Chess (musical)

Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other...

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Musical - Lyrics - Tim Rice - Björn Ulvaeus - Benny Andersson - ABBA - Chess

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Following the pattern of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, a concept album was recorded and released in 1984, before any stage production was underway. A single from the album, One Night In Bangkok, sung by Murray Head, was an unlikely top-40 hit, and the duet, "I Know Him So Well," by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson held the number one spot on the UK singles charts for 4 weeks in February 1985.

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Jesus Christ Superstar - Evita - Album - 1984 - One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head - I Know Him So Well - Elaine Paige - Barbara Dickson

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Chess premiered in London's West End in 1986 and played for three years. A radically-rewritten Broadway version opened in 1988 to poor reviews and closed in just eight weeks. It is occasionally produced by regional theatrical companies, sometimes merging elements from both versions. Chess-Baltimore, a version that opened on March 19, 2004, is based on the Broadway version.

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London - West End - 1986 - Broadway - 1988 - March 19 - 2004

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A new version, in Swedish, premiered in Stockholm, Sweden in February 2002 and ran through June 2003.

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Stockholm - Sweden - 2002 - 2003

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