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

‘You Cannot Oversing It’: ‘Chess,’ a Cult Favorite for Its Shiny Power-Pop Score, Returns to Broadway

The big draw of this revival is the chance to see the three photogenic leads and to hear them sing the show’s melodrama-packed tunes to the rafters.

‘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 and the woman caught between them.

Review | In ‘Chess,’ the music attacks – but the book retreats

If you think the game of chess is complicated, wait until you see the new Broadway revival of “Chess,” which turns a Cold War musical into a Cold War

When Broadway isn’t the final version

The musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s cult classic film “Almost Famous” premiered in San Diego at the Old Globe Theater in September 2019. The movie, a semi-autobiographical tale about a teen journalist, William Miller, on the road with a rising band, is based on Crowe’s experiences as a young writer for Rolling Stone and became beloved for its authentic portrayal of what it means to truly love music. As for the debut of the musical version,…