How is Dee Roscioli as Elphaba?

I was looking forward to seeing Nicole Parker as Elphaba on tour in Vegas, but it looks like she's now been replaced by Dee.

Looks like she's played the part quite a few performances... how does she compare?

Thanks so much for the recommendation^ I've been watching videos of Dee... and she's a great vocalist - but almost seems "too intense", if that's the right word. Of course its hard to base an opinion on short youtube clips, so I'm still excited to see her, and she seems to have quite a fanbase. Nicole seemed more up my alley with how I envision the character and how she should evolve over the show.

However - I remember being slightly disappointed with clips of Jackie Burns and she absolutely blew me away... probably the best Elphaba I've seen - so hopefully Dee will do the same.

Saw Dee's last show on Broadway and thought she was great. A year and a half later when she came around with the tour in DC saw her twice. The first was double as good as on Broadway. Definitely a very intense Elphaba. This was a Thursday night, though, and not that it should make a difference, a month later on a Saturday night she blew the roof off the of the Kennedy Center. I never imagined her to be as good as she was. I knew she could sing, but wow, she really sang. She could have only gotten better since, so enjoy!

I know! I wish the recording quality was better since the person was sitting in the back, but I was able to see when she did it once live on the National Tour. It was AMAZING! Thank you for watching! :)

I thought she was quite bland. Her voice is fantastic, but her portrayal was too well put together for me. I look for intensity, passion, sometimes even raw messiness.

I mean, as I said, its your own interpretation of Elphaba. I have seen a lot of Elphabas and I actually thought Dee's interpretation was the most realistic to the character, but it also depends on which show you saw her in and what night. The finger twitching is not really that odd, its actually part of the character of Elphaba, not necessarily a Dee thing. As far as singing, I agree that No Good Deed is her best song, but I have heard both Dee and Idina live singing the songs of Wicked and I liked Dee's interpretation of Elphaba better.

Updated On: 10/3/12 at 03:13 PM

I really haven't been into Wicked at all the year, but wow this performance is fantastic. Patti and Dee compliment each other so well and it's pretty moving even without costume/makeup, and I was never a fan of For Good.
https://seattle.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=417104

She is spectacular! She has a clear, crisp voice and has a great understanding of her character. I've seen her as Elphaba twice; she will not disappoint!

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