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Two things I wish: 1, that there was a really high quality recording of this available, even paid. And an audio version. 2, that they had one more night of rehearsal. Not everyone was ready here This is my absolute favorite version and cast of Chess. Half the views are probably mine
Seth Rudetsky’s concert of Dreamgirls was given a commercial CD release, how I wish this Chess was given the same treatment. To me it’s the definitive cast. Pascal is a red hot American, Groban a passionate Russian and Murney such a vibrant electric Florence not to mention Ms Foster who steals the second half with her devastating Someone Else’s Story
I'm hoping against hope that we get a future studio recording of chess or even a new concept recording. The 2009 RAH was very good. However, I wish we could get an album that has no applause. Evidently Chess has always been easy to stage as a concert as compared to a full Broadway production. What's even weirder and more disappointing was the fact that they called the 2018 Kennedy Center production of Chess a pre-broadway tryout. It never went to Broadway.
@@DerekMckean the 2009 recording was just ok for me. I'm really not crazy about Idina as a belter, Adam Pascal wasn't as strong as he was here, and the energy across the board didn't reach these same heights. The 1994 concert with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra almost got it perfect, but their Freddie can't hit the notes! I don't know why we can't get one great definitive recording of this show lol! This truly could have been it
Definitely caught on to #2 more than once. And Groban was more seasoned by the time the Idina version came around. That said, I LOVE that they were permitted to hold the music. The body of words and music to memorize in this show is insane (I know, I'm doing it right now)
I think this version has the best depiction of a “human chess board” that I’ve seen. The way the dancers pushed each other off the board was very funny. And Freddie walking onto the board himself to knock down the last toppled piece? Just perfect. I’m assuming he’s pushing over his own king, based on the fact that Anatoly is declared the winner right afterwards, but maybe I’m not following it right.
Yes, it was his own king. Traditionally, you concede defeat in chess by toppling your own king. I also loved the moves before, with the black queen keeping the white king in check.
Fun fact: I remember reading back in the day that the non-dance aspect of the choreography- i.e. the “chess moves” themselves - were taken from an actual championship match
Omg that's Ann Harada in the ensemble! Plotwise this is a mess but I could watch these performances all day. Adam, Julia, Josh, Sutton, RAUL, Norm...absolutely inspired casting.
It still boggles my mind that this modern version of Chess was never taken to Broadway. I would take the Royal Albert version with pascal, menzel, and groban and throw it on broadway. Its just too good of musical to have these original cast members be limited to a handful of exclusive performances. If Phantom can run for 35 years and Evan Hansen for 5+, i can't think of a show that appeals as broadly as this one does with the score that Chess does and isnt on broadway. Just a shame
@baldbeardedbloke6887 A whole lot. This musical which pretty much reflects the west end version, while the original Broadway version with Judy Kuhn had a much thicker and different book. The west end version was mostly a sung-thru musicals with more characterizations/symbols of people. The writer of the Broadway book, Trevor Nunn, added more scenes of dialogue and scenes run more like a play. Because of Nunn's book, almost 1/2 of the songs from the west end were cut -- especially big songs that acted like huge plot devices such as The Deal, The Interview, Merano (since the chess championship wasn't held in Merano), Florence & Molokov (a huge plot device about Anatoly and Freddie working out their differences while to stop "playing politics snd start playing chess."), Commie Newspapers (which introduces tge main characters), and talking Chess, as well as One More Opponent. All these songs were irrelevant to the plot of the original Broadway version. In addition, many songs were shortened to make the musical reasonable length. On a positive note, several songs were added to the Broadway, both a ballad, Someone Else's Story which later was written into west end versions, as well as some plot story songs like Let's Work Together where Molokov works with the Walter to get Florence's father out. However, it had more of a tetris kind of sound to it snd sounded nothing like The Deal. However, the song Winning ("No Contest" as on album) was similar to the two choruses of Florence Quits. Although Florence Quits was in the Broadway version, it was not on the CD and was labeled "So You Got What You Want"/"A Taste of Pity." Once again, since Trevor Nunn's book had lots of dialogue, the song order order was rearranged, almost to the point tgat it was a different musical. Yes, it had the main pop songs of the London version, but because of the book, it was extremely different.. That's another thing-- Chess is a work