Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
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Updated On: 9/15/08 at 11:18 PM

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

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

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

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

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

Didn't the tour just begin?

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

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

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

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

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

Oh I would love for her to return to blonde

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

Wish I could see Nikki before she leaves.

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

I wish her well in her next adventure

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

Fallout from her tv show "going away"?

#18

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

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

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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!!!

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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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

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

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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.

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

double post

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

#23

re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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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.

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#25

re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour

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.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.