Richard Nelson
Latest News on Richard Nelson:
Playwrights Horizons Renames Mainstage 'The Judith O. Rubin Theater' After Longtime Board Chair (Oct 29, 2024)
Elevator Repair Service's GATZ Returns To The Public Theater In November (Sep 30, 2024)
New Musicals GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS Join The Public Theater's 2025 Season (Sep 25, 2024)
Playwrights Horizons Renames Mainstage 'The Judith O. Rubin Theater' After Longtime Board Chair (Oct 29, 2024)
Elevator Repair Service's GATZ Returns To The Public Theater In November (Sep 30, 2024)
New Musicals GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS Join The Public Theater's 2025 Season (Sep 25, 2024)
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(from left) Celeste Arias as Eléna, Jay O. Sanders as Ványa, and Yvonne Woods as Sónya Alexándrivna in Uncle Vanya, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, directed and translated by Richard Nelson, running February 10 – March 11, 2018
Date:
02/14/2018
From: Photo Flash: The Old Globe presents UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov
(from left) Celeste Arias as Eléna and Yvonne Woods in Uncle Vanya, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, directed and translated by Richard Nelson, running February 10 – March 11, 2018 at The Old Globe. Photo by Jim Cox.
Date:
02/14/2018
From: Photo Flash: The Old Globe presents UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Writing
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Writer
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Bookwriter
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Lyricist
Bookwriter
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Bookwriter
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Conceiver
Lyricist
Conceiver
Lyricist
Movies
The Paper Chase
[ 1973 ] Willis Bell
[ 1973 ] Willis Bell
Prime Time
[ 1977 ] Bud Schuler
[ 1977 ] Bud Schuler
A Wedding
[ 1978 ] Captain Reedley Roots
[ 1978 ] Captain Reedley Roots
Quintet
[ 1979 ] Redstone
[ 1979 ] Redstone
My Bodyguard
[ 1980 ] Griffith
[ 1980 ] Griffith
A Small Circle of Friends
[ 1980 ] Harry Norris
[ 1980 ] Harry Norris
Friends
[ 1988 ] The Businessman
[ 1988 ] The Businessman
Another You
[ 1991 ] Walt
[ 1991 ] Walt
TV Shows
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Dr. Osgood
Dr. Osgood
Night Court
Steward, Mr. Binnit
Steward, Mr. Binnit
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
Mason Woodruff
Mason Woodruff
Awards and Nominations
winner
Obie Awards - 2023 - Special Citation
Richard NelsonThe Rhinebeck Panorama
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Obie Awards - 2022 - Special Citation
Richard NelsonThe Rhinebeck Panorama
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Director of a Play
Richard Nelson, What Did You Expect?/Women of a Certain Age
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Play
Richard Nelson, Regular Singing
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Special Citation
Richard NelsonApple Family Plays
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The Lortels - 2014 - Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee
Richard Nelson
Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Play
Richard Nelson, Sorry
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Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Play
Richard Nelson, Franny's Way
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Best Musical
Richard Nelson, James Joyce's The Dead
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Olivier Awards - 2000 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Richard NelsonGoodnight Children Everywhere
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Director of a Musical
Richard Nelson, James Joyce's The Dead
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Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Book of a Musical
Richard Nelson, James Joyce's The Dead
Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Richard Nelson, James Joyce's The Dead
Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Play
Richard Nelson, Two Shakespearean Actors
Olivier Awards - 1990 - Comedy of the Year
Richard Nelson, Some Americans Abroad
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Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Richard Nelson, Sunday in the Park with George
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The Hewes Awards - 1984 - Lighting Design
Richard Nelson, Sunday In The Park With George
winner
Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Lighting Design
Richard Nelson , Sunday in the Park with George
Drama Desk Awards - 1983 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Richard Nelson, Death of Von Richtofen as Witnessed from Earth
Drama Desk Awards - 1980 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Richard Nelson, Morning's at Seven
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VIDEO: Watch Clips of Samantha Barks, Ramin Karimloo, and More in CHESS in Japan
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2020
VIDEO: Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks, and More Rehearse For CHESS in Japan
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2020
TV Exclusive: Watch Trailer for BroadwayHD's THE GABRIELS Live Stream!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 14, 2017
TV: First Look at Jim DeSelm, Mary Ernster and More in Court Theatre's THE DEAD
by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 19, 2012
STAGE TUBE: Carolyn Kirsch and More Talk DRIVING MISS DAISY at Newington Mainstage
by Stage Tube - Sep 12, 2012
STAGE TUBE: Oskar Eustis Talks Public Theater's 2012-13 Season, Part 3!
by Stage Tube - Jul 31, 2012
News
Playwrights Horizons Renames Mainstage 'The Judith O. Rubin Theater' After Longtime Board Chair
Playwrights Horizons has renamed its Mainstage Theater the Judith O. Rubin Theater,.