in progress. There's about 4+ versions of Chess. The sweedish version is also very different. It's not just merely a translation, but an entirely different song order from London and story re-writes/exclusions. And then there was the aussie version that had elements of both Broadway and London. Notice hiw I said 4+. With each new major professional version, Tim Rice has done some book tweaks. Please notice Trevor Nunn only wrote and the Broadway version, and more productions have opted out of using the Broadway version since its cold War background is irrelevant. Most newer versions have opted in to produce something similar to the west end version. Tim Rice has done some major tweaks most recently in a concert version with Raul Esperanza, where its similar to the West End, but changed some positions of songs and added a bit of more narration. Hence, there's obviously more than 4 versions of Chess since Sir Tim Rice has done done edits throughout the years. Trevor Nunn is no longer involved in Chess productions was only in charge of the Broadway book. Personally if Trevor Nunn had no involvement with the original Broadway version and it was merely a direct transfer of the original west end version, it epukd have done better on Broadway. They just hired Nunn since they wanted to make it appeal to American audiences. It did the opposite. However, there are still fans of the original Broadway version.
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Thank you for uploading this rare concert! It’s clearly not the best version of ‘Chess’ in terms of plot (the mix between the West End and the Broadway plots made no sense here) but this cast is just perfect
Was there something that they should have added or taken away to make the new plot work? Was it just Pity The Child because that never worked in the original American Production either.
@@HarveyBacktheBeatles I would say it’s not just Pity the Child. Having two tournaments with Freddie in both of them doesn’t make a lot of sense (to me). A lot of the dialogue in this version was awkward, pieced together bits from the West End and Broadway versions. Some songs were missing, but they tried to add in those plot points through dialogue. Freddie’s character arc doesn’t make a lot of sense here. Without the Press Conference, we aren’t introduced to his character’s insecurities. Also, Pity the Child should come at Freddie’s lowest moment, when he’s ready to reevaluate his attitude because he finally realizes where it comes from. Here, he gets slightly ignored by some reporters and is upset that Florence still won’t come back to him after he insulted her on air. A few songs later, he’s back to his cocky attitude, confident that he can beat Anatoly. After he wins, he just disappears from the story. There’s no impact. Anatoly’s loss doesn’t even have the same weight here, because it seems like he was undecided up until the last minute, and so Freddie beat him due to actual skill. It wasn’t a sacrifice OR a triumph. In short, this version takes away a lot of Freddie’s character depth, and a lot of the symbolic meaning of the ending.
@@CHESShireCat I have to agree with everything you're saying. I'm not a fan of Anatoly losing no matter what, and having it done this way is really annoying. It's easy to get Anatoly somewhat right, Freddie is absolutely the difficulty in Chess. (this is obviously not to take away from Adam Pascal, I love his performance!) I do think that two acts versus Freddie can work; the 1990 Syndey plot is one of my absolute favorites; but the rematch idea is not the way to do it. I find it strange that they tried to include the Interview scene at all-it just doesn't work without Freddie. And obviously, Freddie shouldn't ever win the game. His maturing is the main feature of his character arc, and it doesn't happen if he wins. I honestly don't hate most of the dialogue they added. The Press Conference scene is important, and it would declutter the dialogue they have before The Russian and Molokov. I do appreciate the nod to the concept album with Florence saying "your personal life's the lead on the news," in the lead-in to You And I. And in regards to that song, while I do like the part with Svetlana, I never felt that it really made any sense to suddenly switch to a conversation we have no context for. I dislike Freddie Goes Metal as a song generally. Honestly, the most annoying part of this for me is that it seems so close to the British script that it could very easily just have been the same thing. They've removed so many songs already and songs like The Soviet Machine wouldn't have been major losses, the only major sacrifice being the Press Conference. Remove Freddie Goes Metal and that would make room for Talking Chess to take its place. They probably wouldn't even have needed a new actor for Viigand, since the chorus is sizable and the role doesn't speak. They could even have gone the route of the original London production and not have had an actor for Viigand in Endgame. I wonder if this was done while the licensing still meant that North American productions had to be done with some derivative of the Broadway script, and that's why they included so many elements of it.
