Scene to Song Episode 123: Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus's Chess

In this episode, attorney and writer Tara Krieger discusses Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus's 1986 musical Chess. We also talk about the song "This Is the Hour" from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's 1989 musical Miss Saigon. You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.  Music played in this episode: "Merano" from Chess "Pity the Child" from Chess "One Night in Bangkok" from Chess "Someone Else's Story" from Chess "Nobody's Side" from Chess "The Arbiter" from Chess "Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)" from Chess "Endgame #1" from Chess "Endgame #3" from Chess "This Is the Hour" from Miss Saigon