Like many of us, Danny Strong watched a concert version of the musical Chess, and wasn’t entirely sure what was happening. But rather than giving up on the complicated plot and letting the rock score ...

How do you solve a problem like “Chess”? With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, and now with a new version of Rice’s book by Danny Strong, “Chess” tells of ...

NEW YORK – As it turns out, “Chess” is still unfixable. Ever since its London premiere in 1986, folks have tried and failed to crack this convoluted curio of a musical, which follows a Cold War-era ...

Jordan Harrison’s quietly devastating play proves far more affecting than the musical revival of the long-troubled Chess.

Chess matches can be agonizingly long, lasting for numerous hours at the professional level. So maybe it’s perversely apt that the Broadway revival of the musical “Chess” should feel eye-glazingly ...

Get your first listen of Christopher as Anatoly, the Russian, in this clip of 'Where I Want to Be.' Chess, the 1980s cult favorite Broadway musical, is getting a long-awaited revival this fall, ...