Richard Nelson

Nelson, Richard (b. 1938), lighting designer. A native New Yorker educated at the High School of the Performing Arts, he began designing lights professionally Off Broadway in 1955. In addition to plenty of commercial lighting and for dance companies, Nelson has lit such theatre productions as All Over (1971), The Magic Show (1974), Morning's at Seven (1980), The Caine Mutiny Court‐Martial (1983), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Into the Woods (1987), Cafe Crown (1989), No Man's Land (1994), The Shadow Box (1994), and Golden Child (1996).