'Chess' Broadway Review: It's the Other ABBA Musical, the One That Never Works

For the show's 1988 Broadway premiere, Richard Nelson rewrote that story about an American chess champion who competes ...

‘Chess’ review: Lea Michele leaves you cold in Cold War musical revival on Broadway

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‘Chess’ Review: At Least They Have the Music

This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding ...

Review: ‘Chess’ on Broadway is ridiculously fun ’80s entertainment

Chess” had a crazy plot when I first saw it in London in 1986 and in the sizzlingly sexy new Broadway version starring Lea ...

‘Chess’ Theater Review: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher Headline Conflicted Broadway Revival of Cold War Concept Musical

With music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the 1988 show revolves around rival American and Soviet chess wizards ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Chess,' musical about love triangle set in Cold War, makes a move at the Muny

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. "Chess” was first produced in the 1980s, when the Cold War was still raging, the threat of nuclear war loomed in the ...
BroadwayWorld

Video: Aaron Tveit & CHESS Cast Launch the 'One Night In Bangkok Challenge'

Aaron Tveit has launched the 'One Night in Bangkok Challenge' with the cast of Chess. Set to the iconic song from the musical, the social media dance video features special choreography that audiences ...
WYFF

'Musical Chess': How students are learning chess through song and dance

LEARNING TO MASTER CHESS BOARD BEFORE BASIC MATH. AALIYAH PHILLIPS SHOWS US HOW SOME CLASSROOMS ARE USING MUSIC TO TEACH KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. IT’S NOT YOUR AVERAGE ...
BroadwayWorld

Interview: Hannah Cruz Says CHESS Is 'Like We’re Creating a New Musical'

BroadwayWorld interviews Hannah Cruz about her role as Svetlana in the Broadway revival of CHESS. Discover how this new ...
The Hollywood Reporter

How Danny Strong Became the Guy to Fix the Musical ‘Chess’

Strong, behind shows such as 'Empire' and 'Dopesick,' speaks about taking on the famously complicated musical, and hopefully bringing clarity to the Cold War story as it comes to Broadway again. By ...