JAN 2026
BEETLEJUICE NATIONAL TOUR
Joining #SwingNation and understudying Delia, Maxine Dean, Juno, and Miss. Argentina! Excited to be back on the road and joining the Netherworld!
Director: Alex Timbers
Tour Director: Catie Davis
Choreographer: Connor Gallagher
Tour Choreographer: Michael Fatica
NOV 2025
CHARLIE AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Heading back to the Bucket Shack for the rest of 2025! I will be rejoining the CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY family as Grandma Josephine, u/s Mrs. Teavee as they kick off the first leg of the new global tour beginning in China.
Director: Matt Lenz
Choreographer: Alison Solomon
SEP 2025
5TH ANNUAL
IN THE WORKS IN THE
WOODS FESTIVAL
Couldn’t stay away from the forest! Excited to head back to the Catskills for Forestburgh Playhouse’s 5th Annual In the Works: In the Woods, appearing in Christopher Dimond and Michael Kooman’s new musical, THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF PERCIVAL VON SCHMOOTZ.
Director: Ashley Rodbro
Musical Director: Cynthia Meng
JUN 2025
THE FULL MONTY
AT FORESTBURGH
PLAYHOUSE
Headed to the Catskills this summer to make my Forestburgh Playhouse debut as Vicki Nichols in THE FULL MONTY. Third time doing this show and it never gets old. See you in Buffalo!
Director/Choreographer: Anthony C. Daniel
MAR 2025
14TH ANNUAL
NEXT ACT!
NEW PLAY SUMMIT
Nicole will be reading for Madison in GOOD VIBES ONLY by Jill Twiss and Lillian in MRS. WHITMAN'S WORDS FOR WOMEN by Shayne Kennedy in Capital Rep’s 14th Annual Next Act! New Play Summit for their FIRST 15 readings.
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Director: Yvonne Perry
SEP 2024
FIRST LOOK!
MAY WE ALL
AT THE REV
AUG 2024
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
A QUEER RETELLING
AT GREEN ROOM 42
Making my Green Room 42 debut with a new retelling of Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman's beloved musical! Check us out August 25th + 26th @ 7pm!
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Director: Colin Hanlon
Musical Director: J. Oconer Navarro
JUN 2024
BEAUTIFUL THE
CAROLE KING MUSICAL
AT CAPITAL REP
Getting on the Carole King train this summer and playing Marilyn Wald
u/s Cynthia Weil in theREP’s highly anticipated production of BEAUTIFUL!
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Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahil
Choreographer: Freddy Ramirez
Musical Director: Todd Olson
APR 2024
13TH ANNUAL
NEXT ACT!
NEW PLAY SUMMIT
Nicole will be apart of theREP’s 2024 Next Act! New Play Summit: Next Gen Reading playing Becca in TURN TO THE BEAN by Peter Chansky.
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Director: Kevin McGuire
SEP 2023
WORKING IN CONCERT
WITH SKYLINE
THEATRE COMPANY
First time performing in New Jersey singing this amazing score! Check us out at the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center on Saturday, September 16th @ 7pm!
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Director: Sam Scalamoni
JUN 2023
HONKY TONK
ANGELS AT
CAPITAL REP
Giving this swing thing a try and dance captaining 3 fierce women! See you at theREP this summer!
Director/Choreographer: Gary John La Rosa
Musical Director: Mark Galinovsky
JAN 2023
FIRST LOOK!
[TITLE OF SHOW]
AT PLAYHOUSE STAGE
JAN 2023
[TITLE OF SHOW]
AT PLAYHOUSE
STAGE COMPANY
Starting my 2023 playing Hiedi in [TITLE OF SHOW] at Playhouse Stage Company! It’s been 7 years since performing with this company where I grew up in their Park Playhouse II program, and 8 years since performing on the Cohoes Music Hall stage. Excited to reunite with some familiar faces and ring in the new year with a musical that is a love letter to the creative process.
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Director: Michael LoPorto
Musical Director: Brian Axford
OCT 2022
SPOTLIGHT NEWS
5 QUESTIONS WITH
NICOLE ZELKA
OCT 2022
ELF
THE MUSICAL
NATIONAL TOUR
Buddy is back! Joining the ELF national tour this Winter in the Ensemble and understudying Emily and Deb. Ready to spread Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear — Let’s get sparklejollytwinklejingley!
Director: Sam Scalamoni
Choreographer: Connor Gallagher
Musical Director: Nate Patten + Michael Gildin
JUN 2022
JERSEY BOYS
AT CAPITAL REP
NEW VENUE
Back spending my summer in Albany, NY after a successful closing of the North American tour of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY! Very excited to perform in theREP’s new space as Lorraine/Others in JERSEY BOYS.
Oh what a night!
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Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahil
Choreographer: Freddy Ramirez
Musical Director: Todd Olson
SEP 2021
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CHARLIE AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
NATIONAL TOUR
Intermission is OVER and I am back in the world of PURE IMAGINATION! Visit CharlieOnTour.com to visit us at a city near you!
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Director: Jack O’Brien + Matt Lenz
Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse + Alison Solomon
Musical Director: Nate Patten + Cameron Tragesser
JAN 2021
HER SOUND
VOLUME 1
NOW AVAILABLE
So lucky to be apart of this talented crew to bring Ethan Carlson's music to life! Listen to HER SOUND, VOL. 1 on all streaming platforms beginning
January 15th!
