Chess (2003)
The first Swedish language stage version of Chess, starring Helen Sjoholm as Florence Vaszi. Josefin Nilsson as Svetlana Sergievskaja, Tommy Korberg as Anatolij Sergievskij, Anders Ekborg as Freddie Trumper and Per Myrberg as Alexander Molokov. The cast sing new lyrics in Swedish ( written by Rudolfson, Jan Marks and Bjorn Ulvaeus) to tell a new version of the everchanging Chess story. A few new songs have been included (Chess continues to be a work in progress.) This version premiered in February 2002 at the Cirkus Theatre in Stockholm.
Released: Nov 12, 2003
Runtime: 128 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg, Josefin Nilsson, Anders Ekborg, Per Myrberg, Rolf Skoglund
Crew: Lars Rudolfsson (Director), Benny Andersson (Original Music Composer), Björn Ulvaeus (Original Music Composer), Lars Rudolfsson (Translator), Tim Rice (Musical), Benny Andersson (Songs)