Jack Heifner News

The Del Shores Foundation presents its second weekend-long Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival February 23-25, 2024 at Out Front Theatre Company in Atlanta. Learn more about the festival here!

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2023 Idea Awards for Theatre; three categories of grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, as well the visionary playwrights who have inspired and blazed trails before them.

On the Verge Theatre has announced the cast for Far East, playing August 4 – May 28, 2023 at the Alta Arts.

On the Verge Theatre has announced the cast for Catholic School Girls, playing May 4 – May 28, 2023 at Bering Memorial Church, 1440 Harold Street, Houston, TX 77006.

The board of The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation will honor lyricist/composer Sheilah Rae at a private reception on April 20, 2023 at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South.

See photos from opening night of Vanities - The Musical at The Theatre at St. Jean's.  

The York Theatre Company is presenting Vanities-The Musical, with book by Jack Heifner, music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, music direction by Deborah Abramson, and choreography by Shannon Lewis. The show is directed by Will Pomerantz. Check out reviews!

Get a first look at Vanities-The Musical at The York Theatre Company!

Check out photos of the cast of The York Theatre Company's Vanities meeting the press!

Creative Ambitions Performance Studio of NH (CAPS-NH) – a brand-new professional theatre company in the Granite State – will present its premiere production at Hatbox Theatre in Concord, NH.

The York Theatre Company has announced the cast and full creative team for its revised version of Vanities—The Musical, with book by Jack Heifner, music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, music direction by Deborah Abramson, and choreography by Shannon Lewis. The show will be directed by Will Pomerantz.

The York Theatre Company, in association with Riki Kane Larimer, will present a revised version of Vanities—The Musical. See performance dates, how to purchase tickets and more!

Vanities: The Musical chronicles the life-affirming journey of three vivacious Texas women, from cheerleaders to sorority sisters to housewives to liberated women and beyond.

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2022 Idea Awards for Theatre; three categories of grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, as well as the visionary playwrights who have inspired and blazed trails before them.

On the Verge Theatre has announced the cast for Runaways, playing August 5 – August 21, 2022.

Designed for both beginners and intermediate playwrights, the workshop will focus on the fundamentals of writing for the theatre and meet Sunday afternoons from 2:00 -4:00 PM via Zoom, March 27 through May 1.

Theatre Raleigh pushes the needle forward once again and presents another ambitious virtual extravaganza! Don't miss the Vanities Reunion Event with an exclusive three song concert of Vanities The Musical featuring the original off-Broadway cast.

In response to the recent closure of theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced its decision to reinvent the means by which it will distribute the funds for their 2020 Idea Award for Theatre.

I Don't Need an Acting Class, a new weekly podcast hosted by Academy and Emmy Award winner and celebrated acting teacher Milton Justice, will be released this month, beginning on March 10th, 2020. Based on his forthcoming book of the same name, the podcast seeks to demystify the craft of acting while answering the question, 'Why take an acting class?'

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation present the 2019 Idea Awards for Theatre.