Jordan Harrison’s quietly devastating play proves far more affecting than the musical revival of the long-troubled Chess.

NEW YORK — If you step on glass in Midtown Manhattan, consider that the stars of “Chess” may have shattered any in earshot of the Imperial Theatre. As sung by Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas ...

Over the years, "Chess" has acquired this reputation as a musical with a great score, by Tim Rice and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, that has been cursed by Rice's problematic book. For the ...

Three standouts that also contribute to the show’s excellence and the power of the ensemble are Damien Henri as Molokov, Christina Ciofani as Walter and Kyla Burks as The Arbiter. Henri’s voice and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whitney Houston and Burt Bacharach. Composers from ABBA putting their spin on a politically charged chess match. Jerry Lee Lewis and the music that inspired him. These and other shows will entertain ...

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, ...

Two hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. At the Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St. By the time the curtain rises at the Imperial Theatre, the revival of “Chess” has already given up. The set, ...

Norton Singers announces its long-awaited return to Wheaton College, with a special encore performance of the Tim Rice/Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus (the two gents behind ABBA) masterpiece, Chess: The ...

NORTON — The Norton Singers will return to Wheaton College next month with an encore performance of “Chess: The Musical” on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15. The show will be staged in the Watson ...

NEW YORK — If you step on glass in Midtown Manhattan, consider that the stars of “Chess” may have shattered any in earshot of the Imperial Theatre. As sung by Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas ...