Richard Nelson (playwright)

Richard Nelson
BornRichard John Nelson
(1950-10-17) October 17, 1950 (age 74)
Chicago, Illinois
Notable works
Notable awardsObie Award, Rockefeller Playwright-in-Residence Award, Giles Cooper Award, Tony Award, Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, PEN/Laura Pels Award
SpouseCynthia Blair Bacon (m. 1972)
Children2

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.[1] He is also the writer of the critically acclaimed play cycle The Rhinebeck Panorama.

  1. ^ Rich, Frank (April 29, 1988). "In Trevor Nunn's Musical 'Chess', East Faces West Across a Board". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2012.