‘Chess’ To Close Early On Broadway Next Month With Departure Of Lea Michele

Chess, the Broadway musical revival, will close June 21, three months earlier than expected and the final performance of star Lea Michele.

The show, which also stars Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, had been expected to sell tickets through at least September 13 with singer-songwriter Joanna “JoJo” Levesque having been announced as a replacement for Michele. Levesque had been scheduled to begin performances June 23.

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