The Heart

Fall 2026

Laura Pels Theatre

Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre

A young surfer’s life is cut short. A stranger suddenly has a second chance. And the life-force of one beating heart drives two families and a medical team through 24 hours that couldn’t matter more.

Playwright Kait Kerrigan (The Great Gatsby) and musical mavericks Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath (of KPop Demon Hunters) join forces with Tony Award®-winning director Christopher Ashley (Roundabout’s incoming artistic director) and choreographer Mandy Moore (Taylor Swift’s Eras tour) to bring undeniable theatrical life to Maylis de Kerangal’s 2014 novel Réparer les vivants, in our first new Off-Broadway musical in years.

Key Information.

Running Time

TBD

Venue

Laura Pels Theatre
Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
111 West 46th Street, New York, NY, 10036

Accessibility

Full Venue Accessibility Details

Casting will be announced at a later date.

Books and Additional Lyrics Kait Kerrigan

Choreography Mandy Moore

Music and Lyrics Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath

Director Christopher Ashley

Additional creatives will be announced at a later date.

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Tri-State Cadillac Logo

The Heart is proudly supported by Tri-State Cadillac, the Official Auto Partner of Roundabout Theatre Company.

The Heart benefits from the Scott Ellis Musical Production Fund with lead gifts from Joele Frank and Laurence Klurfeld and Diane & Tom Tuft.

Roundabout’s work with emerging and established playwrights, as well as the development of new plays, is made possible by Eric and Fiona Rudin. 

Additional support is provided by Roundabout’s Leaders for New Works: Eugene and Joann Bissell and the Lillian Lincoln Foundation, James Costa and John Archibald, Linda L. D’Onofrio, Thomas and Liam Drury-Wang, Peggy and Mark Ellis, Carson Gleberman, Sylvia Golden, Laurents/Hatcher Foundation, Toni Ratner Miller, Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater, Mary Solomon, and The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust. 

Kait Kerrigan

Books and Additional Lyrics

BROADWAY: The Great Gatsby (book); WEST END: The Great Gatsby, The Time Traveller’s Wife (add’l lyrics); OFF-BROADWAY: The Mad Ones (book and lyrics), Henry and Mudge (lyrics and book – Kleban Award). Recent credits: The Heart (book and add’ll lyrics) at La Jolla Playhouse, Indigo (book) at Leicester Curve. Add’l musicals include lyrics for Justice; Earthrise; Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends; and book, lyrics and concept for the sold- out immersive pop-up Brooklyn house party The Bad Years. Plays include Father/Daughter, Imaginary Love, and Disaster Relief. Awards: Kleban Award, Jonathan Larson Award, Theatre Hall of Fame Most Promising Lyricist; residencies: P73 Fellows, Dramatist Guild Fellowship, McDowell, Rhinebeck. www.kaitkerrigan.com @kaitkerrigan

Mandy Moore

Choreography

Mandy Moore is a world class Choreographer, Director, and Producer who has won 3 Emmy Awards. She is best known for her work as a producer and choreographer on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE as well as producing and choreographing Taylor Swift’s THE ERAS TOUR. On film, Mandy’s choreography can be seen in LA LA LAND, AMERICAN HUSTLE, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, BABYLON, SNOW WHITE, and THE LIFE OF CHUCK. On TV, Mandy’s work is featured on ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST, DANCING WITH THE STARS, Britain’s STRICTLY COME DANCING, and THE ACADEMY AWARDS. Recent credits: Dolly Parton’s Broadway-bound musical DOLLY and THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND KLAY at the Metropolitan Opera. Mandy is a proud member of AMPAS and a governor of the Television Academy.

Anne Eisendrath

Music and Lyrics

Anne Eisendrath is an electronic music producer, songwriter and vocalist. A classically trained musician, she attended the University of Michigan where she met her husband, Ian. Upon graduation, Anne spent a decade as a singer and actor at major theaters in the Seattle area, including the 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Anne eventually turned her attention to songwriting and composition, where she combines her obsession with electronica and dance music with a passion for storytelling and poeticism. Anne also writes, records, produces and performs her own brand of cinematic synth-pop as the artist “Anniee.”

Ian Eisendrath

Music and Lyrics

Ian Eisendrath is a multiple time Grammy-nominated and Olivier award-winning music producer, music supervisor, arranger and conductor for theater, film, and television. He produced the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award winning song, “Golden” from the Sony Animation/Netflix film KPOP DEMON HUNTERS and was the Music Supervisor, Arranger and Conductor for COME FROM AWAY (Broadway, London, Australia, Toronto, North American Tour). Other film and television credits include: Hulu’s ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, Apple Original Film’s SPIRITED, Sony Pictures’ LYLE LYLE CROCODILE, Disney’s SNOW WHITE, Fox’s A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE, the WICKED films, and the live captures of COME FROM AWAY (Apple TV+) and DIANA (Netflix). Other Broadway credits include: A CHRISTMAS STORY and DIANA. Upcoming films: BAD FAIRIES, MARGIE CLAUS and OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO for Warner Brothers Animation. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Ian is passionate about developing music-driven stories with the potential to deeply move and inspire.

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