Why did Nicole Parker leave Martin Short FBM?

I haven't seen the show (nor Donna Vivino,) but I know that Parker left to return to LA so she could begin work on the new season of Mad TV.

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I think she finally realized that a big black woman was stealing the show.

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Vivino will be leaving the show at the end of next month anyway to begin rehearsels for Legally Blonde (she'll be playing Enid,) so it looks like a third actress will be stepping into this role.

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We always knew Nicole had to go back to her contracted job with MAD TV, but always held out hope that the powers that be there might give her more time off. They didn't. But her talent made it easy to decide that it was worth doing with her for however long she could do it.

Meanwhile, we got outrageously lucky, cause Donna Vivinno has come in and done a fantastic job of making it her own and showing off her talents as an impressionist, as well as the singing and dancing she has been doing on Broadway since she was a little tyke in Les Miz.

When Donna leaves us for Legally Blonde, we hope it will perfectly coincide with Nicoles hiatus from MADTV.

That's the story!

Marc

p.s. our female understudy Jill Abromowitz is also insanely talented and funny. We have been blessed.

Donna can do it all. I got to see her in San Francisco as Tracy in "Hairspray" (as well as in her regular role) and in "The Opposite of Sex".

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Rathnait62, Enid Hoopes is the lesbian law school student. Definitely a character role which probably won't showcase Donna's amazing talent the way FBM does.

Donna is amazing in FBM...if you haven't seen it, go! Most people are shocked by how talented she is because they've only seen her in the ensemble of Hairspray, but you will not be disappointed! PS-the show is good too :)

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Yea for Donna!

She rocks my socks!

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