Chess Revival
Chess Revival#0
Posted: 12/14/05 at 7:31pmIs their any news abut a possible revival of the rock-opera Chess. This is one of my favorite shows and I think that score is just brilliant. The reason I am asking about this is because in a recent NY Times article with Gerald Schoenfeld it mentioned the Shubert Organization was working on bringing back a retooled version of this classic. Also I know that both Benny and Bjorn have stated their interest in reviving their show.
re: Chess Revival#1
Posted: 12/15/05 at 5:21am
There were rumours a little while back - in fact a proposed concert version was withdrawn from the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre because it was being changed for a future production. However, I think that Benny and Bjorn are concentrating on getting Kristina to the stage first, so Chess may have gone on the back burner...
Updated On: 12/15/05 at 05:21 AM
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re: Chess Revival#2
Posted: 12/15/05 at 5:32am
Just out of interest, for those Chess fans, here's a fascinating description of the show's evolution:
http://www.timrice.co.uk/chesst.html
Joined: 12/31/69
re: Chess Revival#4
Posted: 12/15/05 at 10:58amThanks for the link, rockfenris2005. I do wonder why they decided to change what had been so successful in London for Broadway.
re: Chess Revival#5
Posted: 12/15/05 at 11:23amI read the bio of Tim Rice on Evita playbill. He mentioned he's still working on the book of chess.
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