Anna Guchenkova

BWW Review: CHESS at MDM Theatre - Back Where It Started

You all know Chess – that grand musical about the rivalry between Soviet and American chess players with a love triangle and fleeing the Soviet Union. This fall, it finally reached Russia with the help from Dmitry Bogachev and his company Broadway Moscow. It has it all – a notable director, great cast, freedom in terms of changing the plot and, unfortunately, a few drawbacks. Chess is that show that always surprises you because it's never the same in terms of structure and characters. Luckily, I got a chance to see it prior to the opening night. Here's how it was. 

Photo Coverage: Mamma Mia! in Moscow

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! opens at Moscow's MDM Theatre in Russia tomorrow night, Saturday, October 14th , 2006, marking the first time ABBA songs will be performed in Russian and the show's 6th foreign language production