@@kanjid6780 I wonder how far someone could’ve pushed the Broadway plot closer to the British version without violating the licensing agreement. I’d say the biggest difference between the two is that Freddie wins. Maybe that’s the main requirement, since the change was made in the first place because Americans apparently couldn’t handle a Russian winning.
@@CHESShireCat Interesting question. I wonder if it could even be done without that, as I could see rewriting Act 2 to allow Anatoly to win while maintaining that essence. Insert The Deal in, put Pity after it, and add a scene with Freddie after Endgame, and the rest of the show works well enough to be passable.
My god, the tag for "Merano" continues to be one of the most glorious things I've heard. No other recording or cast I've seen has as good a good chorus, even those with 5 times as many singers.
I feel so much better about the community theater I’m a part of after watching this. It’s nice to know that even professional actors and tech crew make mistakes.
I can’t believe they did the Whitney and Cissy version of the bridge of I Know Him So Well… 🎉omfg I just died watching that!! Awesome version, I love this show so much
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Thank you for uploading this, this is really cool! I just wanted to add a warning that there are some flashing lights in case that's something that affects anyone :)
This musical came out in 1984. Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar) and two members of ABBA collaborated on it. It has an excellent soundtrack album. It's not new.
I'm working on a video about the musical nd I grew up with the '08 version but decided to watch this one as well for research purposes. I have to say, vocally and acting-wise it's far superior to the '08 version. like, I'm sorry but Josh is so wooden in '08, idk why. Maybe he was having a bad day? But I will say, the structure of songs in '08 is better.
I discovered this show from a trivia question about Andrew Lloyd Weber composed plays (obv this was a wrong answer) and I decided to take a look at it . I'm glad I was able to find this one, I did find a 1986 West End version that was terrible...this one is a 2023 version compared to the other one Anyway, after listening to the soundtrack I'm a fan of the show and hope to see it live. Maybe it will come to Toronto
Amazing cast, but it just feels kinda chopped up and unpolished when you’re used to watching the Royal Albert Hall concert from a few years later. Though watching different productions of Chess is always confusing because of the constant changes.
What is the difference between The Broadway Version and The West End Version and the strikes not with standing when are we going to see The Hollywood Version?.
I’m kinda confused. On yt there are two versions of the soundtrack, one with the men and their respective flags and the other with the chess board falling. Which is the original and which version is this one? I just discovered this wonderful musical and I want to learn all I can about it.
From what I know you could probably talking about the West End version vs Broadway version. The original (chess board falling with dark background) is the West End version but the most original one is its concept album released in 1984. It's a long story but there is no exactly same big production of Chess. Like Broadway version (man and woman running with flags) has a very different plot than concept album and West End which most of the fans don't like. Each version would have the order of songs changed, added or removed, or bits of lyrics changed. This version has its plot a mix between West End and Broadway version. You can also watch the 2006 version which also had Josh Groban as Anatoly and Adam Pascal as Freddie. That version is also a mix between West End and Broadway version but it's different compare to this one. This one is only like quickly put together show so this one doesn't have original recording. Anyway, you can read about this more on wikipedia.
Wow. Fun to watch for academic purposes, but compared to the 2008 Royal Albert Hall concert, this script is a MESS. I know there are several different versions of this show; let's hope this version is forgotten to time. Yikes.
