Proving that if one doesn’t have Tim Rice’s budget to produce a “Chess” musical, Vicki Camacho held auditions for "Chess Song" on Feb 13th at Greenwich Library.
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Plans are to edit the footage of several rehearsals into a “Chess Song” DVD that she hopes to have aired on public accesss TV sometime this Spring.
Her concept: There would be dozens of kids dressed as pawns, bishops, knights and rooks. They would be dancing, up, down and diagonally on a giant checkered stage. And there would be music – e.g., Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” – but with different lyrics.
Article includes info to learn more about participating.