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...first move is in Bangkok, site of the world chess championship. Freddie Trumper, the loud American champion (Jonathan J. Carpenter ’07) prepares to face his Russian opponent Anatoly Sergievsky (Adam M. Lathram ’10) amid a politically tense atmosphere. Everyone, it seems, is a secret agent—or could be. When Freddie rashly accuses Anatoly of cheating, the game is suspended for negotiations. Meanwhile, Florence Vassy (Morgan L. Mallory ’10), Freddie’s Hungarian-American second, leaves her underappreciated role by Freddie’s side and instead begins...
...problems aggravate the dismal character of most songs. The onstage orchestra dwarfs the ensemble. As a result, melodies are muffled and lyrics are often hard to understand. Slurred diction weighs down the rhythm even in the musical’s most popular song, “One Night in Bangkok...
Romance, drama, espionage, ABBA, and...chess? The 1986 rock musical “Chess” features all of the above and the Murray Head hit “One Night in Bangkok.” The brainchild of Tim Rice and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, a Harvard production directed by Sean P. Bala ’09 will run through Dec. 7 in the Adams House Pool Theatre. The musical adds intrigue to what might seem like just another high-intensity, mind-boggling (or, to some, simply boring) game by using...
...Bangkok...
BACK FROM THE BRINK As months of antigovernment protests culminated in the occupation of two Bangkok airports (above), a court dissolved Thailand's ruling party, finding its members guilty of election fraud. The protesters dispersed, flights resumed, and 109 lawmakers, including Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, were barred from politics for five years. Still, Thailand's troubles are far from over: the selection of its next Prime Minister could spark renewed clashes...