Alice Ripley- Page 7

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 2:56pm

"what is going on with Alice has she completely gone mad playing Diana? talk about method acting if lee strasberg would have been proud."

Alice has always been like that. She has an odd sense of humor, joegillis.

" that being said i find her youtube videos disturbing"

Then don't watch them.

" and what's up with the Décolletage? "

What's that got anything to do with anything? Whole lotta judging going on here. Now you're deigning to tell her how she should wear her clothes?

"Alice we love you but take it down a notch"

Speak for yourself, please.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 3:11pm

Alice Ripley won a tony for "best leading actress".....aka she knows how to "act". Her 'crazy' is also an act. So yes she is a little eccentric, what artists aren't eccentric. I do not believe she is 'crazy' or she wouldn't be able to commit so fully to a role and give such an amazing performance. In person, at least the two times I met her, she was actually very softspoken and serene. I am assuming this is probably the way she lives the majority of her life in order to balance out the emotional roller coaster she must go through on stage 8 times a week.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 3:15pm

Does anyone know if she is married?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 3:15pm

Thanks Ghostlight...

We needed you to step in ans speak for everyone, once again.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 3:26pm

yeah DCR she is

[adamgreer]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 3:46pm

Ghostlight wasn't speaking for everyone. He was correcting someone who tried to.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 3:48pm

Agreed, adamgreer.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 4:19pm

I do not believe she is 'crazy' or she wouldn't be able to commit so fully to a role and give such an amazing performance.

That's not necessarily true. A lot of brilliant artists have had mental problems.

Not that I think Alice necessarily does, mind you. I hate e-diagnosing people.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 8/11/09 at 4:33pm

Yeah when I talked about fully commiting to the role I was referring more to the differences I noticed between her on-stage persona and her demeanor when speaking with her after the show. I am absolutely not claiming to know her personally or know her well. I am simply commenting on the fact that she was incredibly low key and soft spoken when I talked to her at the stage door, not the over-the-top eccentric person that she seems to be in videos, etc.

[Juliet LaFleur]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 1:52am

I swore to GOD I wouldn't respond to this thread, but honestly... I can't stomach another post. Those who know Alice know she isn't insane. Brilliant? Yes. Hilarious? Sure. Out of her mind? No more than the rest of you...

Grow a sense of humor and shut the F up. This thread is becoming offensive to those who love and care about her.

As it's been said before... if you don't like it - DON'T WATCH IT.

On a side note... what does her having a husband have anything to do with anything said in this thread? Gonna start bashing his sanity for being married to her for years? 'Cause he happens to be one of the chillest dudes.


I also find it quite rich that a 14 year old know-it-all has the credentials and worldly knowledge to diagnose the woman with mental disorders. So, in the time you took getting a degree in voice and education so you could teach Alice how to sing "properly", you also managed to get a PhD in psychology so you could tell the rest of us what is wrong with her? GOD, you're a genius. Why are you wasting your time on a broadway message board and not saving the world?

[WalkLikeAMan]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 2:27am

LN, is that you?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 2:33am

I just now realized, reading ^ that "LN" is the abbreviation for Lithium and feel like a total idiot. I guess she is just being "clever"...I guess.

EDIT: Never mind, it's LI. For some reason I thought I remembered that from high school chemistry...it being one of those strange abbreviations that makes no sense. Updated On: 8/12/09 at 02:33 AM

[Juliet LaFleur]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 2:41am

No, I am not "LN". I am also not a Next to Normal fan. I have known Alice for years.

She is completely lucid. Unconventional, but 100 percent lucid.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 2:46am

I just now realized, reading ^ that "LN" is the abbreviation for Lithium and feel like a total idiot. I guess she is just being "clever"...I guess.

As I said before, LN is a real person.

[Kelly2]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 4:07am

It's amazing that she's so lucid after that nasty drug habit she picked up in Tommy.

[mwripey]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 9:32am

Ok donks, I always go on and read these things because they are entertaining, and I like to see what you all think of my aunt, keeps things in perspective, per se. But I guess I couldn't resist...I'm not that big of a man..i guess.

I think I can claim a certain level of expertise, since she's my aunt. I mean my actual aunt, as in my father is her brother. Not this facebook relative crap. I've known her as Aunt Alice, the fun and artsy aunt.

She is not crazy. Fun? yes. Outside the box? definately. Crazy? not in the slightest. She is very level-headed behind closed doors. She just loves having fun, and fun for her falls into lots of different categories. I guess it comes from my giant, ridiculous family (she is one of 11 for those that are unfamiliar). We're all a bit ridiculous at times (some more than others). She is definately a bit of a drama queen (she gets it from her mom..) but, frankly, there is no way she would be where she is now if she isn't.

So, to those that are commenting with absolutely NO knowledge of her (even those that have "met" her at the stage door) check yourselves. It's speaks a lot more about you that you express these sorts of opinions about things you have NO knowledge of.

Also, to these crazy fanatics, you creep me out. QUIT friending me on facebook. I am not your connection to broadway, I DON'T KNOW YOU! Back up a bit, she's human. Though your posts on her facebook wall are what get me through my boring days at work

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 10:59am

Juliet LaFleur: Most people in the field of clinical psychology, who would be qualified in assessment, refuse to diagnose others without having even met them or seeing them as clients. So even if they were qualified, it is still questionable in terms of ethics, and the fact remains that information consisting of stage door appearances and Facebook postings is not enough for a real diagnosis.

And if Alice Ripley were to ever see a therapist and receive a diagnosis that information would remain entirely confidential, as it should.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 11:07am

Alice Ripley's husband was in the "Everyday Rapture" band. I'm not quite sure what instrument he played, though.

[Juliet LaFleur]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 11:40am

He played the drums.

And sporkgoddess... PLEASE tell me you couldn't sense the sarcasm oozing out of my reply....

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 11:44am

Did he play drums for Alice's band, too?

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 11:46am

I think so.

His name is Shannon Ford.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 11:49am

This dude?

[CateBroadway]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 11:51am

Yummy! They are a highly attractive couple. And her zany quotes from her new youtