Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!- Page 22

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 9/10/25 at 6:13pm

It sounds like they recorded this as a pop single, like it feels ready to play on the radio.  I assume in the theater it will be more organic to the character/moment when they do it so we'll see.

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 9/10/25 at 6:15pm

binau said: "I've kind of loved all the clips released so far. The quality always gets better either in the show or eventual cast recording (e.g. Look at the Maybe Happy Ending demo tracks or years ago the Bridges of Madison County clips released vs cast recording). But they show that this 'Chess' is going to be very easy on the ears. I have a feeling it might end up being the definitive aural record of the show."

You make a good point and it does bear repeating. These are just demo tracks for  promo done a few weeks before they started rehearsals proper last week. These are not definitive recordings of how they will sound in the show or in the cast recording if they do one.  I too have enjoyed what we have heard so far.  I think it can be hard sometimes when you have certain recordings stuck in your mind for years to put that aside and give new versions a chance. eg. When it comes to I Know Him So Well I've had Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson in my head since I was a teenager. Even as someone who is excited to hear Lea and Hannah's take on it, that bias will likely be in my head for the first listen.

[Seb28]

Posted: 9/10/25 at 7:22pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "It's a bit fast at the start for me. And that extra measure after "ask me twice" is a mess. Who approved that?"

She also doesn't really seem to understand the melody, in "Would he listen", the "would" and "he" can never be the same note, which is what she does.

Personally, these are 2 of my favorite versions of the song:

 

 

 

Updated On: 9/10/25 at 07:22 PM

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 9/10/25 at 8:07pm

Yes indeed Seb, there are wrong notes in Where I Want To Be as well. Doesn’t surprise me that she’s got some wrong ones as well.