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Chess

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Chess

Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson | Lyrics by Tim Rice (Based on an idea by Tim Rice)
Directed by Stephen M. Deininger

October 20th – November 19th, 2023

In this groundbreaking rock musical, the world renowned game of chess becomes a battleground for romantic rivalries, super-power Cold War politics, and international intrigue. From Bangkok to Budapest, the players, lovers, politicians and spies manipulate and are manipulated to the pulse of a monumental score by the ABBA team that includes such classics as “One Night in Bangkok” and “Heaven Help My Heart.”


… one of the best rock scores ever produced in the theatre.

Time Magazine

Cast List

  • E. Lee Nicol as Anatoly
  • Samantha McEwen Deininger as Florence
  • Jonathan Lightner as Freddie
  • Tiffany Dennis as Svetlana
  • Elena Huang as Arbiter
  • Anthony Rufo as Molokov
  • Andrew Worthington as Walter
  • Andy Belt as Ensemble
  • Jess Corso as Ensemble
  • Robert Emmett Dunham, IV as Ensemble
  • Daisy Hall as Ensemble
  • Sarah Jacobs as Ensemble
  • Leslie Jay as Ensemble
  • Sydney Marks as Ensemble
  • Amy Taylor as Ensemble
  • Miles Weeks as Ensemble