The first Broadway revival of Chess opens this fall with Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher set to star. As we await further details on the buzzy production, a snippet of Tveit performing “One Night in Bangkok” is now available to stream.
Performances of the revival begin Wednesday, October 15, 2025, ahead of the official opening on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. Tickets are now on sale.
Featuring a new book by Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (Dopesick), with music and lyrics by Emmy and Tony Award nominees ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner Tim Rice (Evita), and based on an idea by Tim Rice, this new production will be directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and choreographed by Drama Desk Award nominee Lorin Latarro (Waitress), with music supervision by Brian Usifer.
Chess is the iconic musical where power and passion collide, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. It’s America versus Russia at the World Chess Championship, where the espionage and romance are as complicated and exhilarating as the game itself. For the two players and the woman torn between them, everything—personal, professional, and political—is at risk… and nobody’s rules are the same.