‘Chess’ Theater Review: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher Headline Conflicted Broadway Revival of Cold War Concept Musical

With music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the 1988 show revolves around rival American and Soviet chess wizards ...

‘Chess’ Review: Lea Michele Reigns as Queen of This Uneven Broadway Revival

As soon as the overture begins, this revival feels less like a Broadway production and more like City Center Encores! concert ...

Lea Michele makes a rapturous return to Broadway in 'Chess' – Review

Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher are extraordinary in "Chess," an ABBA Cold War musical that's as messy and ...

The wacky history of ‘Chess,’ Lea Michele’s Broadway return

Washington Post theater critic Naveen Kumar unpacks ‘Chess,’ a musical about chess championships during the Cold War.

Lea Michele, Back on the Board

For nearly two decades, she’s been one of entertainment’s most fascinating—and polarizing—figures. Ahead of her anticipated return to Broadway in the 1980s Cold War musical Chess, the actor opens up ...