Playwrights Horizons has renamed its Mainstage Theater the Judith O. Rubin Theater,.
Elevator Repair Service's GATZ Returns To The Public Theater In November
The Public Theater will present the final New York City encore presentation of Elevator Repair Service's critically acclaimed GATZ based on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. More than a decade after the last time the epic played at The Public, the production will once again bring this creative retelling of a classic to a new generation of audiences.
The Public Theater will present the final New York City encore presentation of Elevator Repair Service's critically acclaimed GATZ based on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. More than a decade after the last time the epic played at The Public, the production will once again bring this creative retelling of a classic to a new generation of audiences.
New Musicals GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS Join The Public Theater's 2025 Season
The Public Theater has announced two additional new musicals that will be part of The Public’s Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 seasons at their landmark Astor Place home on 425 Lafayette Street. The new musicals include GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS.
The Public Theater has announced two additional new musicals that will be part of The Public’s Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 seasons at their landmark Astor Place home on 425 Lafayette Street. The new musicals include GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS.
The Filigree Theatre to Present SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER in October
The Filigree Theatre will present their Sixth Season, 'Masks & Mirrors,' starting with Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer,' running at Factory on Fifth in Austin, Texas. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
The Filigree Theatre will present their Sixth Season, 'Masks & Mirrors,' starting with Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer,' running at Factory on Fifth in Austin, Texas. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Richard Nelson's CONVERSATIONS IN TUSCULUM to Make London Premiere
Richard Nelson's (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Lortel Award, Obie Award) 2008 drama 'Conversations in Tusculum' will have two staged workshop performances this September, in preparation of launching a London run.
Richard Nelson's (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Lortel Award, Obie Award) 2008 drama 'Conversations in Tusculum' will have two staged workshop performances this September, in preparation of launching a London run.
GOOD BONES by James Ijames Extends at The Public Through Late October
The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of GOOD BONES, written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames. The production has been extended. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of GOOD BONES, written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames. The production has been extended. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
The Public Theater to Launch THE POLITICS OF NOW Series
The Public Theater will launch a series of programming called THE POLITICS OF NOW added to The Public’s Fall 2024 Season to run around the 2024 Election. Learn more!
The Public Theater will launch a series of programming called THE POLITICS OF NOW added to The Public’s Fall 2024 Season to run around the 2024 Election. Learn more!
Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
UTA Names Patrick Herold And Rachel Viola Co-Heads Of Theatre
UTA has named Patrick Herold and Rachel Viola co-heads of the agency’s theatre practice. Read more.
UTA has named Patrick Herold and Rachel Viola co-heads of the agency’s theatre practice. Read more.
Anthony Edwards, Susannah Flood, and Amy Warren Will Lead THE COUNTER Off-Broadway
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy, directed by David Cromer. Learnm ore about the cast here!
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy, directed by David Cromer. Learnm ore about the cast here!
Joe Iconis & Family, Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, and More to Play 54 Below
Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. Check out the full lineup here!
Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. Check out the full lineup here!
Jonathan Poretz to Present TOTALLY TONY: KEEPIN' THE MUSIC PLAYIN' at 54 Below
54 BELOW will present Jonathan Poretz in Totally Tony: Keepin’ The Music Playin'. Learn how to purchase tickets.
54 BELOW will present Jonathan Poretz in Totally Tony: Keepin’ The Music Playin'. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Inside 2024 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
The New York Drama Critics' Circle named David Adjmi’s Stereophonic best play of the 2023-24 season. The award for best musical went to Dead Outlaw, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses. Check out photos from inside the ceremony!
