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Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#25
Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:45pmI heard that Robyn Hurder was taking over as well, and I'm fairly disappointed that I won't get to see her because I think she'll be amazing.
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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#26
Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:47pm
I thought Niki Snelson was great acting wise. But the night I saw her I could easily tell she was sick. she was sniffing all during Music and the Mirror and by the end she could even breath. She could hardly get the lines out because she was coughing so badly. I felt really bad for her 
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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#27
Posted: 9/28/08 at 2:10amI love Robyn Hurder, and it make sense she would want to be in the ACL tour b/c she's engaged to Clyde Alves who plays Mike. I just can't see her as Cassie though, seems too young to me. Who is replacing her in Grease?
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#28
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:21amWord on the street is that Helene Yorke will replace her as Marty in Grease.
Chorus Member Joined: 9/28/08
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#29
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:54amRobyn Hurder will be great as Cassie. What an interesting choice. Who else is going into the tour? Any rumors?
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#30
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:56amThat whole entire A CHORUS LINE tour is a wreck. Nikki Snelson is pretty much the only redeemable quality from the cast. here's to hoping they get people who can actually keep the steps when they replace the others.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#31
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:00pm
Also heard a rumor that Amos Wolff (UMich '0
was cast on the tour. Not sure as what role.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#32
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:28pm
The night I saw Nikki she wasn't sick. She acted well, sang fine. But her Cassie dance is not impressive. It only seems to be related to the music at the very end.
I have a friend who is a dancer and has waited her whole life to see ACL, she had only seen the movie. A couple days after seeing it, she said, "I loved it but the Cassie solo dance was a total let down."
Please understand, I am saying nothing about how nice Nikki Snelson is, or if she signs or that if you met her at the LB stage door she was a super down-to-earth person. I am saying I'm not surprised she's not continuing with the tour.
I also disagree with folkyboy. Except for the woman playing Val, I would say the rest of the performers were just fine.
Chorus Member Joined: 9/28/08
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#33
Posted: 9/28/08 at 3:49pmJust heard from a mutual friend that Shannon Lewis will be Sheila. That's a step up in my opinion.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#34
Posted: 9/29/08 at 12:39pm
OMG, my friends just told me about this... it doesn't say if Nikki Snelson is performing but the whole cabaret sounds AMAZING. My Boston friends are totally going!
And it's 2night, LOL
http://calendar.boston.com/boston-ma/events/show/85068068-one-singular-sensation-cabaret
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#35
Posted: 10/28/08 at 11:28am
I think this is the first print confirmation- profile piece on Clyde Alves mentions that Robyn Hurder takes over as Cassie next week-
Next week, after the opening is out of the way, Robyn Hurder will arrive from New York to slip quietly into the part of Cassie...
Alves returns to Toronto stage
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#36
Posted: 10/28/08 at 1:07pmAny word on the official date Nikki Snelson and the 10 cast members are leaving? Is it still Nov 7?
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#38
Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:39pmyes, it's Sunday. I would assume that the show's website will have the new cast members listed shortly.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#39
Posted: 10/29/08 at 1:22am
ok, so to recap...
new-
Robyn Hurder: incoming Cassie
Shannon Lewis: incoming Sheila
Mindy Dougherty: incoming (Val?)
Amos Wolff: incoming swing
staying on-
Jessica Latshaw, (Kevin Santos?), Clyde Alves, Derek Hanson, Hollie Howard, Ian Liberto, Colt Prattes, Gabrielle Ruiz, Anthony Wayne, J.R. Whittington, Brandon Tyler
leaving-
Michael Gruber, Jay A. Johnson, Nikki Snelson, Emily Fletcher, Natalie Elise Hall, John Carroll, Pilar Millhollen, Stephanie Gibson, Denis Lambert, Jessica Wu.
...and so what else do we know about who is on the incoming list? :)
Updated On: 10/29/08 at 01:22 AM
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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#40
Posted: 10/29/08 at 9:50am
Hi,
Just to note:
Bryan Knowlton has joined the company as Paul.
The cast on the evening of 10/28 was:
CAST: Clyde Alves (Mike), Venny Carranza (Roy), John Carroll (Larry), Emily Fletcher (Sheila), Julie Kotarides (u/s Judy), Michael Gruber (Zach), Natalie Elise Hall (Val), Derek Hanson (Don), Stephanie Martignetti (u/s Maggie), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Mark), Denis Lambert (Greg), Jessica Latshaw (Kristine), Ian Liberto (Bobby), Pilar Millhollen (Bebe), Colt Prattes (Al), Gabrielle Ruiz (Diana), Clifton Samuels (Tom), Bryan Knowlton (Paul), Nikki Snelson (Cassie), Brandon Tyler (Frank), Anthony Wayne (Richie), J.R. Whittington (Butch), and Jessica Wu (Connie)
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#41
Posted: 10/29/08 at 11:55am
Saw it last night in Toronto (10/2.
Nikki Snelson = not my favorite cast member. Everyone else was fantastic!
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#42
Posted: 10/29/08 at 4:00pm
NEW
Cassie - Robyn Hurder
Paul - Bryan R. Knowlton*
Sheila - Shannon Lewis
Val - Mindy Doughetry
Judy - Bethany Moore
Swing - Amos Wolff
Zach - Sebastian LaCause
Mark - David Hull
Larry - Brandon Tyler**
Bebe - Dena DiGiacinto*
Greg - Alex Ringer**
Connie - Liza Domingo*
Frank - Jordan Fife Hunt
*appeared in the recent Broadway run; **bumped up
(I guess Lyndy Franklin isn't joining the tour after all)
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#43
Posted: 10/29/08 at 4:07pmBrandon Tyler is being bumped up to Larry.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#44
Posted: 10/29/08 at 7:48pm
Stolen from the press release on the Philly board, the list-
The National tour cast currently features Clyde Alves (Mike), Venny Carranza (Roy), Dena DiGiacinto (Bebe), Liza Domingo (Connie), Mindy Dougherty (Val), Derek Hanson (Don), Hollie Howard (Maggie), David Hull (Mark), Jordan Fife Hunt (Frank), Robyn Hurder (Cassie), Julie Kotarides (Vicki), Sebastian La Cause (Zach), Jessica Latshaw (Kristine), Shannon Lewis (Sheila), Ian Liberto (Bobby), Stephanie Martignetti (Tricia), Sterling Masters (Lois), Bethany Moore (Judy), Colt Prattes (Al), Alex Ringler (Greg), Gabrielle Ruiz (Diana), Clifton Samuels (Tom), Kevin Santos (Paul), Brandon Tyler (Larry), Anthony Wayne (Richie), J.R. Whittington (Butch), and swing performers Colin Bradbury, Erica Mansfield, Rebecca Riker and Amos Wolff.
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re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#45
Posted: 10/29/08 at 11:13pmThanks!!
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#46
Posted: 10/30/08 at 10:55amDena was such an underwhelming Bebe.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#47
Posted: 10/30/08 at 11:49amI actually liked her Bebe.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#48
Posted: 10/30/08 at 12:42pmAfter Alison and Krysta as well as seeing Lyndy, Dena was just blah.. I thought her line readings were forced and her voice was nowhere near as lovely during AtB. She didn't look like a young naive actor/dancer.
re: Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour#49
Posted: 10/31/08 at 11:59amI always thought that Lyndy was the best Bebe.
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