Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When music, play, movement, creativity, joy and chess – yes, chess – combine with a group of enthusiastic kids, magic happens.

Regardless of the version, there is a compelling human drama at the center of “Chess,” floating atop some killer songs and an often gorgeous score. In its sweeping musical moments (“Nobody’s Side,” ...

Before October of 2025, I had admittedly never heard of Chess: The Musical. I had seen much of the cast already–Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher in Sweeney Todd, Bryce Pinkham in Little Shop of ...

For Lea Michele, the current Broadway revival of Chess - the beloved but short-lived 1988 musical by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice that's since become a cult favorite among ...