The New York Drama Critics' Circle named David Adjmi’s Stereophonic best play of the 2023-24 season. The award for best musical went to Dead Outlaw, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses. Check out photos from inside the ceremony!
Interview: Lowell Native Maryann Plunkett Brings Real-Life Experience to THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL
Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.
Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.
Review: AN ACTOR CONVALESCING IN DEVON, Hampstead Theatre
Sometimes reality and drama overlap so much that it can be hard to tell where one finishes and another starts.
Sometimes reality and drama overlap so much that it can be hard to tell where one finishes and another starts.
Meet the Cast of MARY JANE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
The Broadway premiere of Mary Jane, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, starring Academy Award nominee & Critics Choice Award Winner Rachel McAdams, begins previews on Broadway tonight, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Meet the cast of Mary Jane here!
The Broadway premiere of Mary Jane, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, starring Academy Award nominee & Critics Choice Award Winner Rachel McAdams, begins previews on Broadway tonight, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Meet the cast of Mary Jane here!
Judy Kuhn, Kerstin Anderson, Perry Sherman & More to Star in UNKNOWN SOLDIER D.C. Premiere
The cast and creative team has been revealed for Unknown Soldier at Arena Stage. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
The cast and creative team has been revealed for Unknown Soldier at Arena Stage. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Cast and Creative Team Set for ESCAPED ALONE World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.
Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.
Meet the Cast of THE NOTEBOOK, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
The Notebook, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, begins previews on Broadway toinght, February 10, at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, ahead of a Thursday, March 14, 2024 opening night. Meet the cast of The Notebook here!
The Notebook, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, begins previews on Broadway toinght, February 10, at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, ahead of a Thursday, March 14, 2024 opening night. Meet the cast of The Notebook here!
The Filigree Theatre's Second Show Of The Season PHOTOGRAPH 51 To Play Factory On 5th
The second show in The Filigree Theatre's special Fifth Anniversary Season, “Photograph 51,” written by Anna Ziegler, will start Thursday, Jan. 25 and continue through Sunday, Jan. 28 starting at 8 p.m. each night, with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee, at the Factory on 5th (3409 E. 5th St., Austin, TX 78702).
The second show in The Filigree Theatre's special Fifth Anniversary Season, “Photograph 51,” written by Anna Ziegler, will start Thursday, Jan. 25 and continue through Sunday, Jan. 28 starting at 8 p.m. each night, with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee, at the Factory on 5th (3409 E. 5th St., Austin, TX 78702).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Richard Nelson written?
Richard Nelson has written 15 shows including Chess (Bookwriter), Some Americans Abroad (Playwright), Some Americans Abroad (Playwright), Two Shakespearean Actors (Playwright), James Joyce's The Dead (Lyricist), My Life With Albertine (Bookwriter), Rodney's Wife (Playwright), Frank's Home (Playwright), Conversations in Tusculum (Playwright), Paradise Found (Bookwriter), Sorry (Playwright), Hungry (Playwright), What Did You Expect? (Writer), Women Of a Certain Age (Writer), The Michaels (Playwright).
What awards has Richard Nelson been nominated for?
Special Citation (Obie Awards) for The Rhinebeck Panorama, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for The Rhinebeck Panorama, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for What Did You Expect?/Women of a Certain Age, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Regular Singing, Special Citation (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Apple Family Plays, Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels), Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sorry, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Franny's Way, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for James Joyce's The Dead, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Goodnight Children Everywhere, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for James Joyce's The Dead, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for James Joyce's The Dead, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for James Joyce's The Dead, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Two Shakespearean Actors, Comedy of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Some Americans Abroad, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Death of Von Richtofen as Witnessed from Earth and Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Morning's at Seven.
What awards has Richard Nelson won?
Richard Nelson has received several prestigious awards throughout his career. He was honored with a Special Citation from the Obie Awards for The Rhinebeck Panorama. He also received a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the Apple Family Plays. Nelson is a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels) and won Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Franny's Way. Additionally, he was awarded Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for James Joyce's The Dead. His work on Goodnight Children Everywhere earned him the BBC Award for Play of the Year from the Olivier Awards. Nelson also received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for James Joyce's The Dead. He was recognized with Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Sunday in the Park with George, and he received both The Hewes Awards in Lighting Design and the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for the same production, Sunday in the Park with George.
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