Dee Roscioli
{{short description|American singer and actress (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Danielle Roscioli
| image = Dee Roscioli.jpg
| birth_name = Danielle Marie Roscioli
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|20}}
| birth_place = Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| occupation = Singer, stage actress
| alma_mater = DeSales University (1999)
| years_active = 2000–present
}}
Danielle Marie Roscioli (born July 20, 1977) is an American singer and actress, who is known for her performances as Elphaba in the Broadway, Chicago, San Francisco, and national touring productions of the musical Wicked.
Early life and education
Roscioli was born on July 20, 1977, in Easton, Pennsylvania. In 1995, she graduated from Wilson 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.{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame |url=http://www.wilsonareasd.org/Administration/HallOfFame/HallofFameInductees.htm |publisher=Wilson Area High School |access-date=January 4, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
She attended DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 1999. While at DeSales, she performed in Act One's production of The Music Man as Marian Paroo and as the beggar woman in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Career
From 2000 to 2001, Roscioli originated a lead role in a national touring production of Pokémon Live! as Delia Ketchum and also contributed to the soundtrack in songs such as "I've Got a Secret" and "Everything Changes".[http://www.northeasttimes.com/2002/0911/cats.html Northeast Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819144631/http://www.northeasttimes.com/2002/0911/cats.html |date=August 19, 2008 }} The Cats meow is just purrfect by Tom Waring August 11, 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
Roscioli was cast in the principal role of "Grizabella" in a national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats from 2002 to 2003 and received critical acclaim for her performance.{{cite web |url=http://media.www.thenortherner.com/media/storage/paper527/news/2002/11/27/Features/cats-Its.The.Cats.Meow-333886.shtml |website=The Northerner |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726031335/http://www.thenortherner.com/2.9396/cats-it-s-the-cats-meow-1.1284468 |title=Cats: It's the Cats Meow |first=Samantha |last=Warner |date=November 27, 2002 |access-date=May 10, 2008 }}[http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/cincy/cincy74.html talkingbroadway.com] Cats (review) by Scott Cain. Retrieved May 10, 2008[http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/11/21/tem_ae21cats.html The Enquirer] Young `Cats' energize Aronoff production by Joseph McDonough, November 21, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2008[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/'MEMORY'+SERVES+WELL+IN+'CATS'-a0100214196 thefreelibrary.com] 'Memory' serves well in 'Cats' by Evan Henerson. Retrieved May 10, 2008
In 2003, she participated in the off-Broadway US debut of George Gershwin's Primrose which was presented in a concert format.[http://musicalstonight.org/ARCHprimrose.html Musicals Tonight!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516093738/http://www.musicalstonight.org/ARCHprimrose.html |date=May 16, 2008 }} Primrose (George & Ira Gershwin) Retrieved May 27, 2008.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/productions/Primrose_6743/ broadwayworld.com] Primrose (Musicals Tonight! Concert, 2003) Retrieved May 27, 2008
In 2005, she played "Audrey" in Little Shop of Horrors at Northern Stage.[http://www.rherald.com/news/2005/0407/Arts/a02.html Randolph Herald]
