It’ll be another person’s story quickly. Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele will depart Chess on Broadway on June 21. A alternative in her function of Florence Vassy will likely be introduced at a later date.
Michele (Spring Awakening, Funny Girl on Broadway, Glee) at the moment stars reverse Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher within the musical about two world chess champions, who additionally battle off the chessboard for the lady caught between them.
“For those who go to Broadway musicals hoping to hear actors perform songs so powerfully you get goosebumps, you’ll find that three times over,” New York Theatre Guide’s Chess review reads.
The 1988 musical, now revived for the primary time on the Imperial Theatre, includes a new e book by Danny Strong and a rating by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, based mostly on an thought by Rice. Michael Mayer directs.
A brand new block of Chess tickets will likely be launched subsequent week. The present was beforehand scheduled to play by way of June 21.
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Photo credit score: Lea Michele in Chess on Broadway. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
