{"id":2165058,"date":"2025-11-18T20:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2165058"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:48:07","slug":"getting-ready-with-nicholas-christopher-for-opening-night-of-chess-on-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/getting-ready-with-nicholas-christopher-for-opening-night-of-chess-on-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready With Nicholas Christopher for Opening Night of \u2018Chess\u2019 on Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s the day after \u201cChess\u201d opened on Broadway, and Nicholas Christopher is feeling it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m a little crunchy after last night, but my heart is full,\u201d says the performer, who was out until 5 a.m. with his family and friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from WWD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Christopher, who has appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/getting-ready-kristin-chenoweth-opening-195230797.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broadway;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Broadway<\/a> in \u201cHamilton,\u201d \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d \u201cMiss Saigon\u201d and \u201cMotown: The Musical,\u201d stars as Anatoly Sergievsky in the revival of the Cold War musical alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/pregnant-lea-michele-highlights-her-122724626.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lea Michele;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Lea Michele<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/aaron-tveit-kicks-off-chess-181602370.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aaron Tveit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Aaron Tveit<\/a>. For the show\u2019s opening night, he worked with stylist Shiona Turini on a Dolce &amp; Gabbana look complete with a Jacob &amp; Co watch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is all new for me, this whole fashion thing, because I\u2019m a T-shirt and jeans, just grab something and put it on [guy],\u201d he says. \u201cSo learning about fashion is really new to me, and it\u2019s extremely fascinating and a whole other world that I\u2019m just being opened up to through my Shiona.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The result of Sunday\u2019s efforts?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was cool because it looked great, but I think the way it made me feel was so surprising to me. I felt I was just floating while I was wearing this,\u201d he says. \u201cIt felt regal. I felt so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Getting ready with Nicholas Christopher for \u2018Ghess&#8217; opening night on Broadway.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The night began around 2 p.m., when Christopher arrived to the theater \u201cto make sure my pants fit\u201d after they\u2019d been tailored. He then finished writing opening night cards before partaking in the tradition of the \u201clegacy robe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe ensemble member who has done the most Broadway shows puts on this robe that has different panels from other shows, and this robe gets passed around to each show for their opening night, and it\u2019s been going on for years and years and years. So it\u2019s really cool and it\u2019s a fun tradition to have, and people make speeches,\u201d he says. \u201cWe gather together the producers, crew members, the cast, the band and wardrobe people, and we all just get together and share this moment before we open the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After that was the performance, which featured \u201cone of the most magical audiences you could ever have,\u201d and then it was time for the red carpet and subsequent party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Christopher initially was drawn to the production by the chance to work again with director Michael Mayer. That, and the challenge of Anatoly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe idea of how the heck am I, with my background, going to be a convincing Russian chess master?\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Getting ready with Nicholas Christopher for \u2018Ghess' opening night on Broadway.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/v4U4Dgxz5Koe342Awd2bZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wwd_409\/7fea7e38ec9d12549620cd8eaa3ec6f5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Getting ready with Nicholas Christopher for \u2018Ghess&#8217; opening night on Broadway.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He and costars Michele and Tveit bonded easily during rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re all similar places in our private lives. We all have children under five. We\u2019re all married and we have this passion for this particular musical. And so we\u2019re able to all look at each other in our tired faces after chasing kids around and then come to the theater and really give it our all for those three hours,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now that opening night is behind them, Christopher is looking forward to settling into the show each and every night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been working on this show since the beginning of the summer. We were getting in the studio, working on the script, getting to know each other, working on the music, and then we got into rehearsals in September and we were rehearsing every day. And then we got into tech rehearsals where we were there for 12 hours out of the day. And then we go into previews where we\u2019re rehearsing during the day and doing the show at night. And then you build up, build up, build up, build, build up,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd then finally just the release of last night, it was like, \u2018oh, we did it. 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More from WWD Christopher, who has appeared on Broadway in \u201cHamilton,\u201d \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d \u201cMiss Saigon\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2165059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[415658,383812,382599,382682,391037,415659,316694],"class_list":["post-2165058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-anatoly-sergievsky","tag-broadway-shows","tag-chess","tag-nicholas-christopher","tag-opening-night","tag-shiona-turini","tag-wwd"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Getting-Ready-With-Nicholas-Christopher-for-Opening-Night-of-\u2018Chess.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2165060,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165058\/revisions\/2165060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2165059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}