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Heather Cavalet Hsieh

Singer • Actress • Educator

American performer based in Zurich, Switzerland, with nearly two decades of professional theatre experience in New York and internationally. Actors' Equity Association member specializing in musical theatre, contemporary works, and new musicals.

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Selected Roles.

tick, tick…Boom! (Susan)

Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical about an aspiring composer navigating ambition, friendship, and the pressure of turning thirty before achieving his dreams.

The Last Five Years (Cathy)

An intimate two-person musical by Jason Robert Brown that chronicles a relationship from beginning to end through the intersecting timelines of a writer and an actress.

The Bridges of Madison County (Francesca)

A sweeping musical romance about an Italian immigrant turned farm wife and mother whose life is transformed by a brief but profound affair with a traveling photographer.

Dogfight (Rose Fenny)

Dogfight is the musical adaptation of the acclaimed film, following a young Marine and an idealistic waitress whose unexpected connection challenges their views on love, compassion, and growing up on the eve of the Vietnam War.

Media.

Zurich Tourismus Campaign.

Trailer: The Bridges of Madison County

Meet Heather.

Heather Cavalet Hsieh is an American actor, singer, and educator based in Zurich, Switzerland. Her career spans New York theatre, national touring productions, educational programming, and international performance projects.

Originally based in New York City, Heather worked extensively as an actor, director, and teaching artist across stage and screen. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, she has performed off-Broadway and on national tours in the United States, including the First National Tour of Nickelodeon’s Go, Diego, Go Live!. Since relocating to Zurich in 2021, she has become an active presence in the English-speaking theatre community.

Heather has been working professionally since the age of 16. She trained in a performing arts high school program, completed conservatory training at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City, and earned her Bachelor’s degree from The New School.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore
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The Bridges of Madison County
Impromptu
Barbie: You Can Be Anything
Thomas' Budding Adventure
Elevator
Go Diego Go, 1st National Tour
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