'Get in losers, we're going golfing': Broadway stars tee it up (and sing every time they lose a hole)

A former Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ brought together some musical icons to see if they could figure out a very different challenge.

Lea Michele is ‘sublime,' but critics call the ‘Chess' revival ‘impenetrable' and ‘dicey'

After years of false starts and near-misses, the cult '80s musical Chess has unveiled its first Broadway revival since the original production tread the boards way back in 1988. While the vintage ...

Broadway's “Chess” Revival Scores with Show-Stopping Vocals from Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher

This 'Chess' may still be a complicated game, but with singing this good, the production lands a decisive victory ...

‘Chess’ Theater Review: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher Headline Conflicted Broadway Revival of Cold War Concept Musical

With music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the 1988 show revolves around rival American and Soviet chess wizards ...

‘Chess’ Review: Lea Michele Reigns as Queen of This Uneven Broadway Revival

As soon as the overture begins, this revival feels less like a Broadway production and more like City Center Encores! concert ...
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Review Roundup: CHESS Revival Officially Opens on Broadway

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the ...

‘Chess’ Broadway Review: It’s the Other ABBA Musical, the One That Never Works

Over the years, “Chess” has acquired this reputation as a musical with a great score, by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, that has been cursed by Rice’s problematic book. For the ...

Lea Michele makes a rapturous return to Broadway in 'Chess' – Review

Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher are extraordinary in "Chess," an ABBA Cold War musical that's as messy and ...