Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Richard Nelson

Born: October 17, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Richard John Nelson is an American playwright and librettist. He wrote the books for the Tony Award-winning musicals James Joyce's The Dead, the Broadway version of Chess, as well as the critically acclaimed play cycle The Apple Family Plays.
Known for:
- That Hopey Changey Thing (2010)
- Regular Singing
- Sweet and Sad (2011)
- Chess (1988)
- The island within (1989)