Chess
About This Event
Chess plays at the Imperial Theatre with a company led by Aaron Tveit and Lea Michele, joined by Hannah Cruz, Bradley Dean, Nicholas Christopher, Sean Allan Krill and Bryce Pinkham. Tveit, who originated Christian in Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! and won a Tony Award, and Michele, whose career began in childhood Broadway casts before Glee, favor lyric-forward, direct storytelling; Cruz (creator of Inez Milholland in Suffs and a 2024 Clarence Derwent winner) and Dean (a mainstay of large-scale New York musicals) complete the lineup.
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.