Theatre fans have until June 21 to see Bermudian Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher on Broadway after it was announced his show will close early.

While Chess was originally scheduled to run at the Imperial Theatre in New York until at least September 13, the production announced on Tuesday that the curtains would instead close on the show on June 21.

After the announcement, Mr Christopher wrote on Instagram: “All the emotions. But the work waits and I’m full of JOY!”

Chess, written in 1984, features a chess tournament between an American and a Soviet player to the backdrop of Cold War tensions.

The Broadway revival of the show, which co-starred Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit, opened last year with Mr Christopher receiving praise for his portrayal of the stoic and tortured chess grandmaster Anatoly Sergievsky.

Mr Christopher was nominated for a Tony, a Drama League Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the show.

Ms Michele was scheduled to leave the production on June 21 with Joanna “JoJo” Levesque announced to take over her role for the remainder of the production.

However, it was announced this week that the show would instead close with Ms Michele’s departure.

Producers of the show said in a statement they were “immensely proud” of the production.

The statement said: “To see longtime fans and first-time audiences alike embrace this production so wholeheartedly has been incredibly rewarding for everyone involved and a powerful reminder of why Chess has endured for so many years.

“The opportunity to witness Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher perform this legendary score by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice alongside a company filled with some of Broadway’s most remarkable talent is something that will stay will audiences long after they depart the Imperial Theatre.

“Bringing Chess back to Broadway for the first time in nearly 40 years has been an enormous privilege, and we are extremely proud of everything this production accomplished during its historic Broadway run.”

The New York Times reported that while Ms Michele did not receive a Tony nomination for the show, her involvement had bolstered seat sales for the production.

The NYT said that while the production grossed more than $2 million for several weeks in November, weekly grosses have since fallen below $1 million and fell further when Ms Michele was not performing.

• Chess is scheduled to remain at the Imperial Theatre in New York until June 21 withtickets available to purchase online