Chess
Broadway
1988 (Evening)
Judy Kuhn (Florence Vassy), Phillip Casnoff (Freddie Trumper), David Carroll (Anatoly Sergievsky), Marcia Mitzman (Svetlana Sergievsky), Paul Harman (The Arbiter), Harry Goz (Molokov)
Trading notes: Original notes: Great video from the right side of the house. Clear picture but quite dark. Great audio. Recorded in the spring.
2026 addendum: The screenshots are indicative of the level of zooms/details. Faces are mostly impossible to make out even when they're not completely washed out. Still, the video is clear enough to at least follow what's happening.
The subtitle files for the two separate acts are synced to the two-disc version that's 5.50 GB, which is also the one the screenshots are from.
Sydney
February 3, 1990 (Evening)
Jodie Gillies (Florence Vassy), David McLeod (Freddie Trumper), Robbie Krupski (Anatoly Sergievsky), Maria Mercedes (Svetlana Sergievsky), Laurence Clifford (The Arbiter), John Wood (Molokov), David Whitney (Walter de Courcey)
Trading notes: Chess ran in Australia from February 3 to July 7, 1990. Often mislabeled as February 21, 1991.
Ireland
1994 (Evening)
Irene Malone (Florence Vassy), Richard Nugent (Freddie Trumper), Liam Butler (Anatoly Sergievsky), Maia Raggett (Svetlana Sergievsky), Liamie Doherty (The Arbiter), John Stuart (Molokov), Padraig Sheehan (Walter de Courcey), Eugene O'Keeffe (Leonid Viigand), Michael Loenergan (Mayor)
Trading notes: Multicam Proshot with closeups of the pit, stage and actors. Appears to have been broadcast on Gaelic-speaking television channel. Some generation loss but quite clear given the age and rarity!
Actors' Fund Benefit Concert
September 22, 2003 (Evening)
Julia Murney (Florence Vassy), Adam Pascal (Freddie Trumper), Josh Groban (Anatoly Sergievsky), Sutton Foster (Svetlana Sergievsky), Raúl Esparza (The Arbiter), Norm Lewis (Molokov), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Walter de Courcey), Richard E. Waits (Ensemble), Eileen Tepper (Ensemble), Doug Storm (Ensemble), Jason S. Little (Ensemble), Anika Larsen (Ensemble), Audrey Klinger (Ensemble), Adam Hunter (Ensemble), Mary Ann Hu (Ensemble), Ann Harada (Ensemble), John Treacy Egan (Ensemble), Bobby Daye (Ensemble), Katherine Lynne Condit (Ensemble), Kate Coffman-Lloyd (Ensemble), John Bolton (Ensemble), Stephen Bienskie (Ensemble), Farah Alvin (Ensemble)
Trading notes: Proshot of a one-night benefit concert for the Actors' Fund. Exists in a few different levels of quality.
Royal Albert Hall Concert
May 12, 2008 (Evening)
Idina Menzel (Florence Vassy), Adam Pascal (Freddie Trumper), Josh Groban (Anatoly Sergievsky), Kerry Ellis (Svetlana Sergievsky), Marti Pellow (The Arbiter), David Bedella (Molokov), Clarke Peters (Walter de Courcey), Christian Lund (Leonid Viigand), Luella Briggs (Ensemble), Mark Evans (Ensemble), Nicole Bondzie (Ensemble), Lucie Waugh (Ensemble), Richard Peakman (Ensemble), Bonnie Parker (Ensemble), Anabel Kutay (Ensemble), Caroline Jones (Ensemble), Barnaby Ingram (Ensemble), Aoife Mulholland (Ensemble), Vanessa Campbell (Ensemble), Chelsea De Carvalho (Ensemble), Jo Goodenough (Ensemble), Melanie Hyde (Ensemble), Jasmine Kerr (Ensemble), Sarah Kirkham (Ensemble), Fiona McDonald (Ensemble), Lindsay Shaw (Ensemble), Byrony Thompson (Ensemble), Tara Young (Ensemble), Thomas Bay Pedersen (Ensemble), Grant Anthony (Ensemble), David Michael Johnson (Ensemble), Andrew Playfoot (Ensemble), Tiffany Graves (Ensemble), Tabitha Webb (Ensemble), Jon Robyns (Ensemble), Debbie Kurup (Ensemble), Christopher Colley (Ensemble), Leila Benn Harris (Ensemble), Keith Anthony Higham (Ensemble), Ben Dixon (Ensemble), Lee Ormsby (Ensemble), Steven Serlin (Ensemble), Henry Webster (Ensemble), Richard Bryan (Ensemble), Steven Brooks (Ensemble), Mark Fleming (Ensemble), Michael Steffan (Ensemble), Zoe Rice (Ensemble), Amelia Hemingsley (Ensemble)
Trading notes: 8 highlighted songs from the concert from the left of the stage including in alphabetical order: Anthem, Embassy, Endgame, Florence Quits, Heaven Help My Heart, I Know Him So Well, Merano (ending only), Quartet (ending only)
Moscow
December 23, 2020 (Evening)
Yulia Iva (Florence Vassy), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie Trumper), Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly Sergievsky), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana Sergievsky), Stanislav Belyaev (The Arbiter), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov)
