Overview
- The new recording will be the first English-language cast album of a fully staged Chess production since the 1988 Broadway release.
- Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher lead the album as Freddie Trumper, Florence Vassey and Anatoly Sergievsky, with the principal cast and ensemble participating.
- A commercial release date for the album has not been announced.
- The production opened at the Imperial Theatre on November 16, 2025 and has twice extended its run through June 14, 2026 after breaking house records.
- The revival features a new book by Danny Strong with direction by Michael Mayer and choreography by Lorin Latarro, and is produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens, The Shubert Organization and Creative Partners Productions.