Cast of Broadway's Chess Perform On Today
Aaron Tveit, Lea Michelle and Nicholas Christopher Perform For the Citi Concert Series
Last week, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher captivated the audience with a powerful rendition of 'Mountain Duet', while Aaron Tveit brought the house down with 'One Night In Bangkok' during a special Citi Concert Series set.
Watch the performances below for a sneak peek of the hit Broadway revival, now playing at the Imperial Theatre. The production features the legendary score by Benny Andersson, Bjrn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice, alongside a brand-new book by Danny Strong and direction from Michael Mayer.
What is the plot of Chess?
At the heart of the story are ostentatious American Freddie Trumper (Tveit), passionate Russian Anatoly Sergievsky (Christopher), and Florence Vassy (Michelle), Freddie's strong-willed and long-suffering second. Freddie and Anatoly are set to compete in the World Chess Championships, a match that holds a great deal of political tension for not only US and USSR relations but global politics as a whole. This rock opera is certainly complex as the three pawns become entangled in a love-triangle that jeopardizes the tournament.
As the story moves around the world, the players, lovers, politicians, and spies are manipulated to the beat of an impressive rock score that includes the crossover hits 'I Know Him So Well' and 'One Night in Bangkok' and more.
