Chess
Published on 7. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-573-68917-8 (ISBN)
Description
Book by Richard Nelson. Lyrics by Tim Rice. Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Musical / 9m 2f 1f child plus ensemble / Scenery: Var. sets.
The collaborators on Chess are giants of rock music and rock musicals and they have created a complex rock opera that played to full Broadway houses and standing ovations. Here the ancient game becomes a metaphor for romantic rivalries competitive gamesmanship super power politics and international intrigues. The pawns in this drama form a