#Anatoly Sergievsky

[feydfuckernation]

not friends, not lovers, but a secret third thing (cold war era chess rivals)

#is this anything #lion.txt #anatoly sergievsky #freddie trumper #chess the musical #chess in concert #chess på svenska #kings

[timegays]

They are all so so silly to me

#I haven’t even watched chess yet #And I’m very early in war and peace #Also I have COVID so. Help me #josh groban #chess the musical #anatoly sergievsky #pierre bezukhov #war and peace #the great comet of 1812 #My art #beauty and the beast #prince adam #sweeney todd #sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street

[multilingual-malewife]

thoughts while listening to "anthem"

#chess the musical #chess musical #anatoly sergievsky #chess in concert #josh groban #silly gay synth musical my love

[lystful]

I was studying a lot, sorry?

And became an “Anthem” kinny.

#artist on tumblr #artists on tumblr #artwork #chess #chess the musical #chess musical #musical #musicals #anatoly sergievsky #josh groban #kirill gordeev

[pureanonofficial]

And can you tell me, was it worth it?

Baby, I don't wanna know

#Chess #Chess the musical #Svetlana Sergievskaya #Anatoly Sergievsky #Kerry Ellis #Josh Groban #chessedit #chessthemusicaledit #svetlanasergievskayaedit #anatolysergievskyedit #pureanonedits #theateredit #musicaledit #Chess in Concert #FLEETWOOD MAC...CHESS #BOTH ABOUT DIVORCE #LET SVETLANA RIP HIM TO SHREDS.

[the-muppets-present]

The Muppets Present: Chess the Musical

Chess the Musical is an underrated gem, and we absolutely love it. The concert version, considered by most to be the definitive version, can be found on youtube in this playlist, which has nearly the entire complete concert (part 12 has been removed, but the only song missing is "The Deal (No Deal)") and I highly recommend you give it a listen, because the music is honestly top tier. The concert version is what we will be referencing here, since all the various stage versions are so different from each other (this show really suffered from over workshopping). If you're new here, take a moment to review our rules for casting. NOW, onto the show.

The Show

Chess the Musical is the story of the chess world championship tournament in 1979. The cold war is raging, and the two world champions are from the US and Soviet Union respectively. The story focuses on these two players and their personal lives and dramas set against the backdrop of the political strife between the east and west, as they are unwillingly used as pawns in the conflict.

The show has a core cast of seven characters and an ensemble with a few interesting standouts who can be filled out by muppets and humans alike. These are the key players:

Anatoly Sergievsky - "The Russian": The champion from Soviet Russia—a troubled husband and father who despises the propaganda and politics of the tournament.

Freddie Trumper -"The American": The champion from the United States—a self-absorbed, fame-and-fortune-seeking, short-tempered bad boy.

Florence Vassy - Freddie's strong-willed second and possible paramour, who is strained by Freddie's brashness and begins to feel a pull towards Anatoly as the tournament progresses.

Alexander Molokov - Anatoly's conniving second who is also a manipulative KGB agent and a major force in the political games being played behind the scenes.

Walter - A financial administrator in Freddie's delegation and in some versions a secret CIA agent who serves as a political counterpart to Molokov.

The Arbiter - The coldly objective, no-nonsense referee of the championship tournament and also the president of the International Chess Federation. He is essentially the narrator, the Voice of the chorus.

Svetlana Sergievskaya - Anatoly's estranged wife who, under Molokov's machinations, must persuade Anatoly to return to his homeland and family in the second act.

The Cast

Anatoly = Kermit. Kermit usually isn't the protagonist in Muppet adaptations, because the type of character he is just doesn't fit that role as neatly, but he's the perfect fit for Anatoly. Anatoly is competent in his own work, but is really out of his depth in the situation at large, and struggles to be true to himself amidst what he feels to be his duty. An arc that Kermit himself has played out in many a muppet film. Really, the only muppet who could adequately pull Anatoly off is Kermit himself.

