“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
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Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
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