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Nancy Heikin Biography (1948-)

Born November 28, 1948, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Abraham (in the clothing business) and Judith (Kaplan) Heikin. Addresses: Agent--Howard Rosenstock, Rosenstock/Wender, 3 East Fourth Street, New York, NY 10003.

Heikin earlier remarked to CTFT: "I love to travel and have been fortunate tohave spent a lot of time in Europe, particularly France. In 1968, I toured Russia (Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev) with the Sarah Lawrence touring chorus. One of my main musical influences is the melodious folk music of eastern European and Russian Jews. I used to sing and dance with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the Fillmore East (a long time ago)."

Nationality

American

Birth Details

November 28, 1948

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• The carrot, Peter Rabbit, Children's Theatre, Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia, PA, 1963.
• Title role, Carmilla, La MaMa, New York City, 1970.
• Edith, The Pirates of Penzance, Uris Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• Edna Burge, Mrs. Farmer's Daughter, American Music Theatre Festival, Philadelphia, PA, 1984.
• Also appeared as Marlowe, Forget Him, New York City; Weaver, a suicide, ATrilogy, New York City; Debby Specialist, C.O.R.F.A.X.
• (Don't Ask), New York City; Rosemary, Rat's Mass, New York City; Creusa,Medea, New York City; the singer and understudy for the role of Madonna Sostrada, The Mandrake, Violenta, All's Well That Ends Well, and the understudy for the role of Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance, all at New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City; La Boheme, New York Shakespeare Festival; Maria, West Side Story; Anna I, The Seven Deadly Sins; title role, Miss Julie; and Serafina, The Rose Tattoo.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Made several tours of Europe for La MaMa with Wilford Leach'sETC companyand Andrei Serban's company.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Appeared in That's the Trouble with Water (documentary), WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Appeared on Saturday Night Live, NBC and The Today Show, NBC.
• Writings;Stage Plays
• Trio for Two Feet and a Bag, La MaMa, later European and American cities,1970.
• Humonic Symphony, La MaMa, later Spoleto Festival, Italy, 1972.
• Crumbs, La MaMa, 1973.
• Frame, Washington Square Methodist Church, New York City, 1974.
• Serenade, La MaMa, 1974-75.
• Weeks, Cubiculo, New York City, 1976.
• Cloud 9, Thirteenth Street Theatre, New York City, 1976.
• Also wrote T.K.O/Arena, La MaMa, later Theatre Gerard-Phillipe, Paris, France.
• Writings;Musical Works
• Warsaw Opera (music-drama), workshop at Actors Studio, New York City, 1981-82.
• (With Anthony Giles) Non Pasquale (musical; an adaptation of Don Pasquale), Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1983.
• Carmen Monoxide (unproduced), commissioned by the New York Shakespeare Festival, 1983, completed 1984.
• No Kidding (unproduced), optioned by the New York Shakespeare Festival, spring, 1985.
• America Needs a Mom (unproduced), 1985.
• Fountain Heads (unproduced), 1985.
• Also composed Juana (opera; unproduced), libretto by Crispin Larangeira.
• Writings;Screenplays; Billed as Nancy Heikin-Pepin
• Screenplay adaptor, Les Epoux Ripoux, 1991.
• (With Grant Morris) Does This Mean We're Married?, New Line Home Video, 1992.
• Also wrote About Face (unproduced); with Ellen Kesend, wrote C'est Cheese(unproduced).