0:07 Florence throwing her hands in the air after Freddie immediately does what she just told him not to do always cracks me up. It's the little character moments I love so much about this production

Pascal's arrogant swagger is PERFECTION in this... couldn't imagine anyone else as Freddie all these years later

Josh can sing anything and I'd listen to him. He's amazing. Broadway is perfect for him.

The backup singers kill it in this version.

This Molokov's voice might not be perfect but his acting, his performance, amazing Also, Josh is definitely one of my favourite as Anatoly, his voice is really good

Fuck Cats, CHESS was the BEST musical of the '80s...The lyrics, the orchestration...!!!!

While it's very easy to just say that Korberg is the best in the part (which is probably true) and that everyone else pales in comparison, musically speaking Groban is perfect for the part. Whereas Freddie is this really cold-sounding, high rock tenor, Anatoly needs to have a strong upper register, but he also needs to have this really warm, masculine sound to him, which makes him sympathetic and contrasts him vocally with Freddie. And Josh Groban's voice is absolutely perfect for that.

Press Conference is a bop. TELLLL ALL THIS TO THEEEE U-NI-TED NA-TIOOOONS, AAARE YOU AN AS-SET TO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAST WEST RE-LA-TIONNNNS?

Josh sings this song so well..OMG it's thrilling..

The press reporter with the Russian accent is so extra in ALL of his scenes xD

"But what's the point if I'm concealing" *puts hand to chest* "not only love all other feeling~" :')

I read somewhere that Tim Rice wanted to build the cast around Josh Groban as Anatoly after seeing Josh a few years before in the Actor's Fund of America concert, also with Adam Pascal. Wow, that was a long sentence... Anyway, yes. I agree! This is a fantastic cast. I also wouldn't have cast Josh for Anatoly, but his voice is actually perfect for the role.

I come back to watch this at least twice a year. Love this production so much.!

as a 4 year old my mom listen to this all the time. Now hearing it 8 years later in class, I song along and I got an a for the paper we had to write

I love this! Idina is so good. Adam, Kerry, and Idina!

I never would have pegged Josh as the Russian, but now that I'm listening to him I wholeheartedly agree that Tim Rice chose very well. :)

It's like the part was written for him. His acting is quite good as well. He should considering doing more Broadway stuff

Perfection is the entire cast of Chess!!!

Gosh Josh is amazing

loved idina's part

Again hilarious closed captions... "how come your seconds a girl boeing butt" ahh..good question.

Press Conference ! My favourite bit in the whole musical. Went to see it in London with the lady who became my wife for a short while and her cousin. Got the dramatic tune for that section stuck in my head for over 20 years without being able to properly identify it until I found a version here on KZfaq.. The version here is superb !

get me wrong,josh is perfect for this.

I was fortunate enough to see Murray Head and Tommy Korberg reprise their roles in NZ in the early nineties. AWESOME! Wish I had of known about this it would have been amazing to see! Plus I've seen the wonderful David Bedella as Frank N Furter! Great voice. This is an excellent cast!

he is such a great actor in this!! so good

I understand most of it, but subtitles with be awsome.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!

The Trumpster lol

I saw this with Ramin Karimloo (amazing) but I really like this version also (Josh Groban looks so much better here (shaved) :)

Josh ❤❤

What is the name of the wonderful actor/singer playing the Russian head of intrigue? Oh my how wonderful he is - why don't we see more of him in the world of entertainment?

I swear Idina Menzel can unhinge her jaw like a snake.

Doesn’t matter the production, there’s something so inherently funny to me about the reporter asking “will you be quitting for good if you lose?” and freddie just not even gracing her with a response

Damn, I just get into my Phantom of the Opera phase and going back to this concert I realized this 1:44 is Jon Robyns, the current West End's Phantom 😄

Oh Florence here becomes the ice queen later.

Luv you josh💋

and Josh!

