Chess
About This Event
Chess at the Imperial Theatre assembles a Broadway-rooted cast led by Aaron Tveit, who returns to Freddie Trumper after a Tony-winning turn in Moulin Rouge!, with Lea Michele and a company including Hannah Cruz, Bradley Dean, Sean Allan Krill, Nicholas Christopher and Bryce Pinkham. Their work is grounded in New York stages and favors clear, lyric-forward storytelling and vocal control over display, which shapes the revival's emphasis on narrative and ensemble precision.
About the Artists
Lea Michele
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 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.