{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6859c85ac95a56eb6a774829/6a16c32083dd9b6e1107df5f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"why CHESS is closing early on Broadway | the reason the revival will end when Lea Michele leaves","description":"<p>In breaking Broadway news, it was just announced that the current revival of CHESS at the Imperial Theatre will end its run earlier than planned, on June 21st.</p><p><br></p><p>The musical, first seen on stage in the 1980s, depicts a chess-centred love triangle in the midst of cold war tensions, written by Benny Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Sir Tim Rice. This new production, with a rewritten book by Danny Strong, stars Lea Michele (Funny Girl), Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd), and Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge! the Musical) as well as Bryce Pinkham and Hannah Cruz.</p><p><br></p><p>The show will now end with the departure of leading lady Lea Michele, but that's just one of the factors to consider when we answer the question: why is Chess closing early...?</p><p><br></p><p>•</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 | introduction</p><p>03:08 | closing details</p><p>13:08 | the reasons why</p><p>21:16 | what comes next?</p><p>26:37 | conclusion</p>","author_name":"MickeyJoTheatre"}