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ABBA's Chess Opens in Broadway

Chess Revival Opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre with Star Power and Mixed Reviews

After years of hype and multiple workshops, the first major Broadway revival of the cult musical Chess officially opened this week at the Imperial Theatre. The new production stars Aaron Tveit as volatile American chess champion Freddie Trumper, Nicholas Christopher as his Soviet rival Anatoly Sergievsky, and Lea Michele as strategist Florence Vassy.