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Chess

Title
Chess [videorecording] / Produced by Kevin Earle, Frederick Gibson, Ruth Yeatman ; lyrics by Tim Rice ; music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus ; book by Richard Nelson ; based on an idea by Tim Rice ; directed by Jim Sharman.
Publication
Sydney, Australia, 1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Earle, Kevin
  • Gibson, Frederick
  • Yeatman, Ruth
  • Rice, Tim, 1944-
  • Andersson, Benny
  • Ulvaeus, Björn
  • Nelson, Richard, 1950-
  • Sharman, Jim, 1945-
  • Thomson, Brian, 1946-
  • Schofield, Tess
  • Krupski, Robbie
  • Gillies, Jodie
  • Mercedes, Maria
  • Wood, John, 1947-
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (148 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production credits derived from contemporary review.
  • Video quality is poor. Taped from the audience with a handheld camera.
  • This version of the stage musical Chess was reworked by director Jim Sharman and lyricist Tim Rice, abandoning alterations made for the 1988 Broadway production, and restoring elements from the 1984 recorded version.
  • Following the performance, there is brief footage of the cast party, followed by a TV commercial for this production and a review of it, delivered by Michael Parkinson on the Australian version of The today show. The latter two segments were taped off a television screen, and are of poor quality. Party footage begins at 2:21, and lasts about 90 seconds. Commercial begins at 2:23 and lasts less than one minute. Review is incomplete, and ends abruptly.
  • The 1988 Broadway version of this show is available on NCOV 713.
Credits (note)
  • Scenic designer, Brian Thomson ; costume designer, Tess Schofield.
Performer (note)
  • Performers include Robbie Krupski, Jodie Gillies, Maria Mercedes, John Wood, etc.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, February 1990.
Call Number
NCOV 2091
OCLC
NYPG03-F31
Title
Chess [videorecording] / Produced by Kevin Earle, Frederick Gibson, Ruth Yeatman ; lyrics by Tim Rice ; music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus ; book by Richard Nelson ; based on an idea by Tim Rice ; directed by Jim Sharman.
Imprint
Sydney, Australia, 1990.
Credits
Scenic designer, Brian Thomson ; costume designer, Tess Schofield.
Performer
Performers include Robbie Krupski, Jodie Gillies, Maria Mercedes, John Wood, etc.
Event
Videotaped at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, February 1990.
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Added Author
Earle, Kevin, producer.
Gibson, Frederick, producer.
Yeatman, Ruth, producer.
Rice, Tim, 1944- lyricist.
Andersson, Benny. Chess.
Ulvaeus, Björn, composer.
Nelson, Richard, 1950- librettist.
Sharman, Jim, 1945- director.
Thomson, Brian, 1946- set designer.
Schofield, Tess, costume designer.
Krupski, Robbie, performer.
Gillies, Jodie, performer.
Mercedes, Maria, performer.
Wood, John, 1947- performer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2091
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