Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!- Page 23
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/22/03
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#550
Posted: 9/19/25 at 1:37am
Have they given up on creating any original key art for this show? Are we stuck with the generic pink title and the three-headed monster?
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#551
Posted: 9/22/25 at 5:40am
It is currently 5:40am. I am 7th in line. First person here at 3:30am
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#552
Posted: 9/22/25 at 6:28am
Very exciting to read in the middle of the night here. Hope all goes well for you!
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#553
Posted: 9/22/25 at 6:37am
At 6:40am, there are currently 22 in line.
Also, there is now a “Line Karen” around #15 who has already been policing everyone, so if you have a friend to wait in line for you, prepare for an EARFUL
Understudy Joined: 8/31/17
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#554
Posted: 9/22/25 at 7:01am
quizking101 said: "At 6:40am, there are currently 22 in line.
Also, there is now a “Line Karen” around #15 who has already been policing everyone, so if you have a friend to wait in line for you, prepare for an EARFUL"
well, assuming some people in line probably got up before 5 am to get one of the limited signed posters, this sounds less like policing and more like someone not allowing entitled joiners to simply slip into line (potentially) hours later than someone who has patiently planned their morning/day.
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#555
Posted: 9/22/25 at 7:54am
It was also only 1 person who joined at like 6:15am when the line was still a small mass. Her position was never threatened since it goes to the first 50 people who buy a ticket.
Also, it appears we are at 30 people as of 7:53am
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#556
Posted: 9/22/25 at 8:07am
It doesn't matter if it's one person or 10 people. We live in a society where you shouldn't cut a line. Your friend does not get to hold your place when other people woke up at dawn to be there.
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#557
Posted: 9/22/25 at 8:37am
What’s the ticket deal at chess? I’m over here at Liberation and the line is very nice, very respectful, and getting very long for the $19.70 tickets
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#558
Posted: 9/22/25 at 8:40am
Oh I just saw, first 50 ticket buyers get a signed poster. Ehh
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#559
Posted: 9/22/25 at 7:21pm
I see someone has already put up one of today's signed wondowcards on eBay. They are asking $695US.
no comment
Understudy Joined: 8/31/17
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#560
Posted: 9/22/25 at 9:47pm
Two decent orchestra seats for the same price seems like the better deal.
But when people are paying that amount for Othello or Just in Time signed windowcards, this is all seems apropo? (especially if the stars of the show don't stagedoor)
inception said: "I see someone has already put up one of today's signed wondowcards on eBay. They are asking $695US.
no comment"
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#561
Posted: 9/22/25 at 10:21pm
inception said: "I see someone has already put up one of today's signed wondowcards on eBay. They are asking $695US.
no comment"
Was it quiz?
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#562
Posted: 9/23/25 at 10:49am
No it looks like somebody else.
The Bandstand said: "inception said: "I see someone has already put up one of today's signed wondowcards on eBay. They are asking $695US.
no comment"
Was it quiz?"
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#563
Posted: 9/23/25 at 11:05am
inception said: "No it looks like somebody else.
The Bandstand said: "inception said: "I see someone has already put up one of today's signed wondowcards on eBay. They are asking $695US.
no comment"
Was it quiz?"
"
Oh HELL no. I did not wreck my sleep cycle and get to a theatre at 5:30am just to sell the window card for a ridiculous premium. That thing is going on my wall and may all my houseguests be jealous!
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#564
Posted: 9/23/25 at 11:40am
quizking101 said: "
Oh HELL no. I did not wreck my sleep cycle and get to a theatre at 5:30am just to sell the window card for a ridiculous premium. That thing is going on my wall and may all my houseguests be jealous!"
I am already jealous. 😊
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#565
Posted: 9/26/25 at 9:55am
Just looking at the BwyWorld article that went up this morning with "meet the press" photos & gosh Nicholas Christopher is sooo adorable. Seeing his smiling face really lifted my spirits while riding in to work. 8 weeks to go until I get to see the show. I hope everyone stays healthy & has a great rehearsal/previews period!
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#566
Posted: 9/26/25 at 2:07pm
inception said: "Just looking at the BwyWorld article that went up this morning with "meet the press" photos & gosh Nicholas Christopher is sooo adorable. Seeing his smiling face really lifted my spirits while riding in to work. 8weeks to go until I get to see the show. I hope everyone stays healthy & has a great rehearsal/previews period!"
actually for me, seeing his smiling face completely flooded my basement..........
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/24
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#567
Posted: 9/28/25 at 10:39am
Does the original Chess exist somewhere to be screened? Hearing this is a completely new book and I would love to be able to compare it to the original.
Admittedly after seeing the same team's Galileo and the Mayer/Beanie Funny Girl I am leery... but hopeful as I have liked the songs they dropped. Really like Aaron and Lea and would love this to be more than a concert looking for a narrative. But I also really liked Denzel and Jake and I am not getting that 900 back.
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#568
Posted: 9/28/25 at 4:36pm
Ensemble1711444445 said: "Does the original Chess exist somewhere to be screened? Hearing thisis a completely new book and I would love to be able to compare it to the original.."
The closest things to an "original" of this ever-changing show would be the concept album and the first London staging. Both can be easily found on Youtube. The London recording I've seen was of abysmal technical quality. Back in the eighties few people had decent pocket size movie cameras.
I'd actually recommend the first Broadway version. Somewhat better technical quality and artistically the best version I've found, but still hard to follow, therefore a difficult sell to wider audiences. Which is why earlier in this thread I posted a little rant advocating for a really radical simplification.
Interestingly we got a few hints that Mayer/Strong seem to have similar ideas: focus on the love triangle and provide the necessary background information through an onstage narrator, namely the Arbiter. The expanded Arbiter role isn't exactly new, but I hope this time they will really follow through with the simplification.
The second problem with the Broadway version was the dark, cynical tone and lack of a happy end. Artistically that's what the concept calls for but again bad for business. Let's see what they'll do about that.
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#569
Posted: 10/3/25 at 4:12pm
'Chess' Stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit on Reviving a Broadway Flop
https://variety.com/2025/legit/features/chess-lea-michelle-aaron-tveit-reviving-broadway-flop-1236534112/
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#570
Posted: 10/7/25 at 3:52pm
They are currently doing the Chess sitzprobe today and Tim Rice and Benny Andersson are there. I'm surprised Bjorn isn't there as in the message Tim sent them for first day of rehearsal it said they were all looking forward to meeting everyone but maybe he'll arrive later.
https://playbill.com/article/why-danny-strong-turned-down-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-for-chess
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#571
Posted: 10/15/25 at 12:15pm
I see they have announced an extension into May. I’ve tried getting tickets in April but the telecharge website is acting up and doesn’t seem to be working with the new dates yet.
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!#572
Posted: 10/15/25 at 1:34pm
Apparently it's for Capital One and AMEX Members? I have both but was never sent a code or anything...
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