Freddie = Gonzo. Freddie is bombastic, abrasive, quick to speak and slow to apologize, and overall extremely selfish. He walks into a room and his personality demands the spotlight immediately. I don't think I really need to give any other reasons why Gonzo should play this character, but I'll give one anyway: imagine Gonzo banging out "One Night in Bangkok" with Camilla and the Hens as the backup singers bawking out the chorus.

Florence = Miss Piggy. Yes, she's the only female muppet of note (who can speak english, sorry Henrietta), but also she'd genuinely be a good Florence. Florence is driven, a strong independent woman who don't need no man, but that doesn't mean she don't want one, and the fact that Anatoly is played by Kermit....well, you see where I'm going with this. Also, she and Freddie have an increasingly antagonistic relationship through the show that would be great to watch with Miss Piggy and Gonzo. Again, imagine her singing "The Model of Decorum and Tranquility" and getting more and more frustrated and gravelly in her delivery. And don't forget to picture Kermit in place of Josh Groben in that scene too...again, the dynamics are top tier here.

Svetlana = Miss Piggy. I'm invoking rule 5, not only because again, the lack of other english speaking female muppets, but because I love the idea of two Miss Piggies both singing for Kermit's attention and lamenting that he'll never see her the way she sees him, that his attention will always go to his work first. "I Know Him So Well" is a duet between the two women about Anatoly, and imagine two Miss Piggies singing this in duet with each other, each knowing that the other has something to offer that she doesn't have, but also knowing that even that isn't enough, that Anatoly (Kermit) will never be able to commit to her the way she wants to to him.

Molokov = Uncle Deadly. Honestly I don't have a lot to say about this choice, it's just Perfect. Molokov already borders on cartoonishly evil, he is an immediately untrustworthy character and everyone knows it, he's the world's worst spy. Uncle Deadly is a shoe in for the role and I'll hear nothing else about it. (Also, while generally irrelevant in casting muppets in a musical, since you can re-key as needed, Uncle Deadly already fits Molokov's voice type)

Walter = Sam the Eagle. While Walter is not as overtly patriotic as Sam, in adaptation, there should be a muppet who is equally as enthusiastic for his country as Molokov is for the Soviet Union. Walter is in some ways the least emotionally complex character aside from the Arbiter, he exists to serve the plot and the ways the plot creates character conflict for Anatoly, Freddie, and Florence, so Sam (who is generally a one note patriot character) fits the role nicely. Also, just like Uncle Deadly, he fits the voice type perfectly.

The Arbiter = Daniel Craig. I call upon the power of the One Human Celebrity. Daniel Craig would be perfect for a muppet adaptation of The Arbiter, he is the type of human actor who could be surrounded by muppets and you'd 100% believe it. The Arbiter's songs require some gusto, but Craig can carry a tune and if you give him a vocal coach and 6 weeks (and re-key his solo), I think he'd be great. However, this casting ONLY works if there are NO OTHER HUMANS in the chess federation. Daniel Craig must be surrounded by muppets at all time. Just look at his solo, and tell me that it wouldn't be the best thing ever to watch Daniel Craig do this while flanked by dancing muppets.

Additional Bit Parts:

Statler and Waldorf as The Consulate. When Kermit's Anatoly is speaking to them about defecting to the UK, imagine them having this exchange. You could either rewrite the song to be a duet OR have two Statlers and two Waldorfs to fill out the quartet.

Non-Celebrity Human as The Soviet Machine. This must be a big, nondescript burly man who can sing one glorious falsetto note. He must stand stoically as evil muppets dance around and sing the Soviet Machine. Moopets can fill out the Soviet chorus line.

The Ensemble: Merano and Bangkok both have human backup dancers and chorus members as well as muppet, because these are location setting songs, and you want to establish that humans are here in this world. Mike Tyson can have a celebrity cameo in Bangkok for old time's sake.

Chess Dancers: the Hens and the Penguins supplement the human chess dancers that take stage during the two chess matches.

Reporters: a mix of humans and muppets, but no cameos during this scene, it's Gonzo's first big solo and the spotlight needs to be on him.

