| Leonid Heifetz | |
| Birth Name: | Leonid Yefimovich Heifetz |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Spouse: | Natalya Gundareva |
| Alma Mater: | Belarusian National Technical University Russian Institute of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation: | Director, teacher |
| Years Active: | 1962–2022 |
| Awards: | Order of Honour People's Artist of Russia Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" |
Leonid Yefimovich Heifetz (also spelled "Kheifets" ru|Леонид Ефимович Хейфец; 4 May 1934 – 18 April 2022) was a Russian stage director and drama teacher.[1] He was the first husband of the actress Natalya Gundareva.[2]
In 1995, Heifetz directed Janusz Glowacki's Antigone in New York, at the Contemporary Play School.[3]
From 1998 to 2022 - director of the Mayakovsky Theatre.
In 2000, he staged the play The Cherry Orchard at the Mossovet Theatre.
He died on April 18, 2022, in Moscow at the age of 88 from a detached blood clot. Farewell to the director took place on April 21 at the Mayakovsky Theater. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.[4]