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I ****ADORED***** the first film.  I was expecting more of the same.  I am NOT a fan of the stage show (yeah, I'm weird) but loved that movie.  We saw the new film this weekend, and I realized they already used up most of the original score in the first film.  The songs weren't as good.  I was bored and went to the lobby more than a few times.

The film WAS gorgeous, it wasn't bad, but it didn't pack the same PUNCH as the first one.  They sh

EDSOSLO858 said: "32 previews and 65regular performances at the St. James Theatre.

Sure, word-of-mouth was largely negative, but it was grossing over $1 million a week at the time of this notice — if that's not at least somewhat safe these days for a musical, then what is?"

I thought the same thing. I have NO interest in the subject matter, but the set looks cool.  I thought this was hitting over 1mil a week, according to posted profits.

Auggie27 said: "And just this morning, I wrote something comparable on a friend's FB page:
"As a four-decade rabid fan of the score - I'd argue that the second act is unfixable, if the songstack is rigidly preserved. The only genuinely post-millennial correction to the character of Florence would be to give her comparable agency in the chess world, let her finally achieve on her own, not in the shadow of either of these two self-absorbed men. Were she to ascend, com

I loved the show-  truly I did.  Lea, Aaron, Nik, all fab.

The reviews are as I suspected.  I still wish that they would have cut the stupid jokes - talking directly to the audience in real time (2025) - from the Arbiter, I mean narrator. I mean Bryce.  Or in the words of Molina "Only At The Movies" ---WHATEVER IT IS!  

Maybe they should have just called it Chess in Concert.

Some reviews we

Well, today is the day for Chess.  I am so excited.  I have followed this show for four decades.  I'm old af.

My favourite musicians, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus wrote the score, the melodies, and their did their part with perfection, coming out the gate with accolades and landing hits in the 80's.  The Tim Rice book just didn't fare as well.   I am just praying that crtitics like the book this time.  As a side note, I had seen &

Ball of Buttah said: "shomeika said: "Aaron Tveit has said twice now, on Jimmy Fallon, and on a Playbill interview, when explaining the plot, something to the effect that "yeah the show sounds confusing" or something like that. (side note off the record, it is confusing or a difficult topic for a musical, but I digress), But yeah --Aaron needs to stop saying that. I saw Lea kind of cringe each time."
Well, she keeps letting him answer those"what

Aaron Tveit has said twice now, on Jimmy Fallon, and on a Playbill interview, when explaining the plot, something to the effect that  "yeah the show sounds confusing" or something like that. (side note off the record, it is confusing or a difficult topic for a musical, but I digress),  But yeah --Aaron needs to stop saying that. I saw Lea kind of cringe each time.  (UPDATE:   some took issue with the previous comment, so I watched the clips

I purchased a digital copy last night, and watched the film again.  I enjoyed it even more than the first time.  Tonatiuh and Diego, or whatever the rough trade's name was were excellent. And I will say, Jennifer was good too.  She was probably better in this than in anything she has done. Granted she is no Chita Rivera nor even Vanessa Williams (who was fab and has articulation for daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays), but J-ho was pretty darn good.

I think J-Lo