JoJo has spoken out after learning that the Broadway production of Chess will be closing just two days before her first scheduled performance.The “Leave (Get Out)” singer, 35, was scheduled to begin performances June 23, taking over the leading role of Florence Vassy from Glee star Lea Michele, who announced her June 21 departure earlier this year. The production was slated to continue its run through September 13 with JoJo starring alongside Tony winner Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher as the musical’s leading trio.However, the show will now close on June 21 to coincide with Michele’s departure. JoJo, whose full name is Joanna Levesque, commented on the official Chess Instagram account’s post announcing the closure: “Was supposed to start first day of rehearsals TODAY. so bummed. all my love to the company.”While Michele and Tveit have yet to acknowledge the closing notice publicly, Christopher, a Tony nominee for his leading performance as Russian chess wiz Anatoly Sergievsky, wrote on his Instagram Story: “No words yet. Just proud of what we have accomplished.”Jojo has spoken out after learning that 'Chess' would be closing just days before her first scheduled performance (Getty)Chess received five Tony nominations, but failed to score one in the Best Revival of a Musical category. Michele also missed out on a first Tony nod in a surprise to many.Following a celebrated run in Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical — which she starred in alongside Tveit — JoJo told People she was looking forward to joining the company of Chess.“It's an incredible, exciting opportunity. As soon as I got to see this production of the show, I couldn't stop getting chills,” she told the publication in March. “It feels incredibly right, and it is definitely going to be a challenge, but something that I'm excited for.”Aaron Tveit and Lea Michele will play their final performance in 'Chess' June 21 (Matthew Murphy)JoJo would have played Vassy, the woman caught at the center of a love triangle between chess grandmasters Sergievsky of Russia (Christopher) and Freddie Trumper of America (Tveit) in the Cold War-set production featuring music by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA as well as Tim Rice.The singer also told People that it was Michele who recommended her for the role.“[Lea] was super kind, embraced me and said that she had actually brought up my name [to producers], which I didn't know,” Levesque, who saw the production in February, told the publication. “So when they were looking for somebody to take over for her, she was like, ‘What about JoJo?’ And that was a beautiful thing to hear.”