Fozzie Bear as the governer of Merano and as an authority figure in Bangkok: his presence in Bangkok is commented on and he loudly says "Oh no, you must be thinking of my brother!"

And that's The Muppets Present: Chess the Musical!

What other celebrity cameos would you add to the show? We'd love to read your thoughts! Also let us know if you have another musical or movie you'd like to see a muppet fancast of, we love doing these!

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[shag0hod]

BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! secret santa for @porciaenjoyer !!!!!!!!!! can we get a round of applause for men who meow

#mine #my art #chess the musical #anatoly sergievsky #freddie trumper #ive been giggling at the whimiscal can i say something image while drawing it. can he say something

[onecanbehere]

DO YALL FW CHESS THE MUSICAL???

#chess the musical #chess the musical fan art #freddie trumper #chess the musical animated #anatoly sergievsky #fredatoly #musicals #I used to be into be more chill #this is like middle school all over again

[aldenhan]

Chess in Concert (2008) | The Winner Takes It All by ABBA

#my friend told me to post this #so here u guys go #this is my masterpiece btw #chess the musical #chess in concert #idina menzel #josh groban #adam pascal #abba #anatoly sergievsky #florence vassy #freddie trumper #video editing

[frosty-fern]

Here’s some chess everyone. Freddie was very much inspired by @awesomesaurous character design cause it’s iconic.

#my art #chess the musical #florence vassy #freddie trumper #anatoly sergievsky #svetlana sergievsky #Freddie trumper fanart #chess the musical fanart #chess fanart #digital art #artists on tumblr #I tried to make anatoly look kinda like Josh groban #kinda. #it’s in the eyes.

[feydfuckernation]

average fredatoly interaction

#this applies to so many interactions in chess but this one is currently my favourite version #lion.txt #chess the musical #freddie trumper #anatoly sergievsky #kings 👑 #the tirolean spa (my brain) once again has the chess boys in it

[warthoong]

I'm giving you no context

#chess the musical #florence vassy #freddie trumper #anatoly sergievsky

[lystful]

Instead of listening to the philosophy lecture I was sketching fem!chess.

Women my sweet women

#chess #chess musical #chess the musical #musical #musicals #anatoly sergievsky #art #freddie trumper #artist on tumblr #fredatoly

[pureanonofficial]

Though my heart is breaking I'd give the world for that moment with you When we thought we knew That our love would last But the moment passed With no warning, far too fast

currentlycryingaboutlancelot // Chess - West End (Tommy Körberg, Siobhán McCarthy // Richard Siken, War of the Foxes // Chess - Broadway (David Carroll, Judy Kuhn) // Nikki Giovanni, Mirrors // Chess - Long Beach Civic Light Opera (Robert Yacko, Jodi Benson) // lostcap // Chess - Stockholm (Tommy Körberg, Helen Sjöholm) // starpeace

#Chess #Chess the musical #Flonatoly #Florence Vassy #Anatoly Sergievsky #Tommy Korberg #Tommy Körberg #Siobhán McCarthy #Siobhan McCarthy #David Carroll #Judy Kuhn #Robert Yacko #Jodi Benson #Helen Sjoholm #Helen Sjöholm #chessedit #chessthemusicaledit #florencevassyedit #anatolysergievskyedit #broadwayedit #musicaledit #pureanonedits #theateredit #web weaving #quotes #words #HELLO I HAVE HAD A MOMENT OF MADNESS #long post

[libraryfag]

Happy Pride from chess

#my posts #chessposting #chess #chess the musical #chess in concert #florence vassy #svetlana sergievskaya #queens #anatoly sergievsky #anatolence #fanatoly #??? whats their ship name #freddie trumper #kings #??? again what r they called #frantoly #chess memes #the arbiter #queer #my memes #my edits

[shag0hod]

#mine #my art #chess musical #chess the musical #freddie trumper #oh god i gotta tag all of these things #anatoly sergievsky #florence vassy #svetlana sergievskaya #alexander molokov #walter de courcey #sui #ANYWAYSSSS SMILE #the arbiter