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When did night in Bangkok release?

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Christopher Ramos

Published Feb 14, 2026

When did night in Bangkok release?

Murray Head/Age

Likewise, people ask, what musical is one night in Bangkok from?

Chess

Also, how old is Murray Head? 74 years (March 5, 1946)

Hereof, who played flute on one night in Bangkok?

Murray Head

Who wrote musical Chess?

Tim Rice Björn Ulvaeus

When was Chess the musical written?

Chess (musical)
Chess
LyricsTim Rice Björn Ulvaeus
BookTim Rice (West End version) Richard Nelson (Broadway version)
Productions1984 Concept album 1984 European Concert Tour 1986 West End 1988 Broadway 1990 First US Tour 1990 First UK Tour International and regional productions 2010 Second UK Tour 2018 West End revival
Head was born in Fulham, London. She is the daughter of actor Anthony Head and younger sister of actress Emily Head. Daisy attended Kingswood School in Bath before going on to train at the Dorothy Coleborn School of Dance.
Head was born in Camden Town, London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (1919–2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films, and his mother was actress Helen Shingler (1919–2019). They had married in 1944 in Watford. His older brother is actor and singer Murray Head.

Who is Murray?

Last updated on: 9 March 2020. Sir Andrew Barron Murray OBE (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. Murray is the men's singles 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist, making him the only tennis player, male or female, to have won two Olympic singles titles.

Where is Murray Head from?

London, United Kingdom

Who sang in musical Chess?

In the case of Chess, the concept album was released in the autumn of 1984 while the show opened in London's West End in 1986 where it played for three years.

Chess (musical)

Chess
MusicBenny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
LyricsTim Rice Björn Ulvaeus
BookTim Rice (West End version) Richard Nelson (Broadway version)

Is chess based on a true story?

When the Cold war between the USA and the Soviet Union stretched in every field, chess wasn't an exception for it. It is based on Bobby Fischer's true story of a challenge against Spassky during World Chess Championship (1972).

Is chess a good musical?

Originally running for three years in the West End from 1986, 'Chess', by Tim Rice and the blokes from Abba (aka Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus) has a genuinely fantastic score, perhaps one of the few musicals between 'West Side Story' and 'Hamilton' to meaningfully sound like a worthwhile product of the popular

Is chess a contemporary musical?

Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Ulvaeus and Tim Rice, and a book by Rice. The musical has been referred to as a metaphor for the whole Cold War, with the insinuation being made that the Cold War is itself a manipulative game.

What is the story behind the musical Chess?

CHESS - The Plot. Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other.

How long is the musical Chess?

It only lasted two weeks in a 1988 stint, but it has long remained popular with fans of musicals around the world. Many different versions of the show have been put on over the years, featuring modified plots, different selections of music, and various casts.