This version is great but I feel the 2008 is better because idina menzels voice has more volume and it fits the script better and Adam isn’t screaming when him and Florence are arguing it just sounds better put together
lol it bothered me so much too when I first saw this! I was like is it in case they forget their lines?? But I remember some ppl said that it had to do with the fact that it was televised and something about copyright/licensing jargon...
@@SVUfannycThe rehearsal period for a project like this is anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. The convention for doing musicals in concert is 'book in hand' - to point out that this isn't a full production. And yes, sometimes they don't know all of their lines because the rehearsal period is so short. But it is, of course, much easier to act without looking down into the book, so people would usually memorize them.
@@SVUfannyc It was a staged reading/concert, not a full production. It’s very common to have scripts and scores in hand for a staged reading. City Center has a permanent series that does this with a few musicals every year.
I guess I listened to the 2018 Kennedy Center version a lot, but the musical selections sound so out of order in this version. However, this version of "The Arbiter" is my favorite.
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Two things I wish:
1, that there was a really high quality recording of this available, even paid. And an audio version.
2, that they had one more night of rehearsal. Not everyone was ready here
This is my absolute favorite version and cast of Chess. Half the views are probably mine
Seth Rudetsky’s concert of Dreamgirls was given a commercial CD release, how I wish this Chess was given the same treatment. To me it’s the definitive cast. Pascal is a red hot American, Groban a passionate Russian and Murney such a vibrant electric Florence not to mention Ms Foster who steals the second half with her devastating Someone Else’s Story
I'm hoping against hope that we get a future studio recording of chess or even a new concept recording. The 2009 RAH was very good. However, I wish we could get an album that has no applause.
Evidently Chess has always been easy to stage as a concert as compared to a full Broadway production.
What's even weirder and more disappointing was the fact that they called the 2018 Kennedy Center production of Chess a pre-broadway tryout. It never went to Broadway.
@@fountainchain126 I agree, this cast is on fire! I basically consider this my definitive performance
@@DerekMckean the 2009 recording was just ok for me. I'm really not crazy about Idina as a belter, Adam Pascal wasn't as strong as he was here, and the energy across the board didn't reach these same heights.
The 1994 concert with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra almost got it perfect, but their Freddie can't hit the notes! I don't know why we can't get one great definitive recording of this show lol! This truly could have been it
Definitely caught on to #2 more than once. And Groban was more seasoned by the time the Idina version came around. That said, I LOVE that they were permitted to hold the music. The body of words and music to memorize in this show is insane (I know, I'm doing it right now)
I think this version has the best depiction of a “human chess board” that I’ve seen. The way the dancers pushed each other off the board was very funny. And Freddie walking onto the board himself to knock down the last toppled piece? Just perfect. I’m assuming he’s pushing over his own king, based on the fact that Anatoly is declared the winner right afterwards, but maybe I’m not following it right.
Yes, it was his own king. Traditionally, you concede defeat in chess by toppling your own king. I also loved the moves before, with the black queen keeping the white king in check.
The choreography was equal parts amusing, beautiful and powerful.
I have such happy memories of this musical
Fun fact: I remember reading back in the day that the non-dance aspect of the choreography- i.e. the “chess moves” themselves - were taken from an actual championship match
you should’ve seen chess at the muny. i was in it and i was floored by the whole cast and the directing and absolutely everything
Omg that's Ann Harada in the ensemble!
Plotwise this is a mess but I could watch these performances all day. Adam, Julia, Josh, Sutton, RAUL, Norm...absolutely inspired casting.
Whoa!! Avenue Q!
Julia Fuckin Murney. She serves it ALL to us on a silver platter. Passion, power, and talent
Whoa!! Young Groban!!! I love his version of Anthem!!
