“Chess” is a really big event for the Russian theatrical scene. And there are at least 5 reasons. While American Broadway closed for an indefinite period, Moscow cleans red velvet carpet for the premiere. After all, the Russian audience will see the most spectacular project, which started in the 1980s, about the battle of the Soviet and American grandmasters in the world chess crown against the background of the cold war. By the way, they were done by Tim rice with benny Andersson and björn Ulveus of the iconic group ABBA.
If the above reasons are not enough, there are still a couple. For example, the Director of the Russian version became the artistic Director of the theater. Pushkin Is Yevgeny Pisarev. One of his “the little humpbacked Horse” does not leave the scene of the Moscow art theatre them. Chekhov for 12 years. And the producer of the project Dmitry Bogachev in spite of the pandemic and catastrophic for theatres situation, took the decision to leave the cost of tickets for their performances the same.
“I’m genuinely glad that the musical CHESS will finally be performed in Moscow. I don’t dare assume that ever see our musical in Russia,” says sir Tim rice, winner of an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. Interest is heated and prototypes of the musical – great chess players, Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, Viktor Korchnoi and Bobby Fischer.
