CHESS sets final performance date on Broadway
Photo credit: Matthew Murphy
The twice-extended, record-breaking new production of CHESS will play its final performance on 21 June at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre after over 250 performances, it has been announced.
CHESS is nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Nicholas Christopher), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Bryce Pinkham), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Hannah Cruz), Best Orchestrations (Brian Usifer) and Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Kevin Adams). The new production was nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and received three Chita Rivera Award nominations including Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show for Lorin Latarro and Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway show.
Producers Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens and The Shubert Organization said, “We are immensely proud of the extraordinary work this cast and creative team have done in reimagining CHESS for a new generation of theatergoers while honoring the passionate fans who have championed this musical for nearly four decades. To see longtime fans and first-time audiences alike embrace this production so wholeheartedly has been incredibly rewarding for everyone involved and a powerful reminder of why CHESS has endured for so many years. The opportunity to witness Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher perform this legendary score by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice alongside a company filled with some of Broadway’s most remarkable talent is something that will stay will audiences long after they depart the Imperial Theatre. Bringing CHESS back to Broadway for the first time in nearly 40 years has been an enormous privilege, and we are extremely proud of everything this production accomplished during its historic Broadway run.”
Starring Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award and 2026 Drama League Award nominee Lea Michele and 2026 Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League Award nominee Nicholas Christopher, CHESS also features 2026 Tony Award nominee Hannah Cruz, 2026 Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham, Bradley Dean, Tony Award nominee Sean Allan Krill and an ensemble that includes Kyla Bartholomeusz, Daniel Beeman, Shavey Brown, Emma Degerstedt, Adam Halpin, Aliah James, Sydney Jones, David Paul Kidder, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Sean MacLaughlin, Robin Masella, Sarah Meahl, Michael Milkanin, Ramone Nelson, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Katerina Papacostas, Aleksandr Ivan Pevec, Samantha Pollino, Adam Roberts, Regine Sophia and Katie Webber.
Featuring a new book by Emmy Award winner Danny Strong, with music and lyrics by Emmy and Tony Award nominees ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner Tim Rice, based on an idea by Tim Rice, this new production is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by Drama Desk Award nominee Lorin Latarro, with original orchestrations by Anders Eljas, orchestrations by Anders Eljas and 2026 Tony Award nominee Brian Usifer, and music supervision by Brian Usifer.
CHESS features set design by Tony Award winner David Rockwell, costumes by Tom Broecker, lighting by four-time Tony Award winner and 2026 Tony Award nominee Kevin Adams, sound by John Shivers, video design by Tony Award nominee Peter Nigrini, music direction by Ian Weinberger, casting by Jim Carnahan C.S.A. and Jason Thinger C.S.A, and hair, wig and makeup design by Luc Verschueren for Campbell Young Associates.