AUDIO
28 April 1988 - Opening Night. Includes songs that were cut after the opening, as well as the "Tony" tape which features studio performances of the main songs (these are different than the cast recording). 3 CDs.
Florence: Judy Kuhn
Anatoly: David Carroll
Freddie: Philip Casnoff
Svetlana: Marcia Mitzman
Arbiter: Paul Harmon
1988 - Broadway. Different performance than above. Cassette.
Florence: Judy Kuhn
Anatoly: David Carroll
Freddie: Philip Casnoff
Svetlana: Marcia Mitzman
Arbiter: Paul Harmon
1990 - Long Beach, California. Cassette.
Florence: Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid)
Anatoly: Robert Yacko
Freddie: Kim Strauss
Svetlana: ?
Arbiter: Eddie Mekka (Laverne & Shirley)
1992 - National Tour. Nice performances (especially Herrera's "Anthem"). Low Sound. Taken from video source. 1 CD.
Florence: Carolee Carmello
Anatoly: John Herrera
Freddie: Stephen Bogardus
Svetlana: Barbara Walsh
Arbiter: Ken Ard
1992 - Off-Broadway. One Track per disc. Transfer from analog and hiss is HORRIBLE. Will try to remaster, but can't recommend.
Florence: Kathleen Rowe McAllen
Anatoly: J. Mark McVey
Freddie: Ray Walker
Svetlana: ?
Arbiter: ?
17 May 1998 - New York Benefit Concert.
Florence: Christianne Noll
Anatoly: Rob Evan
Freddie: Dave Clemmons
Svetlana: Alice Ripley
Arbiter: Danny Zolli
Narrator: Michael Cerveris
12 August 2001 - Nyack, New York Benefit Concert.
Florence: Lauren Kennedy
Anatoly: Rob Evan
Freddie: Brian d'Arcy James
Svetlana: Julia Murney
Narrator: Norm Lewis
22 September 2003 - BCEFA Concert. Audio is from video recording.
Florence: Julia Murney
Anatoly: Josh Groban
Freddie: Adam Pascal
Svetlana: Sutton Foster
Arbiter: Raul Esparza
Molokov: Norm Lewis
Walter: Jonathan Dukochitz
VIDEO
1988 - Broadway. Video definitely shows its age (white faces), but still a nice video. A MUST for Chess fans.
Florence: Judy Kuhn
Anatoly: David Carroll
Freddie: Philip Casnoff
Svetlana: Marcia Mitzman
Arbiter: Paul Harmon
1992 - National Tour. Picture is pretty washed out and is shot from the side. Still, nice performances (especially Herrera's "Anthem"). Low Sound.
Florence: Carolee Carmello
Anatoly: John Herrera
Freddie: Stephen Bogardus
Svetlana: Barbara Walsh
Arbiter: Ken Ard
22 September 2003 - BCEFA Concert. GREAT performances.
Florence: Julia Murney
Anatoly: Josh Groban
Freddie: Adam Pascal
Svetlana: Sutton Foster
Arbiter: Raul Esparza
Molokov: Norm Lewis
Walter: Jonathan Dokuchitz
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28 April 1988 - Opening Night. Includes songs that were cut after the opening, as well as the "Tony" tape which features studio performances of the main songs (these are different than the cast recording). 3 CDs.
Florence: Judy Kuhn
Anatoly: David Carroll
Freddie: Philip Casnoff
Svetlana: Marcia Mitzman
Arbiter: Paul Harmon
1988 - Broadway. Different performance than above. Cassette.
Florence: Judy Kuhn
Anatoly: David Carroll
Freddie: Philip Casnoff
Svetlana: Marcia Mitzman
Arbiter: Paul Harmon
1990 - Long Beach, California. Cassette.
Florence: Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid)
Anatoly: Robert Yacko
Freddie: Kim Strauss
Svetlana: ?
Arbiter: Eddie Mekka (Laverne & Shirley)
1992 - National Tour. Nice performances (especially Herrera's "Anthem"). Low Sound. Taken from video source. 1 CD.
Florence: Carolee Carmello
Anatoly: John Herrera
Freddie: Stephen Bogardus
Svetlana: Barbara Walsh
Arbiter: Ken Ard
1992 - Off-Broadway. One Track per disc. Transfer from analog and hiss is HORRIBLE. Will try to remaster, but can't recommend.
Florence: Kathleen Rowe McAllen
Anatoly: J. Mark McVey
Freddie: Ray Walker
Svetlana: ?
Arbiter: ?
17 May 1998 - New York Benefit Concert.
Florence: Christianne Noll
Anatoly: Rob Evan
Freddie: Dave Clemmons
Svetlana: Alice Ripley
Arbiter: Danny Zolli
Narrator: Michael Cerveris
12 August 2001 - Nyack, New York Benefit Concert.
Florence: Lauren Kennedy
Anatoly: Rob Evan
Freddie: Brian d'Arcy James
Svetlana: Julia Murney
Narrator: Norm Lewis
22 September 2003 - BCEFA Concert. Audio is from video recording.
Florence: Julia Murney
Anatoly: Josh Groban
Freddie: Adam Pascal
Svetlana: Sutton Foster
Arbiter: Raul Esparza
Molokov: Norm Lewis
Walter: Jonathan Dukochitz
VIDEO
1988 - Broadway. Video definitely shows its age (white faces), but still a nice video. A MUST for Chess fans.
Florence: Judy Kuhn
Anatoly: David Carroll
Freddie: Philip Casnoff
Svetlana: Marcia Mitzman
Arbiter: Paul Harmon
1992 - National Tour. Picture is pretty washed out and is shot from the side. Still, nice performances (especially Herrera's "Anthem"). Low Sound.
Florence: Carolee Carmello
Anatoly: John Herrera
Freddie: Stephen Bogardus
Svetlana: Barbara Walsh
Arbiter: Ken Ard
22 September 2003 - BCEFA Concert. GREAT performances.
Florence: Julia Murney
Anatoly: Josh Groban
Freddie: Adam Pascal
Svetlana: Sutton Foster
Arbiter: Raul Esparza
Molokov: Norm Lewis
Walter: Jonathan Dokuchitz
To email me, go here
To return to my shows page, go there
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