Chess Like Never Before! See Pics From a New Staging, Setting the Action in the Present Day Middle East

"In this production of Chess," according to press notes, "the ancient game becomes a metaphor for romantic rivalries, competitive gamesmanship, political power-plays and international intrigues. From one match to another, the players, lovers, politicians, and spies manipulate and are manipulated to the pulse of a monumental rock score by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with book by Richard Nelson and lyrics by Tim Rice."

Chess Like Never Before! See Pics From a New Staging, Setting the Action in the Present Day Middle East

Conor McGiffin — Chess Like Never Before! See Pics From a New Staging, Setting the Action in the Present Day Middle East

*Chess*, the 1980s rock musical that played London and subsequently Broadway, began performances at White Plains Performing Arts Center on August 7 for a run through August 9.
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Gilgamesh Taggett, Amanda Renee Baker, John Cormier, So Young Jeon, Conor McGiffin, Ruby Day, and Andrew Hendrick

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April Elle Nuovo, Victoria Dieck, So Young Jeon, Casey Sacco, and Michelle Morris

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Gilgamesh Taggett and Ensemble

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Amanda Renee Baker, Gilgamesh Taggett, and John Cormier

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Amanda Renee Baker and John Cormier

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Amanda Renee Baker and Ensemble

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Victoria Dieck, Amanda Renee Baker, and Casey O’Donnell

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The cast of <i>Chess</i> — The cast of *Chess*

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Andrew Hendrick, Ruby Day, Conor McGiffin, So Young Jeon, John Cormier, and Amanda Renee Baker

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Amanda Renee Baker, Conor McGiffin and the cast of <i>Chess</i> — Amanda Renee Baker, Conor McGiffin and the cast of *Chess*

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Thomas Mendolia and Amanda Renee Baker

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John Cormier and Conor McGiffin

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Andrew Hendrick and Allison Butler

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James Caposito, Sam Stein, Lielle Kaidar, Simona Persampi, Bryan Campo and John Cormier

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Andew Hendrick and Ensemble

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Ruby Day, Conor McGiffin, So Young Jeon, Amanda Renee Baker and Ensemble

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Conor McGiffin, So Young Jeon, Amanda Renee Baker and Ensemble

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Conor McGiffin and the cast of <i>Chess</i> — Conor McGiffin and the cast of *Chess*

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The cast is headed by Amanda Renee Baker as Florence with John Cormier and Conor McGiffin as well as by Allison Butler, Ruby Day, Andrew Hendrick, Gilgamesh Taggett and So Young Jeon, with John Cedric Anderson, Bryan Campo, James Caposito, Carly Dieck, Victoria Dieck, Nashard Shawndell Gales, Daisy Guevara, Sarah Heinzmann, Tyler Henson, Nick LeMay, Michelle Morris, Elodie Lucinda Mamie Morss, April Nuovo, Casey O’Donnell, Simona Persampieri, Casey Sacco, Sam Stein, Kat Vaccaro, Bjorn Van den Berghe, Samantha Alicandri, Haleigh Brown and Lielle Kaidar.

For more information, please visit Wppac.com.

Chess Like Never Before! See Pics From a New Staging, Setting the Action in the Present Day Middle East

Chess Like Never Before! See Pics From a New Staging, Setting the Action in the Present Day Middle East

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