It still boggles my mind that this modern version of Chess was never taken to Broadway. I would take the Royal Albert version with pascal, menzel, and groban and throw it on broadway. Its just too good of musical to have these original cast members be limited to a handful of exclusive performances. If Phantom can run for 35 years and Evan Hansen for 5+, i can't think of a show that appeals as broadly as this one does with the score that Chess does and isnt on broadway. Just a shame
EXACTLY!!! :(
Truly is such a gem. Needs to happen!
i need the muny version on broadway asap
What is the the difference between the Broadway version and West End Version.
@baldbeardedbloke6887 A whole lot. This musical which pretty much reflects the west end version, while the original Broadway version with Judy Kuhn had a much thicker and different book. The west end version was mostly a sung-thru musicals with more characterizations/symbols of people. The writer of the Broadway book, Trevor Nunn, added more scenes of dialogue and scenes run more like a play. Because of Nunn's book, almost 1/2 of the songs from the west end were cut -- especially big songs that acted like huge plot devices such as The Deal, The Interview, Merano (since the chess championship wasn't held in Merano), Florence & Molokov (a huge plot device about Anatoly and Freddie working out their differences while to stop "playing politics snd start playing chess."), Commie Newspapers (which introduces tge main characters), and talking Chess, as well as One More Opponent. All these songs were irrelevant to the plot of the original Broadway version. In addition, many songs were shortened to make the musical reasonable length. On a positive note, several songs were added to the Broadway, both a ballad, Someone Else's Story which later was written into west end versions, as well as some plot story songs like Let's Work Together where Molokov works with the Walter to get Florence's father out. However, it had more of a tetris kind of sound to it snd sounded nothing like The Deal. However, the song Winning ("No Contest" as on album) was similar to the two choruses of Florence Quits. Although Florence Quits was in the Broadway version, it was not on the CD and was labeled "So You Got What You Want"/"A Taste of Pity."
Once again, since Trevor Nunn's book had lots of dialogue, the song order order was rearranged, almost to the point tgat it was a different musical. Yes, it had the main pop songs of the London version, but because of the book, it was extremely different..
That's another thing-- Chess is a work in progress. There's about 4+ versions of Chess. The sweedish version is also very different. It's not just merely a translation, but an entirely different song order from London and story re-writes/exclusions. And then there was the aussie version that had elements of both Broadway and London.
Notice hiw I said 4+. With each new major professional version, Tim Rice has done some book tweaks. Please notice Trevor Nunn only wrote and the Broadway version, and more productions have opted out of using the Broadway version since its cold War background is irrelevant. Most newer versions have opted in to produce something similar to the west end version. Tim Rice has done some major tweaks most recently in a concert version with Raul Esperanza, where its similar to the West End, but changed some positions of songs and added a bit of more narration. Hence, there's obviously more than 4 versions of Chess since Sir Tim Rice has done done edits throughout the years. Trevor Nunn is no longer involved in Chess productions was only in charge of the Broadway book.
Personally if Trevor Nunn had no involvement with the original Broadway version and it was merely a direct transfer of the original west end version, it epukd have done better on Broadway. They just hired Nunn since they wanted to make it appeal to American audiences. It did the opposite. However, there are still fans of the original Broadway version.
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Seth rudetsky needs to produce more shows. This is absolute Gold
okay i didnt realize sutton foster was svetlana in this and now my world is complete
Whoa!!! Just now watching "Younger" and learning her body of other work
Why isn't Julia Murney cast more often on Broadway?! She's amazing!
Much better than with Julia than Idina. And Raul Esparza is epic as the Arbiter...he was amazing as Freddie in DC too
Epic in DC?? His voice was awful, just like Svetlana; I almost walked out of the show. Such a disappointment!
@@avb5868 you must have caught him after the strep throat. I saw him on the Wednesday show, he was awesome
Glorious, never get tired of Chess❤️❤️❤️
are we just not going to talk about Norm Lewis!?!?!?!??!!
Thank you for uploading this rare concert! It’s clearly not the best version of ‘Chess’ in terms of plot (the mix between the West End and the Broadway plots made no sense here) but this cast is just perfect
Was there something that they should have added or taken away to make the new plot work? Was it just Pity The Child because that never worked in the original American Production either.
