Chess on Broadway Tickets

Get Chess tickets on New York Theatre Guide and see three theatre champions take the stage: Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!), Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele (Glee), and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd). In the first revival since the iconic musical's Broadway debut, Chess plays at a to be determined Shubert-owned theatre starting this fall.

In Chess on Broadway, American and Russian chess champions play a match against each other while also competing for the same woman at the height of the Cold War. Soon, the personal becomes professional, and the professional becomes political. How far will the players go to win a game, their nation's love, and a woman's hand?

Complete with hit songs including "Heaven Help My Heart," "Nobody's Side," "Anthem," and "Someone Else's Story," Chess is a beloved musical with songs from the team behind ABBA, the Swedish pop sensation.

Chess was born as an idea from Tim Rice, the award-winning songwriter with credits that include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Aida, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more. Rice also wrote the book to the original London production, which went on to receive an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Musical. Elaine Paige originated the leading lady role.

Since then, theatre stars, including Idina Mezel and Josh Groban, have sung this pop-rock, passionate score, bringing it to new generations. Now, almost four decades after the original Broadway show took its bow, Chess returns to New York in a scintillating new production featuring a fresh book by Emmy winner Danny Strong (Dopesick, The Butler).

Plus, the production is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer. Mayer helped make Michele a star while directing Spring Awakening; now, the two reunite in this Broadway smash. Ready to play? Tickets to Chess in New York will be available on Neww York Theatre Guide soon.