#broadway chess

[janus-jekyll-art]

This sketch is pretty old, but idk why the picture is so low quality. It’s a redraw of a Broadway chess the musical promotion image. Maybe I’ll redraw this again at some point.

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Like this post if you enjoy musicals.

[frosty-fern]

Them ❤️

[notquitechrome]

Wait in the Wings needs our help

Hey y'all, it's that time of the year again. For those who don't know, Wait in the Wings is a YouTube channel that focuses on preserving theater history through extraordinary documentaries. Think Defunctland, but for theater! Some of the shows he's covered include Seussical, Hadestown, Carrie: the Musical, Starlight Express, and many many more - his most recent being the Great Gatsby on Broadway.

But in order to fund these docs, he needs our support. He is currently running a kickstarter where for each stretch goal reached, a certain documentary will be made. These include:

Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark (a revamp of his very first documentary)

Chess the Musical

Heathers

Dance of the Vampires

Right now his kickstarter is sitting at just over $20.5k, with the ultimate goal being $45k. There are only 7 days left to give, and any amount helps. Plus, you may get some theater memorabilia alongside your backing! If you can't donate, please consider reblogging/sharing this with your communities, both on here and outside of tumblr. His channel isn't limited to theater nerds - it's made for anyone who is curious about learning something new. It's made a huge impact on me, and I hope it can make an even larger impact thanks to our support.

Thank you for reading, and please show some love to this amazing channel!

Edit: he's also doing a 24 hour livestream right now if you want to tune in! You can find it here!

Edit 2: 6 days left! He's now made it to $23.4k! He's in the last hour of his livestream, go support him!

Edit 3: $25.2k out of $45k! Keep it going!

[pureanonofficial]

The first preview for Carrie the musical and the opening night of Chess on Broadway were the same day of April 28, 1988.

I can only imagine the psychic damage poor Anders Eljas—who orchestrated both, who has never orchestrated a Broadway show since, probably from the Trauma—endured that day.

[golden-geeks-art]

Something something chess metaphors something something toxic yaoi something something I'll clean this up and finish it later

[arqueete]

Adam Pascal as Freddie in the 2003 Actor's Fund of America Chess benefit concert

[a-wild-dakkel]

love musicals with radically different incarnations and/or lots of cut songs so i can mix and match the ultimate version myself

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Which version of this do you prefer?

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[frosty-fern]

There’s no deal partner

[ferzin]

don't ask unnecessary questions. i promise i wasn't drugged while drawing him... maybe...

actually i was just joking about trumper wearing dresses, but — as it usually does — it got wild. so here's the best drama queen of chess! :)

(imagining freddie wearing some feminine things for fun also helps ease my dysphoria... love this eccentric boy so much)

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Link to playlist of contestants