@@HarveyBacktheBeatles I would say it’s not just Pity the Child. Having two tournaments with Freddie in both of them doesn’t make a lot of sense (to me). A lot of the dialogue in this version was awkward, pieced together bits from the West End and Broadway versions. Some songs were missing, but they tried to add in those plot points through dialogue. Freddie’s character arc doesn’t make a lot of sense here. Without the Press Conference, we aren’t introduced to his character’s insecurities. Also, Pity the Child should come at Freddie’s lowest moment, when he’s ready to reevaluate his attitude because he finally realizes where it comes from. Here, he gets slightly ignored by some reporters and is upset that Florence still won’t come back to him after he insulted her on air. A few songs later, he’s back to his cocky attitude, confident that he can beat Anatoly. After he wins, he just disappears from the story. There’s no impact. Anatoly’s loss doesn’t even have the same weight here, because it seems like he was undecided up until the last minute, and so Freddie beat him due to actual skill. It wasn’t a sacrifice OR a triumph.
In short, this version takes away a lot of Freddie’s character depth, and a lot of the symbolic meaning of the ending.
@@CHESShireCat I have to agree with everything you're saying. I'm not a fan of Anatoly losing no matter what, and having it done this way is really annoying. It's easy to get Anatoly somewhat right, Freddie is absolutely the difficulty in Chess. (this is obviously not to take away from Adam Pascal, I love his performance!) I do think that two acts versus Freddie can work; the 1990 Syndey plot is one of my absolute favorites; but the rematch idea is not the way to do it. I find it strange that they tried to include the Interview scene at all-it just doesn't work without Freddie. And obviously, Freddie shouldn't ever win the game. His maturing is the main feature of his character arc, and it doesn't happen if he wins.
I honestly don't hate most of the dialogue they added. The Press Conference scene is important, and it would declutter the dialogue they have before The Russian and Molokov. I do appreciate the nod to the concept album with Florence saying "your personal life's the lead on the news," in the lead-in to You And I. And in regards to that song, while I do like the part with Svetlana, I never felt that it really made any sense to suddenly switch to a conversation we have no context for. I dislike Freddie Goes Metal as a song generally.
Honestly, the most annoying part of this for me is that it seems so close to the British script that it could very easily just have been the same thing. They've removed so many songs already and songs like The Soviet Machine wouldn't have been major losses, the only major sacrifice being the Press Conference. Remove Freddie Goes Metal and that would make room for Talking Chess to take its place. They probably wouldn't even have needed a new actor for Viigand, since the chorus is sizable and the role doesn't speak. They could even have gone the route of the original London production and not have had an actor for Viigand in Endgame. I wonder if this was done while the licensing still meant that North American productions had to be done with some derivative of the Broadway script, and that's why they included so many elements of it.
@@kanjid6780 I wonder how far someone could’ve pushed the Broadway plot closer to the British version without violating the licensing agreement. I’d say the biggest difference between the two is that Freddie wins. Maybe that’s the main requirement, since the change was made in the first place because Americans apparently couldn’t handle a Russian winning.
@@CHESShireCat Interesting question. I wonder if it could even be done without that, as I could see rewriting Act 2 to allow Anatoly to win while maintaining that essence. Insert The Deal in, put Pity after it, and add a scene with Freddie after Endgame, and the rest of the show works well enough to be passable.
I collect Chess cast recordings, and I had never known about this performance. Thank you!
Just remembered this version for the first time in like a decade and now I’m crying to Anthem all over again
raúl esparza is such an inspired casting choice for the arbiter, ugh
I saw him in a video as Freddy at the Kennedy Center and thought he was amazing! Much prefer him to the Arbiter though!
My god, the tag for "Merano" continues to be one of the most glorious things I've heard. No other recording or cast I've seen has as good a good chorus, even those with 5 times as many singers.
Chess is my favorite but I've never seen this version. Amazing cast! I love that there are different endings depending on the production.
