She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress for her role in "A View from the Bridge" on Broadway with Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber, which wrapped on April 4, 2010. In 2012, she performed on Broadway with Jim Parsons in "Harvey". In 2016, Hecht performed the role of Golde in the 2015 Bartlett Sher-directed revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Broadway Theatre and "The Price", opposite Mark Ruffalo, in 2017. In 2018 she won an Obie for her performance in "Admissions" at Lincoln Center.