Dee Roscioli

Danielle Marie Roscioli, born July 20, 1977, in Easton, Pennsylvania, is an American actress and singer whose Broadway career has spanned from 2003 to 2024. She is best known for her extensive work in the role of Elphaba across multiple North American productions of Wicked, a distinction that sets her apart as the actress who has performed the role in more productions on the continent than any other.

Roscioli grew up in Easton and graduated from Wilson Area High School in 1995, where she participated in drama for all four years and was involved in chorus, student council, track and field, hockey, SADD, and yearbook. She also served as a peer helper and new student guide, was a member of the homecoming court, and qualified for district chorus. She went on to attend DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1999. During her time there, she performed as Marian Paroo in Act One's production of The Music Man and as the beggar woman in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Her professional career began in earnest from 2000 to 2001, when she originated the lead role of Delia Ketchum in the national touring production of Pokémon Live!, contributing to the soundtrack on songs including "I've Got a Secret" and "Everything Changes." She then took on the principal role of Grizabella in a national tour of Cats from 2002 to 2003, earning critical acclaim for the performance. In 2003, she participated in the off-Broadway US debut of George Gershwin's Primrose, presented in concert format. In 2005, she played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Northern Stage and took part in workshop sessions for Behind the Limelight and Dangerous Beauty in New York City.

Roscioli's association with Wicked began on January 24, 2006, when she joined the Chicago sit-down production as standby for Elphaba, initially replacing Kristy Cates in the standby capacity. She assumed the full-time role on December 12, 2006, taking a twelve-week break from June 3 to August 24, 2008, during which Lisa Brescia covered the part. That production closed on January 25, 2009. She next covered the role in the San Francisco production from April 7 to 19, 2009, serving as standby in place of Vicki Noon. Her Broadway debut came on July 21, 2009, when she stepped into the New York company as Elphaba, performing opposite Alli Mauzey, Erin Mackey, and Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda. She played her final Broadway performance on March 21, 2010, and was succeeded by Mandy Gonzalez. Roscioli returned to the role on the First National U.S. Tour, performing from June 7 to October 2, 2011, replacing Jackie Burns, and again from September 25, 2012, replacing Nicole Parker, until April 28, 2013, when Alison Luff took over.

Following her work in Wicked, Roscioli played the lead role of Liberty in the new musical Liberty: A Monumental New Musical. In June 2010, she performed a sold-out cabaret show, Decidedly Dee, at the jazz club Birdland, and appeared in Therapy Rocks at Urban Stages in New York in September and October of that year. She took part in a reading of the new musical Welcome to My Life on April 11, 2011, and in January 2012 appeared in Gary Duggan's Dedalus Lounge, produced by Interart Theatre and Royal Family Productions at the Interart Theatre Annex in Manhattan, playing the role of Delphine. In the summer of 2012, she performed as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University, running from June 13 to July 1. She also participated in the workshop of the indie rock musical Murder Ballad, presented by Vassar and New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater in July 2012.

From September 9 through October 11, 2015, Roscioli starred as the Lady of the Lake in the Orlando Shakespeare Theater production of Spamalot. On August 11, 2016, she joined the 2015 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof in the role of Fruma-Sarah, also understudying Jessica Hecht as Golde and Alix Korey as Yente, remaining with the production through its closing on December 31, 2016. In 2017, she played Eva Peron in the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's production of Evita at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts at DeSales University, performing alongside Paulo Szot as Juan Domingo Peron and Dan Domenech as Che, in a run directed by Dennis Razze that sold out all 22 performances. She subsequently served as standby for the roles of Star and Lady in both the Broadway and Chicago productions of The Cher Show.

In 2021, Roscioli was a semifinalist in the virtual American Traditions Vocal Competition held in Savannah, Georgia. In April 2024, she took over the role of Celine Dion in the off-Broadway production of Titanique the Musical. She is currently the standby for the roles of Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp in the Broadway production of Death Becomes Her.