Danielle Roscioli | |
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| Born | Danielle Marie Roscioli (1977-07-20)July 20, 1977 (age 47) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | DeSales University(1999) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, stage actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Dee Roscioli (bornDanielle Marie Roscioli on July 20, 1977) is an American singer and actress, who is known for her performances asElphaba in theBroadway, Chicago, San Francisco, and national touring productions of the musicalWicked.
Roscioli was born on July 20, 1977, inEaston, Pennsylvania. In 1995, she graduated fromWilson Area High School in Easton. At Wilson High School, she competed in track and field, hockey, and was involved in chorus, SADD, student council, and yearbook. She was a peer helper, new student guide, a member of homecoming court, and qualified for district chorus. For all four years of high school, she participated in drama, and her yearbook states her plans were to attend a four-year college and major in theater.[1]
She attendedDeSales University inCenter Valley, Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 1999. While at DeSales, she performed in Act One's production ofThe Music Man as Marian Paroo and as the beggar woman inSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[citation needed]
From 2000 to 2001, Roscioli originated a lead role in a national touring production ofPokémon Live! asDelia Ketchum and also contributed tothe soundtrack in songs such as "I've Got a Secret" and "Everything Changes".[2]
Roscioli was cast in the principal role of "Grizabella" in a national tour ofAndrew Lloyd Webber's musicalCats from 2002 to 2003 and received critical acclaim for her performance.[3][4][5][6]
In 2003, she participated in theoff-Broadway US debut ofGeorge Gershwin'sPrimrose which was presented in a concert format.[7][8]
In 2005, she played "Audrey" inLittle Shop of Horrors at Northern Stage.[9] She also participated in the workshop sessions ofBehind the Limelight[10] andDangerous Beauty[11] in New York City.
After leavingWicked, Roscioli worked on a new musical calledLiberty: A Monumental New Musical. In this show, she played the lead, "Liberty".[12]
In late June 2010, Roscioli performed in a sold-outcabaret showDecidedly Dee at thejazz clubBirdland. She also performed in the musicalTherapy Rocks at Urban Stages in New York in September and October 2010.[13]
Roscioli took part in the reading of the new musical,Welcome to My Life on April 11, 2011.[14]
Roscioli took part in Interart Theatre and Royal Family Production's performance of Gary Duggan's Dedalus Lounge, which began, January 8, 2012, at the Interart Theatre Annex in Manhattan, playing the part of Delphine.[15]
Roscioli performed at the 2012Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival atDeSales University. She played the part of Mrs. Lovett in the award-winning musicalSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from June 13 to July 1, 2012.[16]
Roscioli participated in the workshop of the indie rock musical,Murder Ballad, presented by Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater. It was performed from July 27 through July 29, 2012.
From September 9 through October 11, 2015, Roscioli starred as theLady of the Lake in theOrlando Shakespeare Theater production ofSpamalot.[17]
On August 11, 2016, Roscioli assumed the role of Fruma-Sarah in the 2015 Broadway revival ofFiddler on the Roof. She also understudiedJessica Hecht as Golde and Alix Korey as Yente. She performed through the show's closing on December 31, 2016.[18]
In 2017, Dee joinedPaulo Szot at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's highly anticipated production ofEvita which opened with record-breaking sales at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA. All 22 performances, from the previews June 14 &15, opening night June 16, thru July 2, were sold out. Dee played Eva Peron alongside Paulo Szot (who played her husband, Argentinian military leader Colonel Juan Domingo Peron), and Dan Domenech who played Che, who narrates the story with an obvious disdain for Eva. The principal actors were supported by an ensemble of 35 with Dennis Razze directing.
Dee was the standby for Star and Lady in the Broadway and Chicago productions ofThe Cher Show.
In 2021, Dee was a Semi Finalist in the virtual American Traditions Vocal Competition inSavannah, Georgia.[19][20]
Most recently, in April 2024, Dee took over the role of Celine Dion in the Off-Broadway production of Titanique the Musical.
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Roscioli made her debut in the musicalWicked in the Chicago sit-down production on January 24, 2006, in which she was thestandby for the lead role ofElphaba, replacingKristy Cates, who had assumed the role full-time. Roscioli replaced Cates on December 12, 2006.[21] Roscioli took a 12-week summer break from June 3, 2008 to August 24, 2008, in which time Elphaba was played byLisa Brescia.[22] The production closed on January 25, 2009.[23]
Roscioli next played the role in the San Francisco production from April 7–19, 2009, covering as the standby for Elphaba, in place ofVicki Noon who was performing the full-time role for a short period.[24]
Roscioli made her Broadway debut on July 21, 2009, reprising the role of Elphaba in the New York company of the musical.[25] She starred oppositeAlli Mauzey,Erin Mackey andKatie Rose Clarke as Glinda. She played her final performance March 21, 2010 and was succeeded byMandy Gonzalez.[26]
Roscioli reprised the role on the show's First National U.S. Tour, with performances from June 7, 2011 to October 2, 2011, replacingJackie Burns.[27] She holds the distinction of having played Elphaba in more performances in various North American productions than any other actress.[28] She returned to the First National Tour on September 25, 2012, replacingNicole Parker, whom she also succeeded in the Broadway company.[29] Roscioli left the tour on April 28, 2013, and was replaced by Alison Luff.[30]
