Tim Rice has been vocal about plans to bring Chess back to Broadway. In December, following the Entertainment Community Fund concert presentation of the musical, he issued a statement saying that 'maybe the time is right for a return to Broadway.' The time might be sooner than we think.
Limited edition long-sleeve tee commemorating the concert of the legendary musical, Chess, on December 12th, 2022. A portion of proceeds will be donated to The Entertainment Community Fund. This is a PRE-SALE item and will ship by December 21st.
The Entertainment Community Fund, formerly The Actors Fund, will present a one-night-only benefit concert of the legendary musical Chess. It will star Darren Criss as “Freddie Trumper”, Lena Hall as “Florence Vassey”, Ramin Karimloo as “Anatoly Sergievsky” and Solea Pfeiffer as “Svetlana Sergievsky”.
It was the northern premiere of the musical and Barrow Amateur did the town proud. Because the show is nearly all sung, and there are very few spoken words, the actors had to put all their emotions across in song, stated the review. Kenny Smyth as the American world chess champion Frederick Trumper did this brilliantly. He had a strong rock voice and performed his songs really well, and his added dramatic dimension made him a force to be reckoned with, said the review. Sarah Flanaghan as Florence Vassey, Trumper s chess second and lover, gave a moving performance as the woman who kept putting love for the men in her life before her own interests.