CHESS Rush Tickets: How to Get $49 Seats!
Learn more about how to get discounted tickets for Chess, now playing at Broadway's Imperial Theatre.
By: A.A. Cristi Oct. 15, 2025
The first-ever Broadway revival of Chess moves its pieces onto the board tonight as it begins previews at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. Due to high demand, it has been announced that the engagement has been extended through Sunday, May 3, 2026 ahead of its official opening on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
To make the production accessible to a wide range of theatergoers, Chess will also offer $49 digital-lottery and in-person rush tickets for all performances, subject to availability. The digital lottery opens at 12:00 a.m. the day before each performance at rush.telecharge.com and closes at 3:00 p.m., with winners drawn at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Winners may purchase up to two tickets for $49 each. A limited number of same-day in-person rush tickets will also be available at 10:00 a.m. daily (12:00 p.m. Sundays) at the Imperial Theatre; limit two tickets per person.
The revival stars Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!) as Freddie Trumper, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele (Funny Girl) as Florence Vassy, and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd) as Anatoly Sergievsky, with Hannah Cruz (Suffs) as Svetlana, Bradley Dean (The Phantom of the Opera) as Molokov, Tony Award nominee Sean Allan Krill (Jagged Little Pill) as Walter, and Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) as The Arbiter.
Featuring a new book by Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (Dopesick), the musical includes music and lyrics by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by EGOT winner Tim Rice (Evita). The production is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and choreographed by Drama Desk Award nominee Lorin Latarro (Waitress).
Designs come from David Rockwell (scenic), Tom Broecker (costume), Kevin Adams (lighting), John Shivers (sound), and Peter Nigrini (video). Brian Usifer serves as music supervisor, with orchestrations by Anders Eljas and Usifer.
The ensemble features Kyla Bartholomeusz, Daniel Beeman, Shavey Brown, Emma Degerstedt, Casey Garvin, Adam Halpin, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Milkanin, Aleksandr Ivan Pevec, Aliah James, Sydney Jones, Sean MacLaughlin, Sarah Meahl, Ramone Nelson, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Katerina Papacostas, Samantha Pollino, Regine Sophia, and Katie Webber. Casting is by Jim Carnahan, C.S.A. and Jason Thinger, C.S.A.
A seductive showdown of love, loyalty, and power, Chess follows two of the world’s greatest players as they face off in a Cold-War-era competition where the woman between them becomes a pawn in a larger battle of passion and politics.
The revival reimagines the legendary score—featuring iconic numbers such as “One Night in Bangkok,” “Anthem,” and “I Know Him So Well”—for a new generation.
Chess is produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens, and The Shubert Organization, with Creative Partners Productions, and is presented by arrangement with Three Knights, The Shubert Organization, and Robert Fox Ltd.
Tickets are now on sale through an exclusive Capital One and Mastercard pre-sale beginning today, October 15 at 11 a.m. ET, with the public on-sale opening Friday, October 17 at 11 a.m. ET.