So fortunate to have been there for that performance! Fabulous!
Same! One of the best experiences of my life! Hard to believe it was 20 years ago!
I’m used to Josh Groban as Pierre, so he looks so young here lol
Well this WAS when he was first starting out, he was just 22 (my age now) at the time this was done.
The version that made me fall in love with Chess.
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ive been looking for live chess concert since years... finally found and this one so fuckin amazing version! WOW
Have you not seen the one from 2008? That ones really great too
Thank you for posting this!
Julia Murney is and always will be amazing
I feel so much better about the community theater I’m a part of after watching this. It’s nice to know that even professional actors and tech crew make mistakes.
Idk if he did it intentionally but I love the evil-ish voice Adam uses during Endgame
Thank you. This made my week.
Glad it did:)
I can’t believe they did the Whitney and Cissy version of the bridge of I Know Him So Well… 🎉omfg I just died watching that!!
Awesome version, I love this show so much
I watch this , for Josh Groban ! ♥️♥️♥️ Romania ! 🇷🇴
Fantastic Concert thank you for sharing.
I return to this musical theatre and it improves with age😊
Thank you as much as I love Judy Kuhn this production was fantastic.
So fun to watch him sing so many ways🤩
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A masterpiece of music
The guy at 1:12:51 sounded so much like Adam that I had always assumed it was him when listening to the cast recording before I watched this video
Thank you for posting this video.
This feels like an any%Speedrun of Chess
Pity The Child What a Song and Adam what a voice baci x
Josh looks like a teen but sounds incredible!!!
Thank you for uploading this, this is really cool! I just wanted to add a warning that there are some flashing lights in case that's something that affects anyone :)
Loved it!
Thank you for uploading this!!
Raul at 14:00
Do you know who did the choreo for this concert? Should be credited. Star-studded cast!
Me: *pauses at **1:30* OMG is that Christmas Eve/Ann Harada?!?!?! *quick look up*. Yes. Yes it is.
Love this!🎶🎶🎶💕☕️
This musical came out in 1984. Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar) and two members of ABBA collaborated on it. It has an excellent soundtrack album. It's not new.
1:07:29 Most emotional scene.
1:29:07 Most ABBA scene.
1:49:27 Most Finale Emotional Song
is it sacrilege to say i like this cast more than the 08 concert?
Nope not at all...no
I'm working on a video about the musical nd I grew up with the '08 version but decided to watch this one as well for research purposes. I have to say, vocally and acting-wise it's far superior to the '08 version. like, I'm sorry but Josh is so wooden in '08, idk why. Maybe he was having a bad day? But I will say, the structure of songs in '08 is better.
No, but you’ll probably get a few who disagree with you, myself included. Each to his or her own.
Was the tempo in this sped up slightly? Because a lot of this felt like it went by too fast while the pitch was still good...
ignore me, just my own time stamps
5:18 where I want to be
1:16:25 pity the child
I discovered this show from a trivia question about Andrew Lloyd Weber composed plays (obv this was a wrong answer) and I decided to take a look at it . I'm glad I was able to find this one, I did find a 1986 West End version that was terrible...this one is a 2023 version compared to the other one
Anyway, after listening to the soundtrack I'm a fan of the show and hope to see it live. Maybe it will come to Toronto
Check out the 2008 version Checkers from London with some of the same cast members th-cam.com/play/PL71B335941EB1F97C.html&si=lPb7LVf8W1LlUr4-
This cast 😍
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Ok the Embassy Lament was definitely a highlight.
Класс.❤
OMG is that Sutton Foster as Svetlana?
1:16:23 pity the child ❤
Am I the only ABBA fan since forever that had no clue One Night in Bangkok was from THIS musical?
240p, we meet again...
A very great musical se en it in Amsterdam and London
Amazing cast, but it just feels kinda chopped up and unpolished when you’re used to watching the Royal Albert Hall concert from a few years later. Though watching different productions of Chess is always confusing because of the constant changes.
