Marcy heisler biography of georgetown

American musician (born 1967)

Marcy Heisler (born 1967) is a musical theaterlyricist and performer. As a performer, she has performed at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, and numerous other venues throughout the United States and Canada.

Heisler was nominated for the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics for Dear Edwina.

Biography

Heisler was born in Deerfield, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Dramatic Writing Program.^[1]

Career

Heisler met composer Zina Goldrich at a musical theater workshop in 1992,^[2] and they have been working together since 1993.

Working with composer Goldrich, Heisler created the musical Adventures in Love — book by Shari Simpson and Charlie Shanian — which premiered in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2000.^[2] Later that year, the two women were chosen to be among the first 12 participants in a program from Musical Theater Works de