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[Regional (US), 2018]
Adaptor
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Bookwriter (New Book)

Writing

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Movies

Flash Gordon
[ 1980 ] main & end titles produced and designed by
Altered States
[ 1980 ] title designer
Cookie
[ 1989 ] producer
Family Business
[ 1989 ] title designer
Hudson Hawk
[ 1991 ] title designer
Another You
[ 1991 ] title designer
Death Becomes Her
[ 1992 ] producer
Richie Rich
[ 1994 ] title producer
Executive Decision
[ 1996 ] title designer
Star Trek: Nemesis
[ 2002 ] title designer
Timeline
[ 2003 ] title designer
Edge of Darkness
[ 2010 ] title designer

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Play

Richard Greenberg, The Assembled Parties

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Play

Richard Greenberg, The Assembled Parties

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

Richard GreenbergBal Masque


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Best Play

Richard Greenberg, Take Me Out

The Pulitzer Prize - 2003 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Richard Greenberg., Take Me Out

The Pulitzer Prize - 2003 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Richard Greenberg, Take Me Out


winner
Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Play

Richard Greenberg, Take Me Out

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Richard Greenberg, The Dazzle

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

Richard GreenbergThree Days Of Rain


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Play

Richard Greenberg, Three Days of Rain

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best American Play

Richard Greenberg, Three Days of Rain

The Pulitzer Prize - 1998 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Richard Greenberg, Three Days of Rain

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Play

Richard Greenberg, Three Days of Rain

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News


Submissions Now Open for Theatre Aspen's Seventh Annual SOLO FLIGHTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2026

Theatre Aspen is now accepting submissions through Friday, April 10 for the organization’s seventh annual one-person show festival, Solo Flights. Solo Flights is an annual weeklong developmental festival of one-person shows.
Photos: Wesley Taylor, Molly Griggs and More in Rehearsals for HOLIDAY at Goodman
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2026

Get a glimpse inside rehearsals of Holiday—a brand-new work by Richard Greenberg, the late Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright at Goodman Theatre.
Peri Gilpin and Ava Vincent Join Producing Team of JO " THE LITTLE WOMAN MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2025

SAG Award winner Peri Gilpin – the actress best known for NBC’s Emmy-winning “Frasier” – and her daughter Ava Vincent, an accomplished graphic designer, have joined the producing team for the Jo - The Little Women Musical.
Wesley Taylor and More to Star in HOLIDAY at The Goodman
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025

Goodman Theatre’s Centennial 25/26 Season will continue with Holiday, adapted by the late Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg in a contemporary reimagining of Philip Barry’s classic Roaring Twenties love story
Photos: Tracy-Ann Oberman and Jennifer Westfeldt in Rehearsals for ASSEMBLED PARTIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025

Hampstead Theatre has shared a glimpse into the rehearsal room for the UK premiere of Richard Greenberg’s The Assembled Parties directed by Blanche McIntyre and starring Tracy-Ann Oberman and Jennifer Westfeldt.
Theatre Aspen Reveals Recipients of the 2025 Solo Flights Festival Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

Theatre Aspen has revealed the two grant recipients from the 2025 Solo Flights Project Advancement Fund. Learn more about the recipients and about the Fund here!
Jennifer Westfeldt Makes London Theatre Debut in THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2025

Tony Award nominated actress Jennifer Westfeldt will star alongside Tracy-Ann Oberman in the European premiere of Richard Greenberg’s The Assembled Parties this October.
Broadway Lights Will Dim for Paul Libin, George Wendt, Cleo Laine and More
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 4, 2025

The Broadway In Memoriam Committee, composed of theatre owners in consultation with industry service organizations, has confirmed a September 9th marquee dimming to honor artists and industry members George Wendt, Beth Newburger, Edie Cowan, Mark Brokaw, Paul Libin, Richard Greenberg, Cleo Laine, Jack Batman and Lloyd Williams.
Chisa Hutchinson and More to be Honored by Dramatist Guild Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2025

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed Playwright and Educator Chisa Hutchinson and more will be honored at the organization’s annual Gala on October 20, 2025, at Ziegfeld Ballroom. Learn more!
TAKE ME OUT Playwright Richard Greenberg Has Passed Away
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 5, 2025

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of Broadway playwright Richard Greenberg. Learn more about Greenberg's life and career on BroawayWorld.
Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and More Featured in Hampstead Theatre Autumn 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2025

Hampstead Theatre has unveiled its Autumn 2025 season featuring a mix of premieres and a celebrated revival. See the full season here and learn how to purchase tickets!
Which Shows Have Been Revived the Most in the 21st Century?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 11, 2025

Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2025

Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global. BLG’s family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights, will now become part of Concord Theatricals.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Richard Greenberg written?

Richard Greenberg has written 12 shows including Eastern Standard (Playwright), Take Me Out (Playwright), The Violet Hour (Playwright), A Naked Girl on the Appian Way (Playwright), Three Days of Rain (Playwright), The American Plan (Playwright), Breakfast at Tiffany's (Playwright), The Assembled Parties (Playwright), Far From Heaven (Bookwriter), Our Mother's Brief Affair (Author), The Babylon Line (Author), The Perplexed (Playwright).

What awards has Richard Greenberg been nominated for?

Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Assembled Parties, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Assembled Parties, The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Bal Masque, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Take Me Out, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Take Me Out, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Take Me Out, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Take Me Out, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Dazzle, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Three Days Of Rain, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Three Days of Rain, Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Three Days of Rain, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Three Days of Rain and Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Three Days of Rain.

What awards has Richard Greenberg won?

Richard Greenberg has won several prestigious awards, including the Best Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Take Me Out, the Best Play award at the Tony Awards for Take Me Out, and the Outstanding Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for Three Days of Rain.

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