Master's notes: Filmed in a weird aspect ratio (an hybrid between 16:9 and 4:3). Few seconds are missing between scenes. A mostly wide-shot video with occasional obstruction.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Concert
August 2022
Samantha Barks (Florence Vassy), Joel Harper-Jackson (Freddie Trumper), Hadley Fraser (Anatoly Sergievsky), Frances Mayli McCann (Svetlana Sergievsky), Ako Mitchell (The Arbiter), Craige Els (Molokov), Vas Constanti (Leonid Viigand), Trevor McDonald (Reporter), Joseph Craig (Ensemble), Darius J. James (Ensemble), Aoife Kenny (Ensemble), Jessica Lee (Ensemble), Nick Len (Ensemble), Natasha May-Thomas (Ensemble), Alice Readie (Ensemble), Joshua Robinson (Ensemble), Stuart Rouse (Ensemble), Phoebe Samuel-Gray (Ensemble), Grant Thresh (Ensemble), Libby Watts (Ensemble)
Trading notes: Filmed in 1920x1080. External audio used. A majority of the screen at the back of the stage is cut off as the master filmed from a high angle. The screen is used sporadically throughout the show and what is on stage is never missed. Sometimes a head, the balcony railing or some kind of square fixture on the railing appears in the shots. This never obstructs the performances. Some slight focus issues here and there with Samantha Barks dress in the second act. Overall, a very good capture of what appeared on stage. Recording includes the curtain call and marquee.
Entertainment Community Fund Concert
December 2022
Lena Hall (Florence Vassy), Darren Criss (Freddie Trumper), Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly Sergievsky), Solea Pfeiffer (Svetlana Sergievsky), Bryce Pinkham (The Arbiter), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter de Courcey), Alicia Lundgren (Ensemble), Voltaire Wade-Greene (Ensemble), Christopher Vo (Ensemble), Stephen Tewksbury (Ensemble), Emily Stillings (Ensemble), Katerina Papacostas (Ensemble), Kaitlin Mesh (Ensemble), Robin Masella (Ensemble), Sean MacLaughlin (Ensemble), Ross Lekites (Ensemble), Ben Laxton (Ensemble), Nina Lafarga (Ensemble), Masumi Iwai (Ensemble), Nkrumah Gatling (Ensemble), Brendon Chan (Ensemble), Neal Benari (Ensemble), Joe Beauregard (Ensemble), Kate Bailey (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Act 1 only (an usher gave me a disapproving look at the start of act 2)
First Broadway Revival
October 2025 (Evening)
Lea Michele (Florence Vassy), Aaron Tveit (Freddie Trumper), Nicholas Christopher (Anatoly Sergievsky), Hannah Cruz (Svetlana Sergievsky), Bryce Pinkham (The Arbiter), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter de Courcey), Katie Webber (Ensemble), Regine Sophia (Ensemble), Samantha Pollino (Ensemble), Aleksandr Ivan Pevec (Ensemble), Katerina Papacostas (Ensemble), Michael Olaribigbe (Ensemble), Ramone Nelson (Ensemble), Sarah Meahl (Ensemble), Sean MacLaughlin (Ensemble), Sydney Jones (Ensemble), Aliah James (Ensemble), Adam Halpin (Ensemble), Casey Garvin (Ensemble), Shavey Brown (Ensemble), Daniel Beeman (Ensemble), Kyla Bartholomeusz (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Great 4k capture of the electric first preview of this revival! Little to no obstruction throughout, although unfortunately a lighting rig blocks the right of the upper level. Some washout in wider shots and wandering throughout, with minor instances of the camera focusing on the wrong thing due to usher activity. Many blackouts during the first ten minutes or so, also due to usher activity. Includes bows and audio of most of the overture.
November 2025
Lea Michele (Florence Vassy), Aaron Tveit (Freddie Trumper), Nicholas Christopher (Anatoly Sergievsky), Hannah Cruz (Svetlana Sergievsky), Bryce Pinkham (The Arbiter), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter de Courcey), Katie Webber (Ensemble), Regine Sophia (Ensemble), Samantha Pollino (Ensemble), Aleksandr Ivan Pevec (Ensemble), Katerina Papacostas (Ensemble), Michael Olaribigbe (Ensemble), Ramone Nelson (Ensemble), Sarah Meahl (Ensemble), Sean MacLaughlin (Ensemble), Sydney Jones (Ensemble), Aliah James (Ensemble), Adam Halpin (Ensemble), Casey Garvin (Ensemble), Shavey Brown (Ensemble), Daniel Beeman (Ensemble), Kyla Bartholomeusz (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Great capture of this wonderful revival! Shot in a great mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. Increased wandering, shaking, and re-adjusting throughout. Unfortunately audio only for about 9 minutes after One Night in Bangkok. Audio is patched in from an external source; some rustling and scraping can be heard during readjustment periods. Overall a great capture.