Chess In Concert [DVD] [2009] [NTSC]

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A year later, Anatoly is set to defend his championship in Bangkok, Thailand ("Golden Bangkok"). Freddie is already there, chatting up locals and experiencing the Bangkok nightlife ("One Night in Bangkok"); he is Global TV's official commentator for the match. Florence and Anatoly are now openly lovers, and worry about Freddie's sudden reappearance as well as the impending arrival of Anatoly's estranged wife, Svetlana, from Russia ("One More Opponent" / "You and I"), which Anatoly suspects is part of Molokov's plan to shame him into returning to the Soviet Union. Molokov, meanwhile, has trained a new protégé, Leonid Viigand, to challenge, defeat, and humiliate Anatoly ("The Soviet Machine"). The Anatoly/Svetlana verse "You And I" from the American version is used, and the chorus (sung by Anatoly and Florence) is inserted in the middle of "Someone Else's Story". Nichols, David C. (17 May 2013). "Review: 'Chess' revival takes an inventive spin at East West Players". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 15 August 2013.

You And I" (retitled "Dreams Of Glass/Drömmar av glas") opens with a long instrumental portion before anything is sung Minor lyrical alterations and song reductions or extensions throughout, compared to the original album A limited-run West End revival began at the London Coliseum on 26 April 2018 through 2 June 2018, officially opening on 1 May 2018. Billed as the first revival of the show in 30 years, the production was directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by Stephen Mear. [71] The cast included Michael Ball as Anatoly, Phillip Browne as Molokov, Alexandra Burke as Svetlana, Cedric Neal as the Arbiter, Tim Howar as Freddie and Cassidy Janson as Florence. [72] Described as a new interpretation of the original concept album, the production kept the first act in Merano and the second in Bangkok, and included all songs from the concept album (including "Argument"), along with the popular "Someone Else's Story", removed the character of Walter entirely, and dropped the final twist of Florence's father never having been found after all, instead ending on the bittersweet parting of Florence and Anatoly amidst the triumphant crescendo of You And I. Holden, Stephen (9 May 1985). "Critic's Notebook; Building a Musical Around a Record Album". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 October 2016.Jones, Kenneth. " Chess, Starring Jill Paice, Jeremy Kushnier and Euan Morton, Opens at Signature in VA", Playbill.com, 29 August 2010 Casting Director – Harry Blumenau | Associate Director & Choreographer – Alexzandra Sarmiento | Assistant Director & Choreographer – Tara Young Lefkowitz, Andy. "Raul Esparza, Karen Olivo, Ramin Karimloo & Ruthie Ann Miles to Lead Chess at the Kennedy Center" Broadway.com, 29 November 2017 This song actually originated with the American (Broadway) version of the musical, but has since been also included in productions and recordings otherwise adhering to the British version. Mountain Duet" is called "Meeting on a Bridge/Mote på en bro", and is sung as a press conference after Anatoly's defection

Marynowski, Jenna (1 July 2016). "Chess an epic story of love and Cold War politics". AfterTheHouselights.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Two of the world’s greatest chess masters, an American and a Russian, battle it out at the world championships – but their greatest contest is for the love of the same woman. Surprisingly, Svetlana and Florence end up bonding over their respective relationships with Anatoly. Florence ultimately admits that it would be best for Anatoly to return to his children and Svetlana, while Svetlana accepts that Anatoly has long fallen out of love with her ("I Know Him So Well"). Anatoly, meanwhile, follows an anonymous letter guiding him to Wat Pho, where Freddie appears to tell him that he is willing to put their conflict behind him. Having decided that he only wants Anatoly to "be true to the game", Freddie informs Anatoly of a significant flaw in Viigand's strategy that will help Anatoly win ("Talking Chess").

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Keene, Ray. "Keene on Chess: Viktor Korchnoi". Chessville. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Produced by Tim Rice and Hugh Wooldridge, the concert was based on the original concept album, and intended to create “the definitive version” of the musical. Production Manager – Pete Kramer | Company Stage Manager – Rachael Downey | Deputy Stage Manager – Bryony Relf

All critics agreed, though, on the three leading performances by Judy Kuhn, David Carroll and Philip Casnoff. They were showered with praise – "splendid and gallant" ( Newsweek), "powerful singers" ( The New York Times), "remarkably fine" ( New York Post) – especially Kuhn, whose performance Variety called a "show's chief pleasure". Porchlight Music Theatre presented Chess as a part of their "Porchlight Revisits" season in which they present three forgotten musicals per year. It was in Chicago, Illinois in May 2016. It was directed by Artistic Director Michael Weber, choreographed by Brenda Didier, and music directed by Jimmy Morehead. [69] AussieTheatre.com.au (24 August 2012). "Chess Rooked!". Aussietheatre.com.au . Retrieved 12 January 2013. The third part of "Endgame" (here called "You Judge Me/Ni dömer mig") is placed early in Act 2, becoming an argument between Anatoly and Svetlana in their hotelEuropean Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol.2, no.7. 19 February 1985. p.14 . Retrieved 3 February 2022– via World Radio History. You And I (Reprise)" is returned to its original concept album state, including "The Story Of Chess" in the middle In 1985, the original singers were bought together to make a series of music videos to help further promote the album. The videos are now available on DVD under the title Chess Moves.

Chess the Musical in Concert will add an additional matinee performance to its chequerboard, on Tuesday 2 August, due to popular demand. The first announced date sold out in 7 days, so there will now be a total of three performances of the iconic production. The titles here refer to the published score names of the songs. Several songs in the American version are identified by alternative titles. "Freddie's Entrance" is also called "What a Scene! What a Joy!"; "Argument" is called "How Many Women"; "Diplomats" is called "U.S. vs. U.S.S.R."; "American and Florence" is called "You Want to Lose Your Only Friend?"; "Florence Quits" is called "So You Got What You Want"; "Reporters" is called "Anatoly and the Press"; "Winning" is called "No Contest"; and "Freddie Goes Metal" is called "A Whole New Board Game". William Roland Hartston; Rice, Tim; Andersson, Benny (1986). Chess: the making of a musical. Pavilion. ISBN 978-1-85145-006-0.How Many Women" (a lyrical rewrite of "Argument" from the original concept album, here set as a Freddie/Florence argument instead of an Anatoly/Florence argument) The opening ceremony features the American and Soviet delegates each vowing their side will win ("Diplomats"), the Arbiter insisting on a clean game ("The Arbiter"), and marketers looking to make a profit ("Hymn to Chess" / "Merchandisers"). During the increasingly intense match, Freddie suddenly throws the chessboard to the floor and storms out of the arena ("Chess #1"), leaving Florence to negotiate with Anatoly, Molokov, and the Arbiter ("Quartet"). Florence manages to arrange a meeting between the two players, after trading heated words with Molokov. It turns out that Freddie engineered the outburst in the hopes of extracting more money from his sponsor, an American sensationalist media company called Global Television, though Walter—the company's representative in Freddie's delegation—criticizes the stunt as ludicrous ("Florence and Molokov"). Florence later scolds Freddie, and they fight about the politics of the tournament until he viciously turns the argument toward her missing father, believed captured or killed by Soviet forces during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution ("1956: Budapest is Rising"). She laments the situation alone ("Nobody's Side") before heading off to the Merano Mountain Inn for the reconciliatory meeting she has scheduled between Freddie and Anatoly ("Der Kleine Franz"). Freddie does not immediately turn up, though, leaving Anatoly and Florence awkwardly alone together; however, they eventually embrace as romantic feelings arise before being finally interrupted by Freddie, who was working out new financial terms with Global TV ("Mountain Duet").