Nikki Snelson to Depart A CHORUS LINE Tour — Page 2

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

Word on the street is that Helene Yorke will replace her as Marty in Grease.

That 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.

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.

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Updated On: 9/28/08 at 12:28 PM

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

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Any word on the official date Nikki Snelson and the 10 cast members are leaving? Is it still Nov 7?

yes, it's Sunday. I would assume that the show's website will have the new cast members listed shortly.

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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)

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)

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Updated On: 10/29/08 at 04:00 PM

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.
PR: A Chorus Line @ Forrest Theatre

Dena was such an underwhelming Bebe.

After 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.