Richard Nelson won the 2000 Tony Award (New York City) for the Author
(Book) of the Musical for James Joyce's The Dead".
Shaun Davey and his musical, "James Joyce's 'The Dead,'" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Large Musical Production.
His musical, "James Joyce's 'The Dead,'" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2000 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Production.
He was awarded the 1979 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting for "The Vienna Notes," was performed in a NTFN production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.