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Richard John Nelson (born October 17, 1950) is an American playwright and librettist. He wrote the book for the 2000 Broadway musical James Joyce's The Dead, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, as well as the book for the 1988 Broadway production of Chess.
Sep 1, 2021 · Richard Nelson’s New Play Closes a Chapter of Theater History “What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad” is the 12th and final installment in the quiet yet sweeping “Rhinebeck Panorama.”
Nov 4, 2019 · Richard Nelson’s Family Cycles Capture Life in Real Time. The up-to-the-minute timeliness of the playwright’s work is like a magnifying glass that focusses and intensifies the moment. By...
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Richard Nelson’s many plays include Illyria, The Apple Family, Nikolai and the Others, Goodnight Children Everywhere (Olivier Award for Best Play), Franny’s Way, Some Americans Abroad, Frank’s Home, Two Shakespearean Actors and James Joyce’s The Dead (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical).
Feb 15, 2022 · He invited Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson to undertake a new translation of Ibsen’s classic text. Here, Nelson shares his reflections on the art of translation and the reasons Ibsen’s work resonates with American audiences.
Sep 9, 2020 · On the Eve of His Third Zoom Play, a Conversation With Playwright Richard Nelson. Theatergoers first met playwright Richard Nelson’s Apple Family in 2010, when That Hopey Changey...
Richard Nelson’s plays include the four-play series, THE APPLE FAMILY (THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING, SWEET AND SAD, SORRY, REGULAR SINGING (Nominated for Outstanding Play in Drama Desk Awards 2014; Public Theater, 2010 – 2013), NIKOLAI AND THE OTHERS (Lincoln Center Theater, 2013), FAREWELL TO THE THEATRE (Hampstead Theatre, 2012), HOW ...
