The long-awaited première of the Russian version of the musical Chess («Шахматы») took place Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the MDM Theatre in Moscow, Russia, in the presence of many celebrities like 12th Women’s World Chess Champion Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (pictured above) and 16-time World Chess Champion Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (pictured below next to his wife and daughter wearing orange bow tie). Photos: MDM Theatre Press Service and Eteri Kublashvili. |
Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, Alexei Anatolyevich Kortnev, 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov and others at the presentation of the Russian version of the musical Chess which took place Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the MDM Theatre in Moscow, Russia. The première will be Saturday, October 17, 2020. Photo: Evgeny Smirnov/Hello!.
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1917 GALILEE FISH Billhead, Fulton Market, New York City, United States. Photo courtesy of ebay.com.
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The song “What a Waste” from the musical Wonderful Town (1953) describes a “kid from Cape Cod” who came to New York City to join the opera: “Sing Rigoletto his wish. At the Fulton Market now he yells fish!”. [From Wikipedia].
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