THE STORY OF CHESS

"One of the best rock scores ever produced for the theatre. . . A difficult, demanding and rewarding show, one that pushes the boundaries of the form" - William A. Henry III, Time

For those who know Chess only from a recording, this site will give you an idea of the staged productions; for the aficianado, the entire spectrum of worldwide variations. Chess is a love story set amid a world champion chess match, the tensions of the Cold War, and a media circus. When the Berlin Wall fell, a radically altered version of the show was presented on Broadway and failed. Come, explore the world of Chess, the musical everybody thought they could fix . . . but was there anything wrong with it to begin with?

less variations left to be played since 25 May 1998.

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