Questions on Chess (the musical) playing on Turtle Lane Playhouse.

Hi All:

I have a $12.50 offer on Chess-the musical but I have some questions for those who know the answer:

1. How's Turtle Lane Playhouse in Auburn, MA? I have been living in Boston for 13 yrs. I have seen almost all the Regional Theater Companies here (Huntington, Lyric, TheaterWorks, Art, Speak Easy, NSMT& Merrimack) but I never heard of this one? I am not trying to be snub or pretentious.. I just wanted to know if anyone seen any of their productions...Is it worth the 1 hour drive from Boston to go to Auburn, MA?
- is this comparable to say....off-broadway ...like 37 arts or new world stages? or its like a dinner theater?

I never seen CHESS and I enjoyed some of their pop songs.. like I know Him So Well & One Night in Bangkok.

2. Is the musical any good onstage? for those who seen it in other production? the book?

I appreciate any inputs. Thanks



J*

Updated On: 1/31/08 at 10:55 AM

Turtle Lane is like good community theater. Productions I've seen have been okay but nothing special. Low budget, barn-like facility.

Thanks Stanley-

I thought it was an hour from Boston bec. everytime I drive down to NYC using MASS PIKE i90- I see a sign AUBURN MALL..way past Framingham...or I could just be making a mistake...I never really stop by or anything, so my calculations could be wrong.. I have a GPS system in my car, so I would never really get lost if I decided to go..

but thanks... I might consider seeng this.. I had a bad experience with a community theater (which I will not mention) they did GYPSY and I was very unhappy with it...

J*

Updated On: 1/31/08 at 02:34 PM

I think if you want to see Chess for the first time, only a decent production can do justice to the show. Otherwise, a crap production may ruin your whole experience and leave a very bad memory to you for a long time.

I am as a huge chess fan as anyone else but I only saw the show last year when I flied across the country to LA to catch the LA Chess concert. And I think it's totally worth it.

Hello! I just wanted to throw my two cents here, as I am IN this production. Going into this show, I didn't know anything about it. I do beleive our version is the American version (because the London version's rights are not available in the US). We have some awesome awesome rock voices to pull off this show! Especially for a show that is rarely produced, I would say our cast presents the material that was given to us very well, and we're having fun! For 12.50 that's not a bad price!

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