The facts
- Theater
- Imperial Theatre
249 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 - Type
- Musical, a revival
- Status
- Closed
- First preview
- October 15, 2025
- Opening night
- November 16, 2025
- Final performance
- June 21, 2026
- Run
- Limited run
- Running time
- 2 hr 40 min, one intermission
- Age guidance
- Not recorded
- Official site
- chessbroadway.com
The story
A Cold War musical set at the World Chess Championship, where an American and a Soviet grandmaster, and the woman caught between them, are pawns in espionage and politics.
Good to know: Closing date matches Playbill and Broadway Scorecard. Closed; no longer on sale.
Creative team
- Book
- Danny Strong
- Music and lyrics
- Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice
- Director
- Michael Mayer
- Choreographer
- Lorin Latarro
Sources
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