Chess Opening song = 2:15 into the clip it starts The Story of Chess Slow 4/4 x7 = intro two instrumental melody parts Aaaaah the part begins 4/4 ×71 = 7 instrumental melodies = intro And in the end we see the game that started by mistake in Hindustan understood in the made by Watters now one The Referee's Lines after the song: The world chess federation, of which I have the honor of being president, announces that the next world championship will take place here in Merano, Italy. The current world champion Fredrick Trumper of the United States of America will defend his title against Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union. The first player to achieve six victories will be declared champion. The first game will begin on March 27th 1979, welcome world to Merano. Merano Reporter's song Fast bit interlinking with Florence bit lyrics = What did I conclude, his out of his streak His finally, caught up between you and me, his no opponent, as he described, infact he shouldnt have come here, he should have resigned 3x His no one's friend, he shouldn't have come here he should have resigned, Anatolie's first song The meeting at the mountain top song USA vs Russia song Cheerleader song Chess Game.1 = theme Key: Dm, Gm, Cm, Fm Lots of chromatic Reporter's song.2 Trumper song Global television = lines Florence song = Maybe Im on nobody's side Great Britain/London keyholders song Reporters Anthem Florence and Anatolie's song Bangkok Russian party song Global television guys small song Anatolie's wife's song All chess players name song Alekhine Smyslov Fischer Capa blank Kasparov Morphy Chess Game.2 = theme Take my blues red Anthem outro

I’m afraid Groban's youth and inexperience put him at a disadvantage when I consider his acting against that of the others in the cast. But his singing is superlative. In fact, I prefer his singing here to anything else he's done.

Is the guy with the short blondey/gingery hair in the group of singers with the microphones Grant Southard?

Oh Josh your so HOT!!!!! AHHHH

2:37 - is that the chick from the Geico commercial??!

josh groben

1:01 i'm pretty sure i saw this guy in tv shows

Yes, Idina - and wasn't she great in that too?

This English-version is a real contender to the Swedish original. I'm quite impressed!

dramatic pause at the end before "go to hell" would have been nice - just sayin

5:28

Fred's manager played "the wicked witch" in Wicked!

I love Josh Groban and have seen him several times in concert. Same with Idina Menzel. But i feel each were a little miscast. Josh sings the songs great but i feel he is just missing the character like Korberg brought to the part. As far as Florence, i think i just REALLY miss Elaine Paige.

What does he said in the end

Is that Roger from rent the movie?

IDINA!!!!!

I like a lot Leonid's voice, why didn't he have more lines

If your referring to Molokov... That my friend is David Bedella, You will find him in Rocky Horror Show, Jerry Springer Opera, and I also saw him in Chicago in West End. x

idina is the best thing in this!

i was in the audience that night a long, long, time ago. I am a musician so i know a little bit about pitch, tone ,vibrato etc. Josh Groban has a great voice but Indina Menel is a above average but when she tries to hit those higher notes it sounds like a off key shrill, sounds like my budgie & it doesn't happen once or twice, it happens at least 6-7 times during the show. Now i know that her name alone will sel tickets but i am surprised they chose her. If this was a Broadway Show & this was opening night her singing would cost the show dearly in ticket sales so a one off concert version wouldn't hurt the brand too much. Menzel is not anywhere near the class of Groban who, in this case, was the glue which held this concert together. I hope he got paid more than Menzel because he covered up a lot of her mistakes.

Listen. Groban is good, there’s no denying that. But all I’m hearing is Groban and not Anatoly, if that makes sense. Korberg will always be better in my opinion only because he is Anatoly, I don’t hear anything else.

No she isn't.

That is Josh Groban. He is a singer. However, he is very interested in acting, and you might see him in some upcoming musicals. Who knows?

Tell the Americans to take a hike. They royally screw this up every time.

3:19 So...look, I know the plot, I know this isn't a silly musical and that this character represents something...but I SO, SO want him to just, in the middle of his lines, yell out, "SPACE!" a la kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZeDpJR_15ucmIE.html.

Comrade Molotov tells me you want to play chess go to hell

Press conference Is the only decent moment Idina sings in the whole concert. That final note is fierce

Love this show -- but the otherwise-fantastic Ms. Menzel is woefully miscast here.

Brilliant concept squandered due to lack of imagination and proper research.

The title is Chess

What is wrong with Menzel's voice? She'd surely appreciate some auto-tune correction ;)

Lealands high school did it better!

This too??? These new songs sound too "broadwayish," This needs to be on Glee :( I don't want to hear different songs. I grew up with the American and London version of Chess. Not digging the new songs and Menzel isn't doing if for me. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her in RENT, but I'm not hot on her here