University of Colorado Boulder Movies What to Expect When You're Expecting, Freaky Friday Children Drake Hearne, HarperCollins Hearne Similar People Shauna Cross, Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, Kirk Jones, Heidi Murkoff | ||
Legally blonde the musical author heather hach interview introduction
Heather Hach is an American screenwriter, librettist and novelist.
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- Legally blonde the musical author heather hach interview introduction
- Legally blonde the musical author heather hach interview elle as a role model
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Legally blonde the musical author heather hach interview elle as a role model
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.
Career
A 1999 recipient of the Walt Disney Screenwriting Fellowship, Hach wrote the screenplay for the 2003 remake Freaky Friday with Leslie Dixon, and both were nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Screenplay for the film.
Hach wrote the libretto for the 2007 musical Legally Blonde, 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. Legally Blonde Also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. 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.
Hach is the co-author (with Mary Rodgers) of Freaky Monday, a novel which was released by HarperCollins on May 5, 2009.
Personal life
Hach married Jason Hearne on December 23, 2003, and the couple have a daughter, HarperCollins, and a son, Drake.