Dee Roscioli will return to the role of Wicked’s legendary green girl Elphaba in the first national tour of the Tony Award-nominated hit musical Wicked, beginning September 25 in Las Vegas.
Dee Roscioli Returns to Wicked Musical in Las Vegas
Roscioli previously played the role of Elphaba on Broadway, in Chicago, in San Francisco and on national touring productions as well. Roscioli made her debut in Wicked Musical in the Chicago sit-down production on January 24, 2006 as the standby for the role of Elphaba, on December 12, 2006 assumed the lead role and continued for two years in the show’s Chicago company. Roscioli made her Broadway debut on July 21, 2009, reprising her role of Elphaba in the New York company of the musical. She played her final performance March 21, 2010 and was succeeded by Mandy Gonzalez. Dee 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.
Dee Roscioli holds the distinction of having played Elphaba in more performances than any other actress. She will return to the First National Tour in Las Vegas on September 25th, replacing Nicole Parker. Roscioli joins principal cast members Patti Murin as Glinda, Kim Zimmer as Madame Morrible and Tom McGowan as The Wizard.
The Wicked cast also features Justin Brill (Boq), Clifton Davis (Dr. Dillamond), Cliffton Hall (Fiyero), Demaree Hill (Nessarose), Carla Stickler, Lauren Boyd, Antonette Cohen, Rick Desloge, Luis Augusto Figueroa, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Napoleon W. Gladney, Brenda Hamilton, Courtney Iventosch, Spencer Jones, Trevor Ryan Krahl, Renee Lawless-Orsini, Philip Dean Lightstone, Marissa Lupp, Michael Mahany, Kevin McMahon, Ashley Dawn Mortensen, Cassie Okenka, Christopher Russo, Adea Michelle Sessoms, Sarah Schenkkan, Pamela Shandrow, Ben Susak, Shanna VanDerwerker and Mikey Winslow.
Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
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