On one side, you have “Chess,” a cult-fave-rave with music from ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and lyrics from Tim Rice being staged by Slow Burn Theatre, a talent magnet of a company based ...

Over the years, “Chess” has acquired this reputation as a musical with a great score, by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, that has been cursed by Rice’s problematic book. For the ...

THE combination of ABBA songs, chess, and the Cold War in a musical feels like it shouldn't work. But the cast of Chess The Musical at Norbury Theatre in Droitwich proves that wrong. Set during the ...

Chess, a storied musical from Tim Rice and ABBA that was a London hit and Broadway flop in 1988, is getting another chance on the boards. In February, the Kennedy Center will present a revised concert ...

One night in Park Slope makes a rough show better! A musical about the Cold War, written during the 1980s and featuring songs by the Swedish supergroup ABBA, will get a new, improved run at Park Slope ...

"Chess" by ABBA members Benny Andersonn and Bjorn Ulvaeus with lyrics by Tim Rice occupies one of the treasured spaces in the annals of musical theater. It's one of the shows that should have been ...

A 1980s concept album, from Tim Rice and Abba members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is brought back to the stage with uneven results According to plenty of cinephiles, the best strategy for ...

The musical revival will close earlier than expected amid declining ticket sales and Lea Michele's departure.