So, I recently discovered the musical "Chess". Be forewarned there is a little bit of language, if that bothers you. I watched the concert version (which is the best considering the storyline is a crazy mess) with Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel (the original Elphaba of "Wicked" fame), Josh Groban, & Kerry Ellis (London Elphanba). The music is in parts haunting, pop-style, energetic, operatic, but all sorts of get-stuck-in-your-head wonderful.
This is a quick 1 minute commercial for it being broadcast on Great Performances
Or, if you'd like to hear a bit more these are some highlights someone put together on Youtube from the first and second acts:
Sunday, August 8, 2010
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