ABOUT

Emily Hecht is an actor and singer (and other stuff) based in New York City. She can be seen performing in everything from classic plays to original musicals, independent film to immersive experimental theater, and jazzy cabaret to acoustic pop.

Current fascinations include developing a solo cabaret, recording her first original EP, and trying to be good at Twitter.

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World Premiere OF...

The feature film Truth Cocktail, in which I played lead character and questionable party hostess Jules, has its world premiere at the Sanford International Film Festival on May 30th.

We were nominated for Best Feature Film, Exceptional Acting, and Best Editing!

Watch the trailer...

Rising Star In...

I was invited to perform as the "Rising Star" in Broadway Sessions at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on May 28th, sharing the stage with the mind-blowingly amazing Mamma Mia! cast.

There was singing, and rapping, and close-up magic. Broadway Sessions, you guys. It's the best.

Read more in Broadway World...

The Award Goes To...

Apollinaire Theater's Stupid F**king Bird wins the 2015 Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production by a Fringe Theater! That's me in the production, as Mash, playing a song called "Life is Disappointing."

Yeah, it's based on Chekhov. How'd you guess?

The Boston Globe's review of the show...