“Chess” review: The infamous Broadway flop attempts to shed its checkered past with a powerhouse cast

Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher headline the Cold War musical about two warring chess champions.

Review: ‘Chess’ on Broadway is ridiculously fun ’80s entertainment

The new Broadway version starring Lea Michele makes no excuses for a musical with perhaps the most loathsome group of characters ever written.

‘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’ Broadway Review: It’s the Other ABBA Musical, the One That Never Works

Over the years, “Chess” has acquired this reputation as a musical with a great score, by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, that has been cursed by Rice’s problematic book. For the ...

‘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 ...

‘Chess’ Review: At Least They Have the Music

This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years.