Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
In October 2005, LaChiusa's musical "See What I Wanna See", based on the stories "In a Grove," "The Dragon," and "Kesa and Morito" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater and closed on December 4, 2005. LaChiusa was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics.