Ep252 - Dee Roscioli, Grizabella on US National Tour 5 & Standby in Death Becomes Her

“It was a compliment when someone was like, your felinity was really beautiful. They’re really good at being a cat. Your hands up in little paws, maybe wash your little face. Looking back it’s probably one of the more ridiculous things I’ve done in my life.” This episode features Dee Roscioli who is currently a standby for Madeline and Helen in Death Becomes Her on Broadway and was Grizabella on the US National Tour 5 in CATS. Dee shares how CATS was her first Broadway show at 16, her lifelong connection to “Memory,” and what it was like playing Grizabella at 25, including what she recalls about auditions, rehearsal focus on felinity, and portraying an outcast despite being close with the cast. She recounts touring mishaps and backstage stories from her time on tour. Dee then shares her work in Death Becomes Her including the challenges of being a standby who covers two leads, including gaps between performances and viral audience expectations. We cast the cats into Death Becomes Her and discuss upcoming performances Dee has planned. An episode you won’t want to miss. 06:43 Auditioning For Grizabella 10:24 Building Grizabella Physicality 12:30 Cats Felinity 21:11 Wild Tour Stories in Costume 24:36 Death Becomes Her Standby Life 28:14 Viral Moments and Making Them Yours 33:58 Casting Cats Into Death Becomes Her 39:02 Rapid Fire Check out Dee on Instagram: @deeroscioli Check out Dee's Linktree: linktr.ee/deeroscioli Check out Death Becomes Her on Social Media: @deathbecomesher Check out Death Becomes Her's website: ⁠deathbecomesher.com Produced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alan Seales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Broadway Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices