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

The Paper Chase
[ 1973 ] Willis Bell
Prime Time
[ 1977 ] Bud Schuler
A Wedding
[ 1978 ] Captain Reedley Roots
Quintet
[ 1979 ] Redstone
My Bodyguard
[ 1980 ] Griffith
A Small Circle of Friends
[ 1980 ] Harry Norris
Friends
[ 1988 ] The Businessman
Another You
[ 1991 ] 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


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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


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Special Citation

Richard NelsonApple Family Plays


winner
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


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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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Richard Nelson News


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.

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. 

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!

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.

Richard Nelson 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?

Richard Nelson has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for "The Rhinebeck Panorama" and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "What Did You Expect?/Women of a Certain Age." He also received nominations for Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Regular Singing" and "Sorry," as well as a Special Citation at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the "Apple Family Plays." Nelson's accolades also include nominations for 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." Additionally, he was recognized with nominations for Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Play at the Tony Awards for various productions. Nelson's lighting design work earned nominations at the Drama Desk Awards, The Hewes Awards, and the Tony Awards for shows such as "Sunday in the Park with George," "Death of Von Richtofen as Witnessed from Earth," and "Morning's at Seven."

What awards has Richard Nelson won?

Richard Nelson has won several awards throughout his career, including a Special Citation from the Obie Awards for The Rhinebeck Panorama and the Apple Family Plays. He was also recognized with a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the Apple Family Plays, inducted into the Playwrights' Sidewalk as a Lortel honoree, and won Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Franny's Way. Additionally, he received the Best Musical award from 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 the Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for James Joyce's The Dead and was honored with the Outstanding Lighting Design award at the Drama Desk Awards for Sunday in the Park with George. He also won the Lighting Design award at The Hewes Awards for Sunday In The Park With George and the Best Lighting Design Tony Award for Sunday in the Park with George.

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