CHESS THE MUSICAL

Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Tim Rice, and a book by Richard Nelson based on an idea by Rice. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War–era chess tournament between two men—an American grandmaster and a Soviet grandmaster—and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other.Chess was a significant and powerful piece of music theatre for its time as it allegorically reflected the Cold War tensions present in the 1980s. The musical has been referred to as a metaphor for the whole Cold War, with the insinuation being made that the Cold War is itself a manipulative game. Released and staged at the height of the strong anti-communist agenda that came to be known as the “Reagan Doctrine” Chess addressed and satirized the hostility of the international political atmosphere of the 1980s.Chess The Musical Backing Tracks – Anthem  …   Heaven Help My Heart …  I Know Him So Well …  One Night In Bangkok …  Pity The Child …  Quartet – A Model Of Decorum And Tranquility …  Someone Else’s Story …  Where I Want To Be …  You And I …