Broadway's upcoming revival of Chess, which will begin previews at the Imperial Theatre October 15 ahead of a November 16 opening night, will celebrate its 10 AM September 22 box office opening with a special promotion.
The first 50 patrons to purchase tickets at the Imperial (249 West 45th Street) that morning will receive a commemorative limited edition window card signed by the musical's trio of stars, Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher. There is a limit of one signed commemorative edition window card per transaction (one transaction per patron at the box office only).
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The cast will be led by Michele (Funny Girl, Spring Awakening) as Florence Vassey, Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton) as Anatoly Sergievsky, and Tony winner Tveit (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Catch Me If You Can) as Freddie Trumper with Hannah
Cruz (Suffs) as Svetlana, Bradley Dean (The Phantom of the Opera) as Molokov, Sean Allan Krill (Jagged Little Pill) as Walter, and Bryce Pinkham (Holiday Inn) as The Arbiter.
The company will also include Kyla Louise Bartholomeusz, Daniel Beeman, Shavey Brown, Emma Degerstedt, Casey Garvin, Adam Halpin, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Milkanin, Aleksandr Ivan Pevec, Aliah James, Sydney Jones, Sean MacLaughlin, Sarah Meahl, Ramone Nelson, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Katerina Papacostas, Samantha Pollino, Regine Sophia, and Katie Webber. Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Jason Thinger.
The limited engagement is currently scheduled through March 15, 2026.
With music from ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics
by Tim Rice, this revival will be refreshed with a new book by Emmy
winner Danny Strong (Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & 2), and a creative team featuring director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and choreographer Lorin Latarro (Waitress). Brian Usifer will serve as music supervisor.
The creative team also includes scenic designer David Rockwell, costume designer Tom Broecker, lighting designer Kevin Adams, sound designer John Shivers, video designer Peter Nigrini, associate director Johanna McKeon, and associate choreographer Travis Waldschmidt.
Based on an idea by Rice (and originally featuring a book by Richard Nelson), Chess tells the story of American and Russian chess champions playing a match against each other—and competing for the same woman—at the height of the Cold War. The short-lived original 1988 production also played Broadway's Imperial starring Judy Kuhn, David Carroll, and Philip Casnoff.
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Chess is being produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens, and The Shubert Organization, along with Creative Partners Productions. The production is being presented by arrangement with Three Knights and Robert Fox Ltd.
Visit ChessBroadway.com.
Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher
Company of Chess
Sean Allan Krill, Bradley Dean, Hannah Cruz, Nicholas Christopher, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Bryce Pinkham
Lea Michele and Hannah Cruz
Sean Allan Krill, Bradely Dean, and Bryce Pinkham
Danny Strong and Michael Mayer
Lorin Latarro and Brian Usifer
