“Chess” will play on Broadway longer than originally announced. The Michael Mayer-directed musical revival will now run through May 3, 2026 at the Imperial Theatre, having originally been announced as a limited engagement through March 15. “Chess” began previews on Oct. 15, 2025 and is scheduled to open on Nov. 16.
Featuring music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus and based on an idea by Rice, this mounting of “Chess” features a new book by Danny Strong. Set during the Cold War, “Chess” follows two expert chess players — one American, one Russian — as they go head-to-head in the World Chess Championship, and over the woman caught between them. “Chess” is choreographed by Lorin Latarro and features orchestrations by Anders Eljas and Usifer, who also provides music supervision.
The company of “Chess” is led by Aaron Tveit as Freddie Trumper, Lea Michele as Florence Vassy and Nicholas Christopher Anatoly Sergievsky. The trio is joined by Hannah Cruz as Svetlana Sergievsky, Bradley Dean as Alexander Molokov, Sean Allan Krill as Walter de Courcey and Bryce Pinkham as the Arbiter.
“Chess” is produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens and the Shubert Organization along with Creative Partners Productions.
