The cult musical “Chess” — which had only 68 regular performances on Broadway before closing in 1988 but spawned a hit ...

The last time the Cold War-themed musical Chess played Broadway back in 1988, Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, Mikhail Gorbachev still ran the USSR, and the Berlin Wall still stood between ...

So remounting the show, even though it’s become a cult favorite, is risky at a time when the box office is largely driven by long-running, big-brand musicals like “Wicked” and “Mamma Mia!” But ...

The board is set! Rehearsals are very much underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of Chess, which begins performances ...