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 earned Special Citations from the Obie Awards for The Rhinebeck Panorama. Additionally, he received a 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 won Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards. James Joyce's The Dead was awarded Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and the book for this musical earned Nelson the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. He received the BBC Award for Play of the Year at the Olivier Awards for Goodnight Children Everywhere. For his work on Sunday in the Park with George, Nelson's lighting design won Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards, the Hewes Award for Lighting Design, and the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design.