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[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1976
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Richard Nelson Movies

[1973]The Paper Chase Willis Bell

[1977]Prime Time Bud Schuler

[1978]A Wedding Captain Reedley Roots

[1979]Quintet Redstone

[1980]My Bodyguard Griffith

[1980]A Small Circle of Friends Harry Norris

[1988]Friends The Businessman

[1991]Another You Walt


Richard Nelson TV Shows

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Dr. Osgood

Night Court Steward, Mr. Binnit

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers Mason Woodruff

Richard Nelson Awards and Nominations

Obie Awards - 2023 - Special Citation

Richard NelsonThe Rhinebeck Panorama

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

Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Play

Richard Nelson, Franny's Way

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Best Musical

Richard Nelson, James Joyce's The Dead

Olivier Awards - 2000 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Richard NelsonGoodnight Children Everywhere

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Book of a Musical

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

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Richard Nelson, Sunday in the Park with George

The Hewes Awards - 1984 - Lighting Design

Richard Nelson, Sunday In The Park With George

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

Richard Nelson Videos

Richard Nelson News


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.

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.

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 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).

Playwrights Horizons Managing Director Leslie Marcus to Step Down at the End of 2023-24 Season

Leslie Marcus, who has served as Playwrights Horizons' Managing Director for three decades, is stepping down from the position in the summer of 2024, at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.

PURLIE VICTORIOUS Profiled on 'THEATER: All The Moving Parts', on CUNY TV

Host Patrick Pacheco is first joined by cast members Kara Young, Jay O. Sanders, and Heather Alicia Simms, who talk about their provocative roles in this sly and subversive comedy in which white supremacy meets its worst nightmare. Then critic Brittani Samuel and CUNY Professor Hillary Miller place Davis's groundbreaking drama.

Television Actor Mark Pellegrino Will Star In Austin Shakespeare's Staged Reading Of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

Austin Shakespeare will present a staged reading of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People starring well-known television actor Mark Pellegrino at KMFA's Draylen Mason Studio Dec. 14 to 17.

Hampstead Theatre Announces New Spring Season

Spring 2024 will see four world premieres, one UK premiere, and one English language premiere by acclaimed writers including April De Angelis, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Christopher Hampton and Richard Nelson alongside rising playwrights Sarah Power and Richard Molloy.

Full Broadway Cast Set For THE NOTEBOOK

Full casting has been announced for the Broadway company of The Notebook, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film. Find out who is joining the new musical here!

TCG Books Presents Steven Levenson And Jill Rafson In Conversation About IF I FORGET And Other Plays

Theatre Communications Group has announced the eleventh iteration of TCG Books Presents, featuring Steven Levenson in conversation with Jill Rafson on YouTube Live  Thursday, November 16th at 4 PM ET.  TCG Books Presents features authors from TCG Books' roster in conversation about their work. These conversations are livestreamed on TCG's YouTube channel. This event will be in celebration of If I Forget and Other Plays, the new collection of plays by Steven Levenson, published by TCG Books. 

Jeff Cohen's SQUEAKY Will Receive Developmental Readings This Month

As part of its new Building the Box Developmental Reading Series, Out of the Box Theatrics will present readings of SQUEAKY, a poignant autobiographical comedy by Drama Desk Award winner Jeff Cohen.

The Filigree Theatre Unveils the Cast For PHOTOGRAPH 51

The Filigree Theatre has revealed the full cast list for 'Photograph 51' happening Jan. 25-28 & Feb. 1-4. Get all the details here!

Joy Woods, Ryan Vasquez & More to Star in THE NOTEBOOK on Broadway

Get the latest updates on the Broadway musical adaptation of 'The Notebook.' Discover the cast, including Joy Woods and Ryan Vasquez, and find out the opening date and venue details.

Alley Theatre to Livestream World Premiere Of LITTLE COMEDIES

Audiences everywhere are in for an extraordinary theatre experience! Alley Theatre’s production of Chekhov’s Little Comedies will be live streamed during its final weekend of performances.

League Of Live Stream Theater and Alley Theatre Partner To Stream LITTLE COMEDIES This Month

Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre's production of Chekhov's 'Little Comedies' will stream on October 27, 28, and 29. Get all the details here!

Photos: Inside Alley Theatre's 2023 Alley Theatre Award Ceremony

See photos from inside Alley Theatre's 2023 Alley Theatre Award for Lifetime Achievement: a Tony Award-winning Evening, which was presented on October 9, 2023. 

Photos: First Look at The World Premiere of LITTLE COMEDIES At Alley Theatre

The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre has released first look photos of the world premiere of Little Comedies by Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky. Directed by Tony-Award® playwright and legendary director Richard Nelson, Little Comedies runs through October 29, 2023 in the Neuhaus Theatre.

Filigree Theatre Unveils Fifth Anniversary Season at Factory on 5th, Starting with ANTIGONE in October

Austin-based independent theatre company, The Filigree Theatre, are back with their Fifth Anniversary Season entitled 'The Woman in the Story,' beginning with their Fall production of 'Antigone,' written by Sophocles and adapted by David Rush.

Meet the Cast of PURLIE VICTORIOUS, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!

The first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by legendary Ossie Davis will officially open on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre. Meet the cast of Purlie Victorious here!

Tony Nominated Lyricist/Librettist Ellen Fitzhugh Passes Away

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Emmy, Drama Desk, and Tony nominated lyricist and librettist, Ellen Fitzhugh.

Richard Nelson FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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).

Richard Nelson has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Special Citation at the Obie Awards for "The Rhinebeck Panorama," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "What Did You Expect?/Women of a Certain Age," Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Regular Singing," and a Special Citation at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the "Apple Family Plays." Additionally, he has been recognized as a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels, won Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sorry" and "Franny's Way," Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "James Joyce's The Dead," and the BBC Award for the Play of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Goodnight Children Everywhere." Nelson also won awards for his work on "James Joyce's The Dead," including Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards, and Best Original Score at the Tony Awards. Other accolades include Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Two Shakespearean Actors," Comedy of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Some Americans Abroad," Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards and The Hewes Awards for "Sunday in the Park with George," and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for the same production. Nelson also received nominations for Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Death of Von Richtofen as Witnessed from Earth" and "Morning's at Seven."

Richard Nelson has won several awards throughout his career, including a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for The Rhinebeck Panorama and the Apple Family Plays. He is also a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels. Nelson won the Outstanding Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Franny's Way and Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for James Joyce's The Dead. He received the BBC Award for the Play of the Year at the Olivier Awards for Goodnight Children Everywhere. Additionally, Nelson won the Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for James Joyce's The Dead, Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Sunday in the Park with George, Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for Sunday In The Park With George, and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for Sunday in the Park with George.

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