Watch: Lea Michele Sings 'Nobody's Side' From Broadway's Chess

The Glee star shares the stage with Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher in the cult-favorite musical's revival at the Imperial.

March 18, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

Lea Michele and the company of Broadway's current revival of Chess brought a stirring rendition of the show's "Nobody's Side" to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert March 17. Watch the full performance above.

The revival opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre November 16, 2025, where it's been consistently one of Broadway's top grossers as it breaks house records. The twice-extended run is currently set to continue through June 21.

Nicholas Christopher is leading the musical's Broadway return as Anatoly Sergievsky, with Tony winner Aaron Tveit as Freddie Trumper, Michele as Florence Vassey, 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 also includes Kyla 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.

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With music from ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by Tim Rice, this revival is 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 serves as music supervisor.

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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.

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Chess is produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens, and The Shubert Organization, along with Creative Partners Productions. The production is presented by arrangement with Three Knights and Robert Fox Ltd.