The Worst of All Possible Worlds

59 - Chess: The Musical (feat. Jake Beckhard)


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Jake Beckhard (Blue Balls NYCFC) challenges the lads to the match of the century as they try to outmaneuver the bopping songs and confounding political intrigue of the infamous Tim Rice/Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus flop musical: Chess. Topics include the many different versions of the show, the innate appeal of a broken musical, and the ever increasing eccentricities of one Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice.

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Jake Beckhard

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  • Media Referenced in this Episode:

    • Get Onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts
  • “Chess Seeks to Shed Its Checkered Past” by Stephen Holden, NYTimes
  • Chess (1986 London Concept Cast): Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon
  • Chess In Concert (2008): AppleTV / YouTube / Letterboxd
  • TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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