CHESS is a mega musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and Music by ABBA. The Concord/Martinez based Willows Theatre Company is a professional stage company and presents this work at its' Mainstage in Concord.
The story revolves around two chess players, an American by the name of Freddie Trumper (Joseph Brunicardi), and a Russian by the name of Anatoly Sergievsky (Zachary Franczak). In addition, the American’s lover and chess “second”, Florence Vassy (Lena Hart), traveled with Trumper. A romantic triangle ensued between the three. The two Americans and the Russian encounter each other for the first time at a world chess championship event in a city described simply as Merano. The Russian has secret plans to defect to the West, which eventually occurs with the assistance of Florence Vassy.
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The critics agree CHESS is a HIT!