OCT 2020
RSO + SHIRLEY JACKSON
FUTURE DEMONS
NOW AVAILABLE
Very excited to be apart of this project! Check me out on, “My Life with R.H. Macy”, “James Harris”, and featured on “Family Treasures”
HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON!
JAN 2020
FIRST LOOK!
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY NATIONAL TOUR
DEC 2019
FIRST LOOK!
INSIDE REHEARSALS OF
THE NEW CHARLIE TOUR
NOV 2019
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CHARLIE AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
NATIONAL TOUR
On the road again! So excited to announce I will be joining the 2nd national tour of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY as Ensemble/Grandma Georgina u/s Mrs. Teavee and Mrs. Gloop! Here is a picture of me as Willy Wonka in 8th grade to celebrate.
Director: Jack O’Brien + Matt Lenz
Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse + Alison Solomon
Musical Director: Nate Patten + Kelly Thomas
SEP 2019
FIRST LOOK!
THE FULL MONTY
THE ARGYLE THEATRE
AUG 2019
THE FULL MONTY
AT THE
ARGYLE THEATRE
I won’t be leaving Buffalo, NY any time soon! So excited to be making my Argyle Theatre debut as Georgie Bukatinsky in THE FULL MONTY running September 12-October 20th. Come see us in Babylon, NY!
Director: Evan Pappas
Choreographer: Eugenio Contenti
Musical Director: Ethan Anderson
MAY 2019
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THE FULL
MONTY AT
CAPITAL REP
Back at theREP this summer playing Estelle in THE FULL MONTY.
See you in Albany!
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Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahil
Choreographer: Freddy Ramirez
Musical Director: Josh Smith
APR 2019
ACTOR THERAPY
SINGS: SPRING
AWAKENING
So pumped to be back at Feinstein’s/54 Below with my AT family singing some Wendla from the beloved score of Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater’s rock musical
SPRING AWAKENING.
FEB 2019
NOTHIN' BUT
LOVE AT THE
ELLINGTON ROOM
So grateful to have been asked by one of my favorite people, Steven Silverstein, to participate in the Act 1 reading of his new musical, NOTHIN' BUT LOVE! Check us out on Valentine’s Day!
JUN 2018
LOCAL DRAMA CLUB
ENJOYS WORKSHOP
WITH NICOLE ZELKA
“Just before the end of the School year, the Drama Club at Doane Stuart had the pleasure of welcoming special guest, and professional actress, Nicole Zelka. Nicole is from Colonie, NY and is currently performing in the National Tour cast of RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA as Gabrielle, and understudying the character Marie. In addition to working on some acting and singing techniques, the students enjoyed their time asking questions about touring and the skills and lessons she has learned along the way. They also enjoyed telling her about our very own production of CINDERELLA in the Fall.”
-The Doane Stuart School
MAR 2018
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VISTING
WHERE IT
ALL STARTED
This past layoff from tour, I was able to go visit my old middle school drama club where it all started for me. They are currently rehearsing for their production of CINDERELLA, and to be able to talk to the kids and tell them about my journey so far was magical. I am going back to tour more inspired than ever! Never stop doing what you love! Break a leg kiddies!
MAR 2018
NICOLE ZELKA FINDS
FINDS LAUGHS IN
REVISED CINDERELLA
“Growing up in Albany, New York, Zelka started performing when she was 10, setting her sights on a career in entertainment. As high school graduation approached, she applied to a number of musical theater programs and didn’t get in any. “I thought it was the end of the world,” she says. “I didn’t know if I wanted to do it anymore.” Then she applied to AMDA, a two-year program, and found it was the perfect fit. Since classes were held at night, she could audition during the day and get a taste of the real world. Last summer, she appeared in MAMMA MIA in Albany, then landed the CINDERELLA gig. The one-two punch has been ideal, particularly since “I’d be a junior in college if I had gotten into one of those programs. Now, I’m actually working.”
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-BRUCE L. MILLER, Sioux City Journal
OCT 2017
GETTING TO KNOW YOU WITH
NICOLE ZELKA
SEP 2017
NATIONAL TOUR
DEBUT WITH
R+H CINDERELLA
After a couple months of sitting on this, the
contract is officially signed and I am thrilled to announce I'll be making my NATIONAL TOUR DEBUT this Fall in RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S
CINDERELLA as one of the Stepsisters, Gabrielle, and understudying the Fairy Godmother, Marie!
So thankful for this opportunity and the people
who got me here. Can not WAIT to see where the rest of this journey takes me.
Glass slippers are so back!
Director: Mark Brokaw + Gina Rattan
Choreographer: Josh Rhodes + Lee Wilkins
Musical Director: Greg Anthony Rassen + Melissa Yanchak
MAY 2017
MAMMA MIA!
AT CAPITAL
REP
Thrilled to be making my professional debut this summer (right out of graduation!) as Lisa in MAMMA MIA! at theREP!
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Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahil
Choreographer: Freddy Ramirez
Musical Director: Josh Smith
JAN 2017
54 BELOW
DEBUT WITH
ACTOR THERAPY
Come see me make my 54 Below debut Tuesday, January 24th @ 9:30pm!
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