Let's make this birthday one to remember.

74 years old (Born on October 17, 1950)

Happy Birthday, Richard Nelson! May your day be filled with more joy than a Tony-winning adaptation of James Joyce's "The Dead"—and fewer complications than the Broadway chess match you brilliantly staged. Your talent for turning literary classics into musical masterpieces is unmatched; even Joyce himself would raise a pint in admiration.

Here's hoping this year brings you as many standing ovations as you've given audiences worldwide. Keep making moves worthy of grandmasters and crafting stories that linger long after the curtain falls. Cheers to another timeless chapter in your remarkable journey—may it be filled with laughter, inspiration, and endless applause!