After leaving Wicked, Roscioli worked on a new musical called Liberty: A Monumental New Musical. In this show, she played the lead, "Liberty".[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/LIBERTY_A_MONUMENTAL_NEW_MUSICAL_Presented_During_Immigrant_Heritage_Week_20100401 Broadwayworld.com] Liberty: a Monumental New Musical Presented During Immigrant Heritage Week April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010
In late June 2010, Roscioli performed in a sold-out cabaret show Decidedly Dee at the jazz club Birdland. She also performed in the musical Therapy Rocks at Urban Stages in New York in September and October 2010.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143339-Therapy-Rocks-Musical-with-Dee-Roscioli-Allie-Schulz-and-Rachel-Stern-Begins-Sept-27 Therapy Rocks Musical, with Dee Roscioli, Allie Schulz and Rachel Stern, Begins Sept. 27] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018095832/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143339-Therapy-Rocks-Musical-with-Dee-Roscioli-Allie-Schulz-and-Rachel-Stern-Begins-Sept-27 |date=October 18, 2012 }} Retrieved October 3, 2010
Roscioli took part in the reading of the new musical, Welcome to My Life on April 11, 2011.{{cite web |url= http://broadwayworld.com/article/Dee_Roscioli_Gerard_Canonico_More_Set_for_Reading_of_Bobby_Cronins_WELCOME_TO_MY_LIFE_411_20110402 |title=Dee Roscioli, Gerard Canonico, & More Set for Reading of Bobby Cronin's WELCOME TO MY LIFE, 4/11 2011/04/02 |work=Broadwayworld.com |date=April 2, 2011|access-date=June 1, 2011}}
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.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/158309-Anthony-Rapp-Dee-Roscioli-and-James-Kautz-Star-in-Off-Broadways-Dedalus-Lounge-Beginning-Jan-8 www.playbill.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112034005/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/158309-Anthony-Rapp-Dee-Roscioli-and-James-Kautz-Star-in-Off-Broadways-Dedalus-Lounge-Beginning-Jan-8 |date=January 12, 2012 }} Anthony Rapp, Dee Roscioli and James Kautz Star in Off-Broadway's Dedalus Lounge Beginning Jan. 8 retrieved January 8, 2012
Roscioli performed at the 2012 Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University. She played the part of Mrs. Lovett in the award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from June 13 to July 1, 2012.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167102-Broadways-William-Michals-and-Dee-Roscioli-Bring-Sweeney-Todd-to-Life-for-Pennsylvania-Shakespeare Broadway's William Michals and Dee Roscioli Bring Sweeney Todd to Life for Pennsylvania Shakespeare] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617211508/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167102-Broadways-William-Michals-and-Dee-Roscioli-Bring-Sweeney-Todd-to-Life-for-Pennsylvania-Shakespeare |date=June 17, 2012 }}
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 the Lady of the Lake in the Orlando Shakespeare Theater production of Spamalot.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/orlando/article/BWW-Interview-Dee-Roscioli-Chats-Orlando-Shakespeares-SPAMALOT-WICKED-Hawaiian-Vog-20150907 BWW Interview: Dee Roscioli Chats Orlando Shakespeare's SPAMALOT, WICKED, Hawaiian 'Vog'] Broadway World. Retrieved September 7, 2015
On August 11, 2016, Roscioli assumed the role of Fruma-Sarah in the 2015 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. She also understudied Jessica Hecht as Golde and Alix Korey as Yente. She performed through the show's closing on December 31, 2016.[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/185513/former-elphie-dee-roscioli-to-fly-into-fiddler-on-the-roof-on-broadway/ Former Elphie Dee Roscioli to Fly Into Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway'] Broadway.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016
In 2017, Dee joined Paulo Szot at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's highly anticipated production of Evita 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 of The Cher Show.
