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Chess 2025
Chess 2025#225
Posted: 5/23/25 at 5:16pm
From the two productions I've seen (at Signature and then at the Kennedy Center a few years later), my personal problem with the book is that too much time is spent on the diplomatic shenanigans, which I doubt many audience members are interested in. The score marvelously serves the interpersonal drama, but the spy stuff feels almost completely disconnected from it; as a result, I end up just trying to sit patiently through all those scenes so that we can get to the next song. I recognize that some of this material is necessary to drive the plot, but I wish the book would be revised to keep it to a bare minimum.
Chess 2025#226
Posted: 5/24/25 at 12:19am
When done correctly the final thirty minutes can be stunningly thrilling theatre. Sadly everything leading up to that can be a mess. Still it’s one of my favorite scores.
Chess 2025#227
Posted: 5/24/25 at 6:46am
Adam Feldman posted the initials of the rumored cast = ? on Twitter. Is he just repeating the rumor or are we getting an announcement next week and he got an embargoed press release ?
Chess 2025#229
Posted: 5/24/25 at 7:25am
from his post:
"Psst: A.T. + L.M + N.C. = ?"
https://x.com/FeldmanAdam/status/1926052723004158051
Chess 2025#230
Posted: 5/24/25 at 7:33am
Okay, so nothing new but confirms what’s been rumored here.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
Chess 2025#231
Posted: 5/24/25 at 9:29am
Perhaps they’ll announce the principals with the 4th principal TBA.
Chess 2025#232
Posted: 5/24/25 at 10:42am
I've said it before, but I will say it again... Lea Michele is going to sing the HELL out of "Nobody's Side"...
Leading Actor Joined: 11/17/11
Chess 2025#233
Posted: 5/24/25 at 4:55pm
Erin V said: "Tveit’s One Night In Bangkok is going to be fire."
How do you figure? I worked on a production of Chess 30 years ago. The Arbiter sings this song, not Freddy.
Chess 2025#234
Posted: 5/24/25 at 5:39pm
CJRochester said: "Erin V said: "Tveit’s One Night In Bangkok is going to be fire."
How do you figure? I worked on a production of Chess 30 years ago. The Arbiter sings this song, not Freddy."
Not in every major production that's been produced. Freddie always sings One Night in Bangkok. Murray Head sung it as Freddie on the Original concept album. Philip Casnoff sang it in the original Broadway show as Freddie, same with Adam Pascal at the 2008 London concert and Raul Esparza in the Washington concerts where he played Freddie, the concerts from which the version coming to Broadway originated.
Chess 2025#235
Posted: 5/24/25 at 6:15pm
I hope this doesn't play at the St. James! it's too big of a house
Chess 2025#236
Posted: 5/24/25 at 6:34pm
DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "I hope this doesn't play at the St. James! it's too big of a house"
The Queen of Versailles has the St James. I hope it gets the Broadhurst, much better size for this show.
Also my preferred Svetlana? Lilli Cooper.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
Chess 2025#237
Posted: 5/24/25 at 10:55pm
Maybe someone can clarify this: I associate ''One Night in Bangkok'' with Freddie. Is Tveit playing Freddie, or is he playing Anatoly, who belts ''Anthem''? Thanks!
Updated On: 5/24/25 at 10:55 PM
Chess 2025#238
Posted: 5/24/25 at 11:29pm
Tveit is Freddie.
Chess 2025#239
Posted: 5/25/25 at 12:35pm
CJRochester said: "Erin V said: "Tveit’s One Night In Bangkok is going to be fire."
How do you figure? I worked on a production of Chess 30 years ago. The Arbiter sings this song, not Freddy."
Found the one who did it Off-Broadway with Artist's Perspective. Patrick Jude sang that number well!
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joined: 5/1/05
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Chess 2025#240
Posted: 5/26/25 at 12:13pm
I would love to see Bobby Conte in this. Why do I feel it's Lea, Aaron and Bobby!
We shall see soon....
Chess 2025#241
Posted: 5/26/25 at 9:31pm
Is it just me, or were there a lot of comments deleted from this thread? Usually when that happens I have at least a vague idea what led to the purge, but here I'm totally flummoxed. Can anyone comment, in a way that won't itself be deleted?
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/20
Chess 2025#242
Posted: 5/27/25 at 2:40pm
According to BroadwayWorld,
Chess begins previews on October 9
Click on Shows (tab next to Industry), then Broadway shows. Scroll all the way down to “Upcoming Broadway Shows”
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
Chess 2025#243
Posted: 5/27/25 at 2:44pm
Voter said: "According to BroadwayWorld,
Chess begins previews on October 9
Click on Shows (tab next to Industry), then Broadway shows. Scroll all the way down to “Upcoming Broadway Shows”"
I suppose they are waiting for Boop! closure announcement and then will start selling ticket for Broadhurst soon after.
Chess 2025#244
Posted: 5/27/25 at 2:52pm
Voter said: "According to BroadwayWorld,
Chess begins previews on October 9
Click on Shows (tab next to Industry), then Broadway shows. Scroll all the way down to “Upcoming Broadway Shows”"
I wouldn’t put too much stock in that. The Shows section doesn’t have any exact dates listed for WAITING FOR GODOT and they’ve been announced already.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Chess 2025#245
Posted: 5/27/25 at 8:38pm
Agreed J, trusting this website for anything in terms of real information is foolish most of the time. Anyways, I'm very excited to see what Michael Mayer creates with this one.
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