VIDEO: Jason Biggs on 'HEIDI CHRONICLES': 'It Has A Lot of Important Things to Say'

By: Mar. 18, 2015
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Jason Biggs stopped by this week's THE VIEW on ABC to talk about starring in Broadway's The Heidi Chronicles alongside Elisabeth Moss. "It really made an impact when it came out in '89 and I think it has a lot of important things to say," explains the actor of his decision to take on the role. Watch the appearance below!

The Heidi Chronicles is a poignant coming-of-age story during three iconic decades of American culture. Through Heidi Holland, now a successful art historian, Wendy Wasserstein looks back on the promises of a generation in this Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize winning play that established an exceptionally influential voice in American theater.


In its first Broadway revival, a bold reimagining led by Tony Award-winning director Pam MacKinnon(Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), and Golden Globe® winner Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men," "Top of the Lake") in the title role, The Heidi Chronicles charts 19 characters through 13 scenes in 3 decades and 4 cities, as 1 woman and her diverse friends come to realize that the fight for what you believe in can bring you a long way... maybe. Also starring Emmy® nomineeJason Biggs("Orange is the New Black," American Pie) and Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham (A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder).

Tony Award-winner Pam MacKinnon (Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Clybourne Park) directs. The creative team includes scenic design by John Lee Beatty, costume design byJessica Pabst, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design byJill BC Du Boff, projection design by Peter Nigrini, hair and make-up design by Leah J. Loukas, and casting by Daniel Swee.

The Heidi Chronicles is produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Susan Gallin, Mary Lu Roffe, Eagle ProductionsLLC, Stacy Jacobs, LTPS Productions, Gabrielle Palitz, Sally Horchow, Rebecca Gold, Ken Greiner, Grimaldi & WSProductions, Jamie deRoy & friends, Amy Kaissar, Suzanne Friedman, Ed Goldstone, Jessica Genick, and Will Trice.


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