Jordan Harrison’s quietly devastating play proves far more affecting than the musical revival of the long-troubled Chess.
The long-awaited Broadway revival of Chess opened on Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City, marking the first full-scale return of the cult-favorite musical in nearly four decades.
On the digital marquee of Broadway’s Imperial Theater, the stars of the new reimagining of the 1984 musical Chess — about rival American and Soviet chess wizards and the woman caught between them — ...
How do you solve a problem like “Chess”? With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, and now with a new version of Rice’s book by Danny Strong, “Chess” tells of ...
A Broadway opening often marks the culmination of a years-long journey for the collaborators who have created a show, whether they’re working on a new musical or a revival of a familiar play. On the ...
The idea of the concept album took flight at the same time as the idea of the rock musical. A concept album introduces audiences to the score of a musical by deliberately releasing an album of the ...
Chess is the iconic musical where power and passion collide, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. It’s America versus Russia at the World Chess Championship, where the espionage and romance are as ...
Industry grosses are rebounding as Broadway heads into its lucrative holiday season. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Chess broke the eight-performance house record at the Imperial Theatre, bringing ...
Regardless of the version, there is a compelling human drama at the center of “Chess,” floating atop some killer songs and an often gorgeous score. In its sweeping musical moments (“Nobody’s Side,” ...
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