The cult favorite musical continues a high-grossing run at the Imperial Theatre.

On Thursday, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher joined TODAY with Jenna & Friends to chat about the revival of Chess, now running Broadway's Imperial Theatre. The trio spoke about what drew …

Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute monologue delivered from a cloud. These are our favorite scenes from this year.

Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, revitalized by the recent casting of the film franchise’s Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, once again topped the box office roster with a magical gross of $2,939,627…

The former Glee star is leading the revival of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus's musical at the Imperial Theatre.

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In a recent Instagram post, Lea Michele shared a list of dates when she will not be appearing in CHESS on Broadway, warning fans looking forward to seeing her with advance notice.

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Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and more enter the Tony Awards race.

Hannah Cruz plays Svetlana in Chess on Broadway. For six weeks, her Broadway.com vlog has brought fans backstage at the Imperial Theatre. In the sixth and final episode, it's Thanksgiving week. Cruz, Lea Michel…

In the sixth and final episode of Don't Svet It, it's Thanksgiving week. Cruz, Lea Michele, director Michael Mayer and more of the Chess company share what they're thankful for. Post-Thanksgiving, Hannah shows …

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 Michele and Nicholas …

It was a heck of an opening gambit: In its first week on Broadway, the new revival of “Chess” earned more than $1.2 million from just four sold-out performances. A few weeks later, the show, headlined by st…

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The musical Chess premiered in London in 1986 and then on Broadway two years later. Despite its gorgeous score with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, audiences weren…

Hannah Cruz plays Svetlana in Chess on Broadway. For six weeks, she's checking in with fans from backstage at the Imperial Theatre. It's going to be game-changing. In the fifth episode, Cruz takes Broadway.com…

In the fifth episode of Don't Svet It, Hannah Cruz takes Broadway.com behind-the scenes of a put-in rehearsal and gets real about her vocal health journey. She also graces us with ensemble member Sarah Meahl’…

Happy Thanksgiving!  It’s been a crazy month. An avalanche of shows have been opening both on and off Broadway. I’ve seen 20 of them over the past four weeks—some good, some just OK, a few actually great…

Returning musicals take another shot at success – with very different outcomes.

Chess stars Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher

What went in to making the book to Chess 'work'? The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, and what it looked like to rewrite the book that famously never quite …

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 Michele and Nicholas …

TheaterMania Editor-in-Chief David Gordon discusses the new revival of Chess, starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher.

The musical Chess has had quite the checkered and tumultuous past. Much like Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, the show began life as a concept album, written by lyricist Tim Rice and composers Benny Andersson …

By David Sheward November 23, 2025: The big question is does the first Broadway revival of Chess solve the cult musical’s previously impossible problem of the messy book dragging down the magnificent, memora…

Click https://newyorktheater.me/2025/11/23/chess-broadway-review/ for photos and my review. Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher star in the revival of the musical by ABBA's Benny Andersson, Björ…

“Chess” is not a serious musical.  That’s the key to appreciating this show, which is supposed to be about an American and a Russian grandmaster battling over both the game of chess and a woman. Not kno…

Strong’s book belies his name, its overlong (two hours, 40 minute) narrative, with all its scheming realpolitik, being more formulaic than authentic. Its points about the individual vs. the state, personal am…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Chess, Little Bear Ridge Road, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ New World Stages, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New…

Lea Michele spoke with CBS Sunday Morning in a new interview, which you can watch here! Currently starring in Chess on Broadway, Michele is known for playing Rachel Berry in GLEE, along with performances in mul…

Chess – 20 November 2025 The music from Chess has been a large part of this theatre-lover’s life for a long time, and, since moving to New York, I have been openly hoping for a Broadway revival. The excitem…

Hannah Cruz plays Svetlana in Chess on Broadway. For six weeks, she's checking in with fans from backstage at the Imperial Theatre. It's going to be game-changing. For the fourth episode, Cruz gears up for ope…

In the fourth episode of Don't Svet It, Hannah Cruz gears up for opening night with dress fittings, a bang reveal and a peek at the legendary Legacy Robe ceremony. Get tickets to CHESS: https://www.broadway.co…

In the ever-morphing game of Chess, the Broadway revival at the Imperial Theatre plays out like a Cold War fever dream—part rock opera, part romantic melodrama, part political satire, and somehow still, at it…

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What went in to making the book to Chess 'work'? The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, and what it looked like to rewrite the book that famously never quite …

Even great singing and flashy lighting can't get our critic to care about chess. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Chess at the Imperial Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

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 Andrew Lloyd Webber…

Chess on Broadway's Danny Strong and Leonardo DiCaprio is on the producing team.

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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 Broadway revival of Chess…

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 powerhouse leads Lea Michel…

Hit CHESS' opening night red carpet with Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, Nicholas Christopher and more. Get tickets to CHESS: https://www.broadway.com/shows/chess/

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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 after its original produ…

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 Dean (The Phantom of…

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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 cinephiles, the best …

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 and Nicholas Christo…

Critics weigh in on ‘Chess’ revival, Sadie Sink joins Lorde on stage, Cynthia Erivo performs ‘Wicked’ with Misty Copeland Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast re…

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 Michele and Nicholas …

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 (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton) …

In its sweeping musical moments, it’s easy to see why “Chess” has diehard fans. However, there’s so much else that brings everything down: clunky plotting, nonsensical character motivations, and, here, …

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 American and Russian rela…

“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 happens after t…

The script has been reworked and the characters retooled, only for Chess to end up back where it started: impeccable music, a flat story and a baffling execution. But the eternal contradiction of Chess is that …

While I found myself longing for a wholly heartfelt Chess — whatever that might be — I also enjoyed the peppery, style-forward way that this production almost makes the amoebic musical itself a tragicomic p…

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 personal and politi…

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’t that bre…

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.

This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years.

★★★★☆ The cult musical’s Broadway revival highlights its addictive ABBA melodies and lively Tim Rice lyrics The post Chess: Thank You for the Music appeared first on New York Stage Review.

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…

With music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the 1988 show revolves around rival American and Soviet chess wizards and the woman caught between them.

★★☆☆☆ Two musical theater kings and a queen strive mightily with a famously elusive concept album, but play to a draw The post Chess: Just Another Bored Game appeared first on New York Stage Review.

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the Imperial Theatre. Chess made its highly anticipated return to Broadway on October 15. Fi…

CHESS opens on Broadway Sunday night, and ahead of its first official performance, the production released official photos and video to give audiences a sneak peek at the star-studded revival. Aaron Tveit (Moul…

Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, and Aaron Tveit lead the new revival at the Imperial Theatre.