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Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit to Star in 'Chess' Revival on Broadway
- The musical Chess will return to Broadway in fall 2025 with Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher leading the cast.
- This revival builds on Chess’s origins as a 1984 concept album and its 1986 West End debut, now featuring a freshly written script by Danny Strong, who has received an Emmy Award for his work.
- Michael Mayer, a Tony Award winner who previously directed Michele in Spring Awakening, will direct the production, with choreography by Lorin Latarro and music by ABBA members Andersson and Ulvaeus.
- Set during the Cold War, Chess follows American Freddie Trumper and Soviet Anatoly Sergievsky competing in a chess tournament with Florence Vassey caught between them.
- The revival marks Michele’s first Broadway role since 2022’s Funny Girl and continues the trend of ABBA-related productions returning to Broadway this year.
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Chess Broadway revival starring Lea Michele Aaron Tveit Nicholas Christopher set for fall 2025
The first Broadway revival of Chess will arrive this fall with Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher in the starring roles. The production will open in fall 2025 at a Shubert theater to be announced. Tony winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) will direct, with Tveit playing Freddie Trumper, Michele as Florence Vassey, and Christopher portraying Anatoly Sergievsky according to Deadline. Produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens, and The…
NEWS: New Version of Chess to Head to Broadway
The revival of the musical featuring a score by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with Tim Rice , will head to Broadway later this year. (c)core by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with Tim Rice, It has been announced that the musical Chess will be revived on Broadway for the first time later…
Nicholas Christopher To Star In 'Chess'
Bermudian actor Nicholas Christopher has joined the cast of the Broadway revival of ‘Chess’, playing the role of Freddie Trumper. A Broadway Buzz story said, “Chess, the ABBA-scored musical set set around a Cold War-era chess tournament, will return to Broadway in a revival directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin […]
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