Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit Lead Broadway ‘Chess’ Revival – ryan

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It”s true you don’t need to know how to play chess. Lea Michele Will Star Alongside Tony Winner Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher in the First Broadway Revival of Chess. Tveit (Next to normal, Moulin Rouge!) Fictional American Grandmaster Freddie Trumper With Michele (Glee, Funny girl) As his second (and lover), Florence Vassey, and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney todd) nor Soviet Challenger Anatoly Sergievsky. The Musical Famously Flopped Upon Its 1988 Broadway Debut, Cling AFTER JUST 68 Performance. “The Evening Has the Theatrical Custency of Quicksand,” Frank Rich wrote in the New York Times“And the Drab Color Scheme to Match.” Howver, It Remained Popular in Part Due to Its Score, which Includes the ’80s Classic “One Night in Bangkok.”

And of Course it spaneted a hit, with a score by my rice (The Lion King) Alongside Abba’s Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus. The 2025 Production Will Feature a New Book Written by Danny Strong (EmpireParis Gellar’s Boyfriend in Gilmore Girls), Replaceing Richard Nelson’s Original Script. Director Michael Mayer Reunites with Lea Michele – A Collaboration That Dates Back to Her First Time Leading a Broadway Production, 2006’s Spring awakening. Chess Will Open in Fall 2025 at A Yet-to-Be-Disclosed Shubert Theater. Notably, if Smash Closes before the fall, Chess COULD RETURN TO ITS Original theater, The Imperial. Kismet – Wait No, Wrong Show.