Yes, It's Really Happening!

A trio of Broadway's best-loved stars get to practice their Queen's Gambit as the iconic musical Chess returns to the main stem in this much-anticipated revival starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michelle, and Nicolas Christopher! With a score by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and musical legend Tim Rice, the show will feature a brand new book from Danny Strong and direction from Michael Mayer.

Reuniting Sweeney Todd's Tveit and Christopher and adding Funny Girl's Michele to the mix, this much-teased major revival is set to be the centerpiece of the 2025/26 Broadway season, we say: run, don't walk!

What Is The Story of Chess The Musical?

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. 

Originally conceived as a concept album by Rice in the 1980s Chess marked the first foray into musical theatre for the ABBA duo, whose contribtuions helped make the record hit the UK charts, with Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickinson's single of 'I Know Him So Well' hitting the top spot for four weeks in 1985. While both its West End and Broadway bows didn't quite hit the mark critically, the musical has gone on to become a cult classic favorite, leading to many revivals and tours since 2008. This newly retooled version from Strong and Mayer first premiered at the Kennedy Center in 2018 and has been on fans' radar ever since. Now really on the way with this dream cast, don't miss your chance to catch what is sure to be a highlight of the year!