Chess
Original London Production [1986]
Production Info
OPENING
:
May 14, 1986
CLOSING: April 8, 1989
Prince Edward Theatre [London]
1209 perf.
Opening Night Cast
- Elaine Paige [Florence Vassy]
- Murray Head [Frederick Trumper]
- Tommy Körberg [Anatoly Sergievsky]
- Siobhán McCarthy [Svetlana Sergievsky]
- John Turner [Alexander Molokov]
- Kevin Colson [Walter De Courcy]
- Tom Jobe [Arbiter]
- Aliki [Ensemble]
- Leo Andrew [Ensemble]
- Julie Armstrong [Ensemble]
- Yvonne Bachem [Ensemble]
- Julia Birch [Ensemble]
- Richard Courtice [Ensemble]
- Catherine Coffey [Ensemble]
- Anne Cox [Ensemble]
- Hugh Craig [Ensemble]
- Geoffrey Dallamore [Ensemble]
- Carol Duffy [Ensemble]
- Garrick Forbes [Ensemble]
- Wayne Fowkes [Ensemble]
- Philip Griffiths [Ensemble]
- Peter Karrie [Ensemble]
- Donna King [Ensemble]
- Madeline Loftin [Ensemble]
- Patrick Long [Ensemble]
- Kim Lonsdale [Ensemble]
- Richard Lyndon [Ensemble]
- Richard Mitchell [Ensemble]
- Gail Mortley [Ensemble]
- Kerri Murphy [Ensemble]
- Mhairi Nelson [Ensemble]
- Anita Pashley [Ensemble]
- William Pool [Ensemble]
- Jane Powell (ii) [Ensemble]
- Grainne Rennihan [Ensemble]
- Richard Sampson [Ensemble]
- Jacqui Scott [Ensemble]
- Duncan Smith [Ensemble]
- Sandy Strallen [Ensemble]
- Suzanne Thomas [Ensemble]
- Sally Ann Triplett [Ensemble]
- Oke Wambu [Ensemble]
- Hilary Western [Ensemble]
- Paul Wilson [Ensemble]
Staff/Creatives
- Three Knights, Ltd. [Producer]
- Shubert Organization [Producer]
- Robert Fox, Ltd. [Producer]
- Trevor Nunn [Director]
- Molly Molloy [Choreographer]
- Robin Wagner [Scenery]
- Theoni V. Aldredge [Costumes]
- Anders Eljas [Orchestrations/Arrangements]
- John Owen Edwards [Musical Director]
- David Hersey [Lighting]
- Andrew Bruce [Sound]
Authors
- Tim Rice [Book]
- Tim Rice [Lyrics]
- Benny Andersson [Music]
- Björn Ulvaeus [Music]
- Richard Nelson [Book (revisions)]
- Richard Coe [Book (revisions)]
Video [add]
Swedish singer Björn Skifs (Arbiter on the original concept album) performs "The Arbiter's Song" on a British television show. Note: This clip starts abruptly.
The cast performs "One Night in Bangkok" on British television.
Tommy Körberg sings "Pity the Child" in the promo video Chess Moves.
Elaine Paige sings "Nobody's Side" in the promo video Chess Moves.
Murray Head performs "One Night in Bangkok" in the promo video Chess Moves.
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