What is the difference between The Broadway Version and The West End Version and the strikes not with standing when are we going to see The Hollywood Version?.
Anthem 50:04
Is that Norm Lewis in the role of Molokov? Great Baritone!
yesss!
Where do you get that story,. Thst's the legend frim the forest,.
Anthem solo performance here:
m.th-cam.com/video/BNOaHV9bDQE/w-d-xo.html
Does anyone know where to find the musical version of Chess that was made in I believe in 2002
Interesting choice to not put the word CHESS in the title.
freddie goes metal 1:14:52
ok
I’m kinda confused. On yt there are two versions of the soundtrack, one with the men and their respective flags and the other with the chess board falling. Which is the original and which version is this one?
I just discovered this wonderful musical and I want to learn all I can about it.
From what I know you could probably talking about the West End version vs Broadway version. The original (chess board falling with dark background) is the West End version but the most original one is its concept album released in 1984. It's a long story but there is no exactly same big production of Chess. Like Broadway version (man and woman running with flags) has a very different plot than concept album and West End which most of the fans don't like. Each version would have the order of songs changed, added or removed, or bits of lyrics changed. This version has its plot a mix between West End and Broadway version. You can also watch the 2006 version which also had Josh Groban as Anatoly and Adam Pascal as Freddie. That version is also a mix between West End and Broadway version but it's different compare to this one. This one is only like quickly put together show so this one doesn't have original recording. Anyway, you can read about this more on wikipedia.
UMMMM. ARE WE JUST GONNA IGNORE NORM LEWIS!?
I wish someone could upload this in higher quality. Maybe it's out there if I look for it.
Pierre and Javert…
why are the lyrics so different from the soundtrack??
the music has been reworked endlessly. Songs are in different order, sung by different characters, lyrics changed
Can somebody confirm whether or not this is Norm Lewis?
Yes, Norm Lewis is playing Malokov
Still thinks the Swedish version is the best.
I would love to see a Ukrainian/Russian joint performance of this musical.
I'm startled by the use of scripts and the number of botched lines. Why?
It was a one night concert
It was a one time thing with very limited rehearsal. In concerts like these it’s pretty typical to have scripts onstage
Not a popular musical. But appropriate when thinking of the people of Ukraine.
Wow. Fun to watch for academic purposes, but compared to the 2008 Royal Albert Hall concert, this script is a MESS. I know there are several different versions of this show; let's hope this version is forgotten to time. Yikes.
Where I want to be, solo performance:
m.th-cam.com/video/xG6mMsRrtrc/w-d-xo.html
This version is great but I feel the 2008 is better because idina menzels voice has more volume and it fits the script better and Adam isn’t screaming when him and Florence are arguing it just sounds better put together
There is only really good version and thats the original. 😉
@@antonossianssonMusic sometimes the descendants are better than their ancestors. Hence legally blonde
The sound is too whiny for Eastern Europeans. Too much drama and not that much of real content.
Are they supposed to be using books? It’s really bothering me.
lol it bothered me so much too when I first saw this! I was like is it in case they forget their lines?? But I remember some ppl said that it had to do with the fact that it was televised and something about copyright/licensing jargon...
@@SVUfannycThe rehearsal period for a project like this is anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. The convention for doing musicals in concert is 'book in hand' - to point out that this isn't a full production. And yes, sometimes they don't know all of their lines because the rehearsal period is so short. But it is, of course, much easier to act without looking down into the book, so people would usually memorize them.
@@SVUfannyc It was a staged reading/concert, not a full production. It’s very common to have scripts and scores in hand for a staged reading. City Center has a permanent series that does this with a few musicals every year.
Couldn't help noticing the impressivve bosom of one of the Merano citizens.
I guess I listened to the 2018 Kennedy Center version a lot, but the musical selections sound so out of order in this version. However, this version of "The Arbiter" is my favorite.