Chess

Chess - February 2018 - Kennedy Center - MP4 | 503 MB 

CAST: Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly Sergievsky), Karen Olivo (Florence Vassy), Raúl Esparza (Freddie Trumper), Ruthie Ann Miles (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Bryce Pinkham (Arbiter), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: Raúl-centered highlights recorded from two nights (February 15th and 18th). A lot of obstruction, not much washout. Some clips are vertical, most are horizontal. All quite watchable. Unfortunately the only known video of these performances.

Chess - September 22, 2003 - Actors' Fund Benefit Concert - VOB + smalls - Pro-Shot

CAST: Josh Groban (Anatoly Sergievsky), Julia Murney (Florence Vassy), Adam Pascal (Freddie Trumper), Sutton Foster (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Raul Esparza (Arbiter), Norm Lewis (Molokov), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Walter de Courcey)

Chess - August 11, 2001 - Nyack, NY - VOB + smalls | 4.02 GB

CAST: Rob Evan (Anatoly Sergievsky), Lauren Kennedy (Florence Vassy), Brian d'Arcy James (Freddie Trumper), Julia Murney (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Danny Zolli (Arbiter), Guy LeMonnier (Molokov)

NOTES: Fun concert with a very different take on much of the score.

Chess - April 12, 1992 - Toronto - Equity Fights AIDS / Actors Fund of Canada Benefit - VOB + smalls | 4.45 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Robert Longo (Anatoly Sergievsky), Susan Gilmour (Florence Vassy), Rob Lorey (Freddie Trumper), Kelli James (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Jay Turvey (Arbiter), Gordon McLaren (Molokov), Michael Burgess (Gregor Vassy), David Mucci (Walter de Courcey), Colm Wilkinson (g/p)

NOTES: Colm Wilkinson performs Anthem as an encore at the end of the performance

Chess - 1991 - Alpha Omega - VOB + smalls | 2.58 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Mark Drey (Anatoly Sergievsky), Susan Cottrell (Florence Vassy), Sean Young (Freddie Trumper), Kristin Williams (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Mike Kaufmann (Arbiter), Jeffery Spade (Molokov), Chris Caltagirone (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: Proshot highlights (Opening Ceremonies, Quartet/A Model of Decorum and Tranquility, Where I Want To Be, Nobody's Side, Pity The Child, One Night In Bangkok, I Know Him So Well, Heaven Help My Heart, Anthem, Someone Else's Story).

Chess - 1990 - First US National Tour - MP4 | 2.07 GB

CAST: John Herrera (Anatoly Sergievsky), Carolee Carmello (Florence Vassy), Stephen Bogardus (Freddie Trumper), Barbara Walsh (Svetlana Sergievskaya)

NOTES: Decent video, taper takes a bit to follow the action. Overall a very nice video, clear picture and sound, low generation

Chess - October 1990 - Long Beach Civic Light Opera / Terrace Theatre - MP4 | 3.19 GB

CAST: Robert Yacko (Anatoly Sergievsky), Jodi Benson (Florence Vassy), Kim Strauss (Freddie Trumper), Ann Morrison (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Eddie Mekka (Arbiter)

NOTES: This production ran October 4 - 21, 1990. Sometimes listed as 1990 or 1991. Well shot but showing its age: the image has uncorrectable colour issues and the sound has some nasty bits of static and noise.

Chess - 1988 - Broadway - DIVX | 0.98 GB

CAST: David Carroll (Anatoly Sergievsky), Judy Kuhn (Florence Vassy), Phillip Casnoff (Freddie Trumper), Marcia Mitzman (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Paul Harman (Arbiter), Harry Gaz (Molokov)

NOTES: Great video from the right side of the house. Clear picture but quite dark. Great audio. Recorded in the spring.

Chess - February 17, 2015 - Pforzheim, Germany - VOB + smalls | 7.36 GB

CAST: Andrea Matthias Pagani (Anatoly Sergievsky), Femke Soetenga (Florence Vassy), Chris Murray (Freddie Trumper), Yvonne Luithlen (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Benjamin-Edouard Savoie (Arbiter), Klaus Geber (Molokov), Aykan Aydin (Walter de Courcey)

*German, no subtitles

Chess - October 9, 2011 - Bielefeld, Germany - VOB + smalls | 4.17 GB

CAST: Veit Schäfermeier (Anatoly Sergievsky), Roberta Valentini (Florence Vassy), Alex Melcher (Freddie Trumper), Karin Seyfried (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Jens Janke (Arbiter), Frank Bahrenberg (Molokov), Michael Pflumm (Walter de Courcey), Julia Dietsch

NOTES: Good, bit shaky. Dialogue in German, songs in English

Chess - May 12, 2008 - Royal Albert Hall Concert - MP4 (480p) | 2.16 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Josh Groban (Anatoly Sergievsky), Idina Menzel (Florence Vassy), Adam Pascal (Freddie Trumper), Kerry Ellis (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Marti Pellow (Arbiter), David Bedella (Molokov), Clarke Peters (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: Pro-shot concert.

