Chess: The Making of a Musical (Teach Yourself)

by William R. Hartston and Tim Rice

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Book by Richard Nelson. Lyrics by Tim Rice. Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson

Musical / 9m, 2f, 1f child, plus ensemble / Scenery: Var. sets.

The collaborators on Chess are giants of rock music and rock musicals and they have created a complex rock opera that played to full Broadway houses and standing ovations. Here the ancient game becomes a metaphor for romantic rivalries, competitive gamesmanship, super power politics and international intrigues. The pawns in this drama form a

  • ISBN10 1851450068
  • ISBN13 9781851450060
  • Publish Date November 1986
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 20 October 2003
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pavilion Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 256
  • Language English