Chess: The Musical
Sumptuous and spectacular
The British Theatre Guide
Why see Chess: The Musical?
Chess The Musical hits the in , ,
At the height of the Cold War, two great chess masters - an American and a Russian - meet in Bangkok to battle for the world championship? but their greatest contest is for the love of one woman.
Chess - the allegory of political intrigue and international conspiracy set to the brilliant music of ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Mamma Mia!) and the lyrics of Tim Rice (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita and The Lion King) is one of the greatest musical theatre scores of all time, with One Night in Bangkok, You and I, Pity the Child, Anthem, and I Know Him So Well.
This all-new production of what the BBC has called a 'number one essential musical' by acclaimed British director and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood (Martin Guerre, Sunset Boulevard) and featuring an all-star British cast, comes to Toronto directly from its sell-out tour of the UK, and just prior to its West End debut.
Key Information
Run Time
2 hours 20 minutes with one intermission.
Dates
Finished Oct 30, 2011
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Reviews
Customer reviews
110 reviews, average rating: (2.2 Stars)
Anonymous
Best Mirvish Show
My mom and I attended this show last October and we thought
it was absolutely amazing! Everything was brilliant, the acting,
singing, choreography, music, directing and concept. We have
both been to several Mirvish shows over the years and we
both thought that this production of Chess was spectacular!
My congratulations to the cast and crew, we would gladly see
this production again. ... Read more
BlueMan
Brilliant Idea
Love the songs in Chess, and I saw Tam Mutu in Love Never Dies in
London last year, so I was excited to see this new production. Not
disappointed!! He sings flawlessly and is supported by fantastic
actors and dancers and singers (and instrumentalists!).
Very serious story which isn't for everyone but I loved it. Not
something you see every day but that's a good thing!! ... Read more
JimLC
You'll Love It or Hate It
Simple: As you can read on here, some people disliked this
production. Our group absolutely loved it, however.
Some people don't like a show with actor/musicians, but as a
musician myself I couldn't begin to imagine how difficult it is to
play a whole score and sing, dance and act! I saw some cast
members play at least 3 (might have even been 4) instruments!
Aside from that, loved the costumes, acting, and the set was
great too - clever projections used etc. The female leads are
great (as are the men, but FLorence and Svetlana stood out for
me). It is a bit long but I was interested the whole way through. ... Read more
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