| Heather Hach | |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, librettist, novelist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Period: | 2003–present |
| Children: | 2 |
| Awards: | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical |
Heather Hach is an American screenwriter, librettist, and novelist.
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]
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 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 , 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.
Hach married Jason Hearne on December 23, 2003.[2]