Chess
About the Show
This fall, Tony Award® winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!), Emmy® Award nominee Lea Michele (Funny Girl, Glee), and breakout powerhouse Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton) star on Broadway in CHESS – the iconic musical where power and passion collide, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
It’s America versus Russia at the World Chess Championship, where the espionage and romance are as complicated and exhilarating as the game itself. For the two players and the woman torn between them, everything—personal, professional, and political—is at risk… and nobody’s rules are the same.
With a legendary score by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Emmy, Grammy®, Oscar® and Tony winner Tim Rice (Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar), a new book by Emmy winner Danny Strong (Dopesick, The Butler), and direction by Tony winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), CHESS is the must-see Broadway event of the season.
Lea Michele’s final performance will be Sunday June 21st, 2026
Joanna “JoJo” Levesque begins performances Tuesday 23rd, 2026
Lea Michele will not be appearing for the following performances:
● April 1 – 5
● April 11 Matine
● May 24
Aaron Tveit will not be appearing for the following performances:
● April 21
● August 17-31
Jojo will not be appearing for the following performances:
● July 19 – 21
Nicholas Christopher will not be appearing for the following performances:
● July 27 – August 9
Recommended for ages 12 and up. *Please note that children under 4 are not permitted in the theater, and all audience members must have a ticket.
About the Show
This fall, Tony Award® winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!), Emmy® Award nominee Lea Michele (Funny Girl, Glee), and breakout powerhouse Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton) star on Broadway in CHESS – the iconic musical where power and passion collide, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
It’s America versus Russia at the World Chess Championship, where the espionage and romance are as complicated and exhilarating as the game itself. For the two players and the woman torn between them, everything—personal, professional, and political—is at risk… and nobody’s rules are the same.
With a legendary score by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Emmy, Grammy®, Oscar® and Tony winner Tim Rice (Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar), a new book by Emmy winner Danny Strong (Dopesick, The Butler), and direction by Tony winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), CHESS is the must-see Broadway event of the season.
Lea Michele’s final performance will be Sunday June 21st, 2026
Joanna “JoJo” Levesque begins performances Tuesday 23rd, 2026
Lea Michele will not be appearing for the following performances:
● April 1 – 5
● April 11 Matine
● May 24
Aaron Tveit will not be appearing for the following performances:
● April 21
● August 17-31
Jojo will not be appearing for the following performances:
● July 19 – 21
Nicholas Christopher will not be appearing for the following performances:
● July 27 – August 9
Recommended for ages 12 and up. *Please note that children under 4 are not permitted in the theater, and all audience members must have a ticket.
Performance Schedule
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May
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About the Theatre
Imperial Theatre
249 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036
The Shuberts conceived of the Imperial Theatre, their fiftieth New York venue, as a home to musical theatre hits, and their dream has been realized many times over. The playhouse was constructed as a replacement for the Shubert’s 20 year old (and out-of-date) Lyric Theatre.