Pages Tagged “Chess”
Reviews
- Chess in Concert: Post-Cold War Edition
The cold-war musical Chess works surprisingly well set in the present day.
Les Misérables
- Valjean sure knows how to pick a hiding place Continuing my series on re-reading the novel. Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris, but are soon driven out, pursued by Javert.
- Agency: Cosette vs. Éponine vs. Florence Listening to Judy Kuhn as Florence in Chess made me think about how she differs from Cosette in Les Misérables, and what sets Cosette apart from Éponine.
Blog Posts
- Chess in Concert: Post-Cold War Edition
The cold-war musical Chess works surprisingly well set in the present day. UCI Drama’s production is a concert staging of the show, with the orchestra and choir onstage, and the actors carrying handheld microphones with minimal props. It works well, especially for the more 80s-pop numbers like “Nobody’s Side” and the big ensemble songs like […]
- Les Mis / Chess: Cosette vs Florence (and Eponine)
Judy Kuhn sings both Florence on the Broadway cast album of Chess and Cosette on the Broadway cast album of Les Misérables. My recent Chess-listening binge got me thinking about the two roles, how much stronger a character Florence is (at least when looking at the stage version), and how Eponine’s greater degree of agency […]
- Listening to Chess
I recently went through a few weeks listening to Chess over and over again. This happens every few years when I find a new (to me) recording of the musical, and then I forget about it for a few years until I stumble on another version and the cycle starts again. I’ve never seen the […]
- Giant’s Chess Set
Photo: This chess set at a local coffee shop (actually only about 2x normal size) draws my attention whenever I go there.