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Even great singing and flashy lighting can't get our critic to care about chess. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Chess, which began its life as an early 1980s concept album, has always been an unwieldy stage project " a blend of some of ABBA's best music with an overly convoluted story (by frequent And…
Chess stars Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher are making moves at the Imperial Theatre. Every member of the powerhouse cast and game-changing creatives behind the first Broad…
Known for its catchy but notoriously difficult-to-perform score, including '80s hit "One Night In Bangkok," Chess returns to Broadway for the first time since its debut in 1988. With powerho…
Hit CHESS' opening night red carpet with Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, Nicholas Christopher and more.
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Opening night of Chess set the board quickly. Stars Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher beamed on the red carpet as they launched the musical back onto Broadway 37 years …
The stars were out to support the cult-favorite musical, back in its first-ever Broadway revival at the Imperial.
Watch a first look at Chess on Broadway! Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!), Lea Michele (Funny Girl), and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd) lead the cast, joined by Hannah Cruz (Suffs), Bradley …
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The long-awaited revival of the cult musical took its opening night bow on Broadway.
Imperial Theatre, New York
A 1980s concept album, from Tim Rice and Abba members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is brought back to the stage with uneven results
According to plenty of c…
The first-ever Broadway revival of Chess officially opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre last night, Sunday, November 16. Check out photos of the cast, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele an…
In the world of Broadway musicals, here's a question to ponder. When is a concept no longer just a concept but a full-out and successful marriage between book and music? Applied to the reviv…
The first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS officially opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre last night, Sunday, November 16. Check out a video from curtain call, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Mic…
This fall, see powerhouse trio Tony Award® winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!), acclaimed stage and screen star Lea Michele (Funny Girl, Glee), and breakout talent Nicholas Christopher (Sw…
Chess has always been a great score in search of a good book, and writer Danny Strong believes he's cracked the code by reframing it as a self-referential examination of Cold War-era America…
"One Night In Bangkok" walked so Sam Rockwell's White Lotus monologue could run. The song is such a ridiculous rush that it pretty much justifies the whole project. I think some plot still h…
Big numbers and baffling story almost spent, Chess leans into the possibility that nuclear war is extremely nigh, and the outcome of a final chess match could kill us all. There is even more…
After the revelatory 2023 revival of "Merrily We Roll Along," which finally clarified another difficult 80s musical, there was hope that "Chess" might enjoy a similar breakthrough. This isn'…
Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, and Aaron Tveit lead the new Michael Mayer-directed production at the Imperial Theatre.
Theatrely Broadway's review of Chess starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.
