The production is set to begin performances at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre from the 15th October, with official opening night set for the 16th November.
Full casting has now been unveiled for Michael Mayer’s revival of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice’s musical.
Joining the previously announced Aaron Tveit as Freddie Trumper, Lea Michele as Florence Vassey, and Nicholas Christopher ass Anatoly Sergievsky will be Hannah Cruz as Svetlana, Bradley Dean as Molokov, Sean Allan Krill as Walter, and Bryce Pinkham as The Arbiter.
Meanwhile, the ensemble is set to include: Kyla Louise Bartholomeusz, Daniel Beeman, Shavey Brown, Emma Degerstedt, Casey Garvin, Adam Halpin, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Milkanin, Aleksandr Ivan Pevec, Aliah James, Sydney Jones, Sean MacLaughlin, Sarah Meahl, Ramone Nelson, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Katerina Papacostas, Samantha Pollino, Regine Sophia and Katie Webber.
The musical follows the story of a Cold War-era chess tournament between an American and a Soviet. As well as a score by Andersson, Ulvaeus and Tim Rice, this production of the musical will include a new book by Danny Strong.
Chess was originally released as a concept album in 1984, going on to have a three year run in the West End. This is the first Broadway revival of the musical, where it ran in 1988 for two months.
This revival of the musical is set to feature choreography by Lorin Latarro, orchestrations by by Anders Eljas and Brian Usifer, andmusic supervision by Usifer. They are joined on the creative team by: scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Tom Broecker, lighting design by Kevin Adams, sound design by John Shivers and video design by Tony Award nominee Peter Nigrini. Johanna McKeon will serve as associate director and Travis Waldschmidt will serve as associate choreographer.
For more information visit: https://chessbroadway.com/