Chess - October 2006 - Netherlands - VOB + smalls | 5.33 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Henk Poort (Anatoly Sergievsky / The Russian), Joke de Kruijf (Florence Vassy), Jasper Kerkhof (Freddie Trumper / The American), Ben Cramer (Molokov), Mieke Dijkstra (Svetlana Sergievsky), Perry Dossett (Arbiter), Michelle Courtens, Sanne Hamel, Hans Lemmen, Nathalie de Meijm, Sasha ter Mors, Jeroen Robben, Sven Tummeleer, Jurko van Veenendaal, Daniëlle Veneman, Wieke Wiersma

*Notes: Dutch, no subtitles.

Chess - 1993 - Belgium - VOB + smalls | 3.94 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Addo Kruizinga (Anatoly Sergievsky), Hilde Norga (Florence Vassy), Hans Peter Janssens (Freddie Trumper), Daan Van Den Durpel (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Ernst van Looy (Arbiter), Pascal De Turck (Molokov), Rudi Delhem (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: Single camera proshot with close-ups of the actors, the stage and the pit.

*Notes: Dutch, no subtitles. 

Chess - 1992 - Hungary - VOB + smalls | 3.89 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Pál Makrai (Anatoly Sergievsky), Attila Kaszás (Florence Vassy), Ildikó Keresztes (Freddie Trumper), Andrea Malek (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Lajos Csuha (Arbiter), József Incze (Molokov)

NOTES: Single camera on a tripod with zooms

*Notes: Hungarian, no subtitles.

Chess - March 1990 - UK Tour - VOB + smalls | 3.93 GB - House Cam

CAST: Maurice Clarke (Anatoly Sergievsky), Rebecca Storm (Florence Vassy), Richard Barnes (Freddie Trumper), Linda-Mae Brewer (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Brett Forest (Arbiter), Malcolm Rivers (Molokov), Paul Haley (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: House-cam recording

Chess - 1988 - West End - MP4 | 383 MB 

CAST: David Burt (Anatoly Sergievsky), Grania Renihan (Florence Vassy), Anthony Stewart Head (Freddie Trumper), Ria Jones (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Tom Jobe (Arbiter), John Turner (Molokov), Kevin Colson (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: Looks like it was taken from two cameras and edited. Decent that you can see how everything was staged, 64 video screens, lighted chess board stage. C

Chess - October 13, 2020 - Moscow, Russia - MP4 | 3.10 GB - Limited Trade (2:1)

CAST: Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddy), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov)

NOTES: Limited Trade 2:1 Another complete video from the previews with other cast members in the roles of Anatoly, Freddie and Svetlana. Few seconds are missing between scenes. Nice HD video, occasional minor obstruction, with a mix of wide and medium shots. NO PART OF THIS VIDEO IS EVER TO BE POSTED/SHARED/GIFTED ANYWHERE ONLINE

*Notes: Russian, no subtitles

Chess - October 11 2020 - Moscow, Russia - MP4 | 3.21 GB - Very Limited Trade (3:1)

CAST: Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddy), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov)

NOTES: Very limited trade! (3:1) First preview! As far as I am aware, this is the first complete video known of this production. Few seconds are missing between some scenes. Beautiful HD video, unobstructed, with a mix of wide, medium, and close-up shots. NO PART OF THIS VIDEO IS EVER TO BE POSTED/SHARED/GIFTED ANYWHERE ONLINE

*Notes: Russian, no subtitles

Chess - June 21, 2015 - South Korea - VOB + smalls | 5.92 GB 

CAST: 신동우 Shin Dong-Woo / CNU (Anatoly Sergievsky), 이정화 Lee Jeong-Hwa (Florence Vassy), 이건명 Lee Geon-Myeong (Freddie Trumper), 김법래 Kim Beop-Rae (Molokov), 박선우 Park Seon-Woo (Walter de Courcey)

*Notes: Korean, no subtitles. Will only trade for other Korean recordings.

Chess - January 28, 1992 - New Zealand Tour - VOB + smalls | 2.15 GB - Pro Shot

CAST: Tommy Körberg (Anatoly Sergievsky), Delia Hannah (Florence Vassy), Murray Head (Freddie Trumper), Linda-Mae Brewer (Svetlana Sergievskaya), Christian Hughes (Arbiter), David Weatherly (Molokov), George Henare (Walter de Courcey)

NOTES: Full-stage shot of the Tim Rice-penned rewrite. This production has Nobody's Side as the finale!

First stop on a four city tour of New Zealand. Played at Auckland's Aotea Centre (27 Jan - 29 Feb 1992) followed by Christchurch (Jams Hay Theatre 3 - 21 March 1992), Dunedin (Regent Theatre 24 - 28 March 1992), and Wellington (Opera House 31 March - 25 April 1992)