Richard Nelson (lighting designer)

Richard Nelson (December 7, 1938 – November 6, 1996) was an American theatrical

Born in

Nelson won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Sunday in the Park with George and was nominated for both awards for Into the Woods. He also designed the lighting for the Ronald Reagan Memorial Library in Simi Valley, California.

In addition to his theatre work, Nelson helped define the use of light as an important element in modern dance. He worked with such choreographers as

External links

• Richard Nelson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Richard Nelson papers and designs, 1966-1996, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• Sunday in the Park with George Original Broadway production complete lighting paperwork, light plot, hookup, shop order, focus charts, magic sheets and production notes at the New York Public Library Theatrical Lighting Database