Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:18pm

Just heard from a reliable source that Snelson's last performance as Cassie will be November 7th in Toronto.

The rest of the company is expected to remain on through June.

Updated On: 9/15/08 at 11:18 PM

[LouieLovesTheater]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:20pm

Here's hoping they bump up Erica Mansfield from Cassie u/s to full time. She's wonderful! Great acting, great vocals.

[Just_John]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:25pm

So, I need to be getting on a bus to Boston this month.

[TenThousandThings]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:26pm

I saw her at the chiropractor on Thursday and wondered if she had left already!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:28pm

Didn't the tour just begin?

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:35pm

It'll be 6 months in November, she and I wanna say Jay Johnson only signed 6 month contracts.

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:36pm

Yeah, the tour started in May in Denver.

I took the bus up to Boston last Friday to see the tour, and I really liked Nikki Snelson as Cassie.

[Just_John]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:37pm

Does the tour have student rush in Boston and is it easy to get?

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:44pm

Someone posted something on this thread about student rush.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?page=2&thread=974793&boardid=1

The theatre is probably the biggest theatre I've been to. There were a lot of empty seats in the mezz and rear mezz. The mezz is pretty far from the stage, it felt like balcony-view. I wasn't that far back, and I could barely see any of their faces. I can't imagine what the rear mezz is like. I got my ticket in advance through BosTix.

[NGD2225]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 11:58pm

Is she leaving early so she could do her CW show? Or perhaps returning to Blonde?

[Rentfan931]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:02am

Oh I would love for her to return to blonde

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:02am

It'll be 6 months in November, she and I wanna say Jay Johnson only signed 6 month contracts.

I thought she hadn't signed any contract.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:27am

Maybe she just didn't want to tour anymore. I'm sure doing that role period, let alone doing it going from city to city, is pretty gruelling. Six months is a pretty standard contract length.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 8:09am

Wish I could see Nikki before she leaves.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 8:15am

I wish her well in her next adventure

[mrcacou]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 8:23am

Saw her in LA and really thought she was a great Cassie, even better than Charlotte's when I saw it on Broadway last year.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 8:38am

Fallout from her tv show "going away"?

[downtoearth2]

Posted: 9/18/08 at 12:01am

Actually, I think a total of 10 people are leaving in Toronto.

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 9/18/08 at 9:33am

I wouldn't be surprised if she returned to LB!!! But if she has a TV Show then I can't wait to see her in that!!!

[broadwayrob]

Posted: 9/18/08 at 1:32pm

So my question is this: Who's gonna replace Nikki on the tour?

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 9/18/08 at 2:23pm

She told me she was going to audition for Vivienne in LB when Kate leaves. I'm so there.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 9/18/08 at 2:24pm

double post Updated On: 9/18/08 at 02:24 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/19/08 at 12:25am

well, recently there were auditions for principle & chorus cast members for the tour back in July. so I'm guessing Nikki's not the only one leaving.

[misto625]

Posted: 9/19/08 at 12:53am

Well then, in this case, I guess it's a good thing I saw the tour tonight lol.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 7:06pm

Word on the street is that Robyn Hurder (who recently wrapped up a stint as Marty in the revival of GREASE) will be replacing Snelson as Cassie.