Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
#1Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 4:43pm
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http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116896.html
Legally Blonde's Nikki Snelson will appear as Cassie for the first national company of the current Broadway revival. Opposite Snelson will be Michael Gruber, who was seen during the original run of A Chorus Line, as Zach.
Also stepping up to the line will be Clyde Alves (Mike), Venny Carranza (Roy), John Carroll (Larry), Emily Fletcher (Sheila), Stephanie Gibson (Judy), Michael Gruber (Zach), Natalie Hall (Val), Derek Hanson (Don), Holly Howard (Maggie), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Mark), Julie Kotarides (Vicki), Denis Lambert (Greg), Jessica Latshaw (Kristine), Ian Liberto (Bobby), Stephanie Martignetti (Tricia), Sterling Masters (Lois), Pilar Millhollen (Bebe), Colt Prattes (Al), Gabrielle Ruiz (Diana), Clifton Samuels (Tom), Kevin Santos (Paul), Anthony Wayne (Richie), J.R. Whittington (Butch), and Jessica Wu (Connie).
Updated On: 4/17/08 at 04:43 PM
#2re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 5:00pmAwesome. I'd love to see her as Cassie, and I'm so glad this tour is coming to Philly!
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#2re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 5:09pm
"Opposite Snelson will be Michael Gruber, who was seen during the original run of A Chorus Line, as Zach"
Michael is the only actor to have appeared in both the original run (final company as Mike) and revival company (as Greg and u/s Zach).
#3re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 5:41pmI am in Denver and may have to see it. Even though I saw it during its original Broadway run and that awful tour in the mid 90's. If I see it in Denver, I will post a review!
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#4re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 6:09pmSo thrilled for Nikki! Wasn't there a rumor that she was replacing Charlotte, or am I making that up?
#5re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 6:13pm
We just assumed that she would be replacing Charlotte D'Amboise during her auditions for Cassie..
I've seen three Zachs, and Michael Gruber was my least favorite. It seems like a miscast..
#6re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 6:37pmI feel like this is a good cast. She was great in LB! I met her after and she was incredibly nice!
#7re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 6:46pm
I was hoping Natascia Diaz would get to do the tour, from what I hear, she was great during her auditions for the role even if D'Amboisse got the role.
I'm not familiar with Snelson work (except for her fun dancing during the LEGALLY BLONDE MTV telecast) but I do hope she is good in the role. I'll see her when the show comes to FL.
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#8re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 6:49pmDoes Snelson seem very young to be playing Cassie?
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#9re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:06pmSnelson is more than qualified to play the role of Cassie. Such a professional and insanely talented. Everyone needs to see her if given the chance.
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#10re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:13pmI plan on catching the tour when it stops in San Francisco this summer.
#11re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:16pmVenny Carranza is terrific.
#12re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 9:42pm
I love the picture at the bottom of the article with the cast on the line. So excited to see this!
#13re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 9:52pmI hope it comes to Boston, and I love Nikki she is just so perfect in Legally Blonde right now!
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#15re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 10:16pmLooks good!
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#16re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 10:24pmCongrats to Nikki! So syked for her.
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#17re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 10:25pmI'm glad this is finally official!! Now if only we had the full tour schedule.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#18re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 10:34pm
Sorry, didn't see the first article:
Complete tour dates for the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical include:
Denver, CO (May 6-18, at the Buell Theatre)
Los Angeles, CA (May 20-July 6, at the Ahmanson Theatre)
San Francisco, CA (July 8-27, at the Curran Theatre)
Portland, OR (July 29-Aug. 3, at the Keller Auditorium)
Seattle, WA (Aug. 5-10, at the Paramount Theatre)
San Diego, CA (Aug. 12-17, at the Civic Theatre)
Costa Mesa, CA (Aug. 19-31, a the Orange County PAC)
Tempe, AZ (Sept. 2-7, at ASU's Gammage Auditorium)
Greenville, SC (Oct. 7-12, at the Peace Center)
Cleveland, OH (Oct. 14-26, at the Palace Theatre)
Toronto, ON (Oct. 28-Nov. 30, at the Canon Theatre)
Baltimore, MD (Dec. 2-14, at the Hippodrome Theatre)
Philadelphia, PA (Dec. 16-Jan. 4, 2009, at the Forrest Theatre)
Tampa, FL (Feb. 3-8, 2009, at the Tampa Bay PAC)
Orlando, FL (Feb. 10-15, 2009, at the Carr PAC)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Feb. 16-March 1, 2009, at the Broward Center)
Atlanta, GA (March 3-8, 2009, at the Fox Theatre)
Harford, CT (March 24-29, 2009, at the Bushnell Center)
Providence, RI (March 31-April 5, 2009, at the Providence PAC)
Pittsburgh, PA (April 7-12, 2009, at the Benedum Center)
Chicago, IL (April 14-May 3, 2009, at the Oriental Theatre)
Buffalo, NY (May 5-10, 2009, at Shea's PAC)
St. Louis, MO (May 12-24, 2009, at the Fox Theatre)
Milwaukee, WI (June 23-28, 2009, at the Marcus Center)
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#19re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/17/08 at 11:20pmI'm thrilled for Nikki... but my heart smiled when I read about Michael Gruber!
#20re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/18/08 at 1:22amI was under the impression this was confirmed for awhile, apparently not.
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#21re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/18/08 at 1:30am
I was hoping Natascia Diaz would get to do the tour, from what I hear, she was great during her auditions for the role even if D'Amboisse got the role.
She's doing Rooms in DC.
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#22re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/18/08 at 8:44am
Thank you, j* 
I wish her and the whole cast the best!!!
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#23re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/18/08 at 8:53amIt was IdinaBell but the posters on this board aren't big on the search engine feature.
#24re: Nikki Snelson to star as Cassie in A CHORUS LINE touring company.
Posted: 4/18/08 at 11:24amWell, the cast was known as well as most of the cities. But several dates were off and three more cities are now confirmed.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
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