Signature Theatre today announced that the run of its hit production of the rock musical Chess will be extended for one week through Sunday, October 3. Tickets for the extension, ranging in price from $71 to $85, will go on sale on Tuesday, September 7 at (703) 573-SEAT (7328) or visiting www.signature-theatre.org.
Director Eric Schaeffer stated, "It's exciting that Chess has been so embraced by everyone! It's wonderful to see packed houses rockin' out to this amazing score and breathtaking performances night after night. We've been breaking box office records and wanted to give more people the opportunity to experience this special theatrical event."The critics are praising Signature's production of Chess. The Washington Post called the singing "a gateway to musical-theater nirvana." Variety classified the production as "superb...edgy performances, terrific voices and impeccable staging" and Washingtonian.com named Chess "a theatrical delight." The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre has a national reputation for its work with musicals - polishing underappreciated gems, as well as producing world premieres and reinventing classics.The world of Cold War intrigue, forbidden love, and 1980s rock rules at Virginia's Signature Theatre with the legendary musical Chess by the composers of Mamma Mia!. The first major American production in almost 20 years-and the Washington region's very first professional production-stars Broadway's Jill Paice (Curtains), Euan Morton (Boy George in Taboo), and Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose) in the Russian/American conflict made new again. Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet) and his creative team capture the gritty, sexy world of Chess' 1985 radio hit ‘One Night in Bangkok' in the impressive intimacy of Signature's 276-seat MAX Theatre.Photo credit Scott Suchman
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