Chess in Concert on PBS
Chess in Concert on PBS
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#2re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 12:57pmIs it airing on PBS? I thought it was on BBC.
Holbee
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/05
#2re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 1:43pm
Either way...um...could someone get something DEFINITE about this...?
I'm guessing this is last year's Chess with Idina Menzel?
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#5re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 2:33pm
Can't WAIT!!! 
#6re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 3:01pmAND it will be released on DVD and CD right after the TV showing, for those of us who'll miss it !!! I'm soooo praying for a Blu-ray release !!!!!!
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#7re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 4:35pm
And now my happy dance.
*does the happy dance*
NCGuy
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/04
#8re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 9:21pm
According to WNET’s site, it’s airing on Great Performances this summer.
On a side note, Idina Menzel’s episode of Soundstage (with Groban as a guest) is airing on PBS this weekend.
WNET Online Pressroom
Updated On: 1/12/09 at 09:21 PM
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#9re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 9:27pmJust curious, doesn't this concert have a different book than the US concert performed with a similar cast? I thought I remembered the songs being in a different order.
Rotel1026
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/06
#10re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/12/09 at 10:04pmI'm hoping for a blu-ray release too, was disappointed Cyrano was only put out on DVD.
Craww
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#11re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/13/09 at 1:49amIt's sad, when I have no prospects of seeing shows any time soon, that I'm actually pretty excited to see this.
#12re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/13/09 at 5:05am
Just curious, doesn't this concert have a different book than the US concert performed with a similar cast? I thought I remembered the songs being in a different order.
Yes, it's based much more on the London book for the show (with Someone Else's Story added in and some other songs cut), while the Actor's Fund concert in the US was based more on the Broadway version. Lots of things are different, from the song order to the outcome of the final match.
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#13re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 1/13/09 at 9:10amIt's the music that matters most anyway. It's always been a great score in search of a decent book.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#15re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/8/09 at 1:41pmJune 17th @ 8:00 pm
#16re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/8/09 at 3:20pmThey set a broadcasting date ???? That's great news, so if it airs in June, we can hope for an August DVD (and hopefully Blu-ray) release, right ???
DaNciNgFairy291
Swing Joined: 10/2/08
#17re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/8/09 at 7:37pmThat June date sounds about right. When I saw Idina in concert, she did say some time in June it would air on PBS.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#19re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/9/09 at 6:49pmThanks! They should give us a date already.
Storefrontnyc
Stand-by Joined: 2/17/04
#20re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/10/09 at 6:20pm
PBS confirmed with me today: June 17, 9 - 11:30. We'll be doing a big screening at the Beechman that night, just as we did for COMPANY. Mark your calendars and join us!
Beechman website
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#21re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/16/09 at 7:30pmIs there still gonna be a CD?
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#22re: Chess in Concert on PBS
Posted: 4/16/09 at 7:58pm
Playbill now has an article confirming the June 17 national airdate - your local date and time may differ
It is June 17
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