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    Musical
    Broadway

    Chess

    Illustration for Chess

    Friday, May 22, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Imperial Theatre

    Broadway, NYC

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    The Broadway revival of Chess at the Imperial Theatre features a company that includes Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Hannah Cruz, Sean Allan Krill and Bradley Dean. The cast brings varied Broadway credentials: Tveit originated Christian in Moulin Rouge, Michele’s career spans early Broadway and TV on Glee, Cruz is a Clarence Derwent Award recipient, Krill is a Tony nominee and Dean is a steady presence on the musical stage.

    About the Artists

    Lea Michele

    Lea Michele

    musicals

    Lea Michele is a New York–based stage performer and vocalist whose career began in childhood Broadway casts, including *Les Misérables*, *Ragtime*, *Fiddler on the Roof*, and later *Spring Awakening*. She became widely known to TV audiences through *Glee*, while continuing to work as a singer and songwriter.

    Hannah Cruz

    Hannah Cruz

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    Hannah Cruz is a New York–based actress and singer whose work centers on Broadway musicals. She drew attention for creating Inez Milholland in *Suffs* and for her work in the original company of *The Connector*, earning a 2024 Clarence Derwent Award for those performances.

    Bradley Dean

    Bradley Dean is a New York–based stage and screen performer whose work centers on Broadway and large-scale musicals. At the Imperial Theatre, he appears in *Chess* alongside Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Hannah Cruz, and Sean Allan Krill, in a company that also includes Nicholas Christopher and Bryce Pinkham.