Alice Ripley at the stage door
Alice Ripley at the stage door
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#1Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:18pm
Hey guys!
So, my friends and I finally saw Next to Normal last Friday. We were all BLOWN AWAY. It was truly incredible. But, I must say what really blew me away was Ms. Alice Ripley. Not only was her performance out of this world, but her presence at the stage door was something I'd never seen before. She was so kind and gracious, without the slightest hint of attitude. Not only did she make sure and sign EVERY playbill and poster, but she even made sure to stop and talk with every person who had waited for her. She gave them her full attention. I'm so used to other Tony winners rushing out the stage door, quickly signing a few autographs, and refusing pictures. It was refreshing to see how dedicated Ms. Ripley is to her fans. Heck, my camera broke and I asked her if I could record instead, and she said of course.
Granted, her exact words were "I'd do anything, I'm such a slut!", but that's beside the point!
Anyways, here's my stage door footage from the other night if anyone is interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW5d_WUmRjU
Drillin4Oil
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#2re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:21pmShe's absolutely great! A real human being and very appreciative of her fans. You're blessed and lucky to have experienced Broadway royalty in the making!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#2re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:22pm
JP2,
You look like you've been friends with her for your whole life!!!!! You should be in a show together.
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#3re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:27pmA true legit class act. The caboose to Elaine Stritch's crazy train, but as nice as they come.
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#4re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:38pmI was there that night! I think I saw you.. haha, weird.
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#5re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:50pmI have to admit, while I've never been a big Alice Ripley fan, the responses I've read and the feedback from everyone I know says that she is one of the most honorable and classy actresses working on Broadway today. She could be harsh and haughty as the most recently crowned "Best Actress" but she continues to be a gracious person. That's what Broadway needs and that's what Alice gives us. Class all the way.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#6re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:56pmYeah, she's definitely amazing at the stage door. She literally hung around for 15 minutes talking to people.
#7re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 10:57pm
The caboose to Elaine Stritch's crazy train, but as nice as they come.
I've met Alice Ripley several times (in social situations--not the stage door environment) and she's far from crazy. Eccentric, maybe. She obviously marches to the beat of her own drummer. But crazy is such a loaded and ugly word, and in this case, it couldn't be further from the truth.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#8re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 11:03pm
I didn't intend for "crazy" to be a negative-toned, adjective. 
Stritch and Riply are "crazy" and I love them for it!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
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#9re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 11:10pmAh, okay. Point taken and understood. I guess the strain of people calling Ripley's sanity into question after the Tonys is still too fresh in my mind.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#10re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 11:16pmAlice really is one of the most genuine people I've ever talked with at the stage door. She does give each person her full attention and seems to truly appreciate us.
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#11re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 11:19pmWow...she's remarkable. How refreshing! So neat to see this video. Thanks.
#12re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/1/09 at 11:59pmLoved that vid
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#15re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/2/09 at 11:37amHmmm, you've convinced me. I have a ticket to see the show tomorrow night for the 5th time, and I'm finally going to stagedoor it.
#16re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/2/09 at 11:38amWonderful video. Thanks for sharing. Alice is a dream and I can't stop listening to the N2N OCR. Thrilling from beginning to end.
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#17re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/2/09 at 12:46pmI love it so much! You and Alice are so cute!
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#18re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/2/09 at 4:52pm
Alice always has been a wonderfully gracious actress. Way back in the day a friend and I caught a Saturday matinee of James Joyce's The Dead. We were both huge fans of Side Show, and so specifically went to the stage door hoping to catch Alice and Emily. Emily came out, was quite lovely, signed our Playbills, took pictures, etc. We asked her if Alice would be coming out as well. She responded that she didn't know, ducked back inside and then left to get her meal.
A moment later the doorman came out and told my friend and I to wait for a moment before leaving. A couple minutes later Alice came out. She told us that she hadn't been planning on going out, but that Emily had sent word to her that we were hoping to catch her, so she couldn't let us down. I can't tell you how excited we were.
This just solidified my adoration of both Alice and Emily from that point on. Both of them went out of their way just to make two young fans happy. You can't ask for more from your Broadway idols.
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#20re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/2/09 at 7:21pm
I've been wanting to see N2N for awhile, and hearing of how Alice Ripley is at the stagedoor is jusr amplifying that want. =)
JP, I've already mentioned to you (on YouTube) how I went NUTS when she just smiled at me in the street, I would just be a mess at the stage door. Makes me almost ashamed of myself. ALMOST.
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#21re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/3/09 at 12:00amI remember the last time I saw the show was the last to come out and when she was done signing for everyone down the line they left only because no one was coming out. I was at the very end of the line and was not with anyone and I mentioned to her about how I have medical issues similar to her character and that lead into a fifteen min conversation. The stage door guy told her that her car had been waiting for her for a while and she told the guy that he would have to wait a few more min to finish up the conversation with me. We chatted for about five more min or so. I just loved the fact that she really put her fans first and that it is clear that their feedback is really something that they love hearing. I found this part to not just be true to Alice but to all the cast as well. This is a very fan friendly cast.
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#22re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/3/09 at 1:48amThat was awesome JP! How does one friend Alice on facebook? I can't find her. Updated On: 7/3/09 at 01:48 AM
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#23re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/3/09 at 9:06am
Great story, Alice seems so great! That whole cast does actually.
I'm with you though, I hear about her facebook status but i can't seem to find her at all...
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#24re: Alice Ripley at the stage door
Posted: 7/3/09 at 9:59amSpeaking of Alice and facebook, when we were done talking she told me to add her on there because she wanted to continue the conversation we were having. Yet, I too have been unable to locate her on facebook.
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