Jordan Harrison’s quietly devastating play proves far more affecting than the musical revival of the long-troubled Chess.

When music, play, movement, creativity, joy and chess – yes, chess – combine with a group of enthusiastic kids, magic happens. Adrienne Tellier founded Musical Chess and launched her unique program in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years. This new revival, ...

Like many of us, Danny Strong watched a concert version of the musical Chess, and wasn’t entirely sure what was happening. But rather than giving up on the complicated plot and letting the rock score ...

Ragtime opened at Broadway‘s Vivian Beaumont last week to strong reviews and solid box office, supporting new Lincoln Center theater artistic director Lear deBessonet’s judgement in opening her ...

LEARNING TO MASTER CHESS BOARD BEFORE BASIC MATH. AALIYAH PHILLIPS SHOWS US HOW SOME CLASSROOMS ARE USING MUSIC TO TEACH KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. IT’S NOT YOUR AVERAGE ...

"Cadillac Records" will introduce a lot of great music to a lot of people. All things considered, that's not a bad goal for a film to aspire to. A musical biography, it is unusual in that its subject ...

Regardless of the version, there is a compelling human drama at the center of “Chess,” floating atop some killer songs and an often gorgeous score. In its sweeping musical moments (“Nobody’s Side,” ...

Like many of us, Danny Strong watched a concert version of the musical Chess, and wasn't entirely sure what was happening. But rather than giving up on the complicated plot and letting the rock score ...