In 2021, Dee was a Semi Finalist in the virtual American Traditions Vocal Competition in Savannah, Georgia.{{Cite news |url=https://www.americantraditionscompetition.com/virtual-atc-2021|title=Meet the 2021 Virtual Contestants}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/nonprofits/feb-16---american-traditions-vocal-competition-announces-2021-semifinalists/article_3a87c67c-6fa8-11eb-bab5-7f4f5433f9b4.html|title=American Traditions Vocal Competition Announces 2021 Semifinalists, Savannah Business Journal}}
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 musical Wicked in the Chicago sit-down production on January 24, 2006, in which she was the standby for the lead role of Elphaba, replacing Kristy Cates, who had assumed the role full-time. Roscioli replaced Cates on December 12, 2006.{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Dee_Roscioli_is_Chicago_Wickeds_New_Elphaba_20061212|title= Dee Roscioli is Chicago Wicked's New Elphaba|publisher= BroadwayWorld.com|date=December 12, 2006 }} Roscioli took a 12-week summer break from June 3, 2008 to August 24, 2008, in which time Elphaba was played by Lisa Brescia.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120762-Roscioli-Returns-to-Chicagos-Wicked-Aug-26 |title=Roscioli Returns to Chicago's Wicked Aug. 26 |work=Playbill |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=August 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130183348/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120762-Roscioli-Returns-to-Chicagos-Wicked-Aug-26 |archive-date=January 30, 2010 }} The production closed on January 25, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125548.html |title=Wicked Ends Lengthy Chicago Sit-Down Engagement Jan. 25 |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=January 25, 2009 |work=Playbill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129024422/http://playbill.com/news/article/125548.html |archive-date=January 29, 2009 }}
Roscioli next played the role in the San Francisco production from April 7–19, 2009, covering as the standby for Elphaba, in place of Vicki Noon who was performing the full-time role for a short period.{{cite web |title=San Francisco Cast Replacement History |date=March 22, 2009 |website=Witches of Oz - Wicked The Musical |url=http://www.witchesofoz.com/wicked_boards/index.php?showtopic=32838 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005000722/http://www.witchesofoz.com/wicked_boards/index.php?showtopic=32838 |archive-date=October 5, 2011 }}
Roscioli made her Broadway debut on July 21, 2009, reprising the role of Elphaba in the New York company of the musical.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131264-Roscioli-Flies-Into-Broadways-Wicked-July-21 |title=Roscioli Flies into Broadway's Wicked July 21 |first=Andrews |last=Gans |work=Playbill |date=July 21, 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020145047/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131264-Roscioli-Flies-Into-Broadways-Wicked-July-21 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 }} She starred opposite Alli Mauzey, Erin Mackey and Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda. She played her final performance March 21, 2010 and was succeeded by Mandy Gonzalez.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137192-Mandy-Gonzalez-Will-Fly-Into-Wicked-in-March |title=Mandy Gonzalez Will Fly into Wicked in March |work=Playbill |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=February 23, 2010 |access-date=March 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222070044/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137192-Mandy-Gonzalez-Will-Fly-Into-Wicked-in-March |archive-date=December 22, 2010 }}
Roscioli reprised the role on the show's First National U.S. Tour, with performances from June 7, 2011 to October 2, 2011, replacing Jackie Burns.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151347-National-Tour-of-Wicked-Will-Welcome-a-New-Elphaba-June-7 |title=National Tour of Wicked Will Welcome a New Elphaba June 7 |first=Andrew |last=Gans |work=Playbill |date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805132733/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151347-National-Tour-of-Wicked-Will-Welcome-a-New-Elphaba-June-7 |archive-date=August 5, 2011 }} She holds the distinction of having played Elphaba in more performances in various North American productions than any other actress.The Bushnell Prompter, "Who's Who in the Cast" (Aug./Sept. 2011) p. 12. She returned to the First National Tour on September 25, 2012, replacing Nicole Parker, whom she also succeeded in the Broadway company.{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Dee-Roscioli-Returns-to-WICKED-Tour-as-Elphaba-Beginning-925-20120907 |title=Dee Roscioli Returns to WICKED Tour as 'Elphaba,' Beginning 9/25|work= broadwayworld.com|date=September 9, 2012 |access-date=January 22, 2013}} Roscioli left the tour on April 28, 2013, and was replaced by Alison Luff.{{cite web |url=http://playbill.com/news/article/176534-John-Davidson-and-Alison-Luff-Will-Join-North-American-Tour-of-Wicked |title=John Davidson and Alison Luff Will Join North American Tour of Wicked |work=Playbill |date=April 2, 2013 |access-date=April 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404082427/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176534-John-Davidson-and-Alison-Luff-Will-Join-North-American-Tour-of-Wicked |archive-date=April 4, 2013 }}
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