Richard Nelson

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).

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.

Richard Nelson has received several prestigious awards throughout his career. He won a Special Citation from the Obie Awards for The Rhinebeck Panorama and another Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the Apple Family Plays. He is also a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels. His play Franny's Way earned him the Outstanding Play award from the Drama Desk Awards, while his work on James Joyce's The Dead won the Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, he received the BBC Award for the Play of the Year at the Olivier Awards for Goodnight Children Everywhere and the Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for James Joyce's The Dead. His contributions to the lighting design of Sunday in the Park with George were recognized with the Outstanding Lighting Design award from the Drama Desk Awards, the Lighting Design award from The Hewes Awards, and the Best Lighting Design award from the Tony Awards, all for Sunday in the Park with George.