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"Chess" Returning To The UK Stage. Is Broadway Next?

The 1986 musical features songs by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

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Chess, an epic musical about a Cold War-era chess match, is getting its first major revival in London's West End since the show's original 1986 premiere, Playbill reports.

Directed by Laurence Connor (School of Rock, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables) and featuring the English National Opera’s Orchestra and Chorus, the musical will begin April 26, 2018, for a five-week run at the London Coliseum.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus attends the Laurence Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House on April 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (Mamma Mia!) wrote the music for Chess with lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ SuperstarThe Lion KingEvita). The 1986 production, which starred Elaine Paige, ultimately ran for three years.

"Chess tells a story of love and political intrigue, set against the background of the Cold War in the late 1970s/early 1980s, in which superpowers attempt to manipulate an international chess championship for political ends," according to an official synopsis.

"Two of the world’s greatest chess masters, one American, one Russian, are in danger of becoming the pawns of their governments as their battle for the world title gets under way. Simultaneously their lives are thrown into further confusion by a Hungarian refugee, a remarkable woman who becomes the centre of their emotional triangle. This mirrors the heightened passions of the political struggles that threaten to destroy lives and loves."

Chess spawned the hit singles "I Know Him So Well" and "One Night in Bangkok." It also features popular songs such as "Someone Else’s Story," "Heaven Help My Heart," and "Pity the Child."

A much-altered version of Chess premiered on Broadway in 1988 but was not a success, closing after two months.

Rice told Whatsonstage earlier this year that he is working on revised version of the show. "We've got a new team in who helped to restructure the storyline and it seemed to work really well as a tabletop production," he said, "but the plan is to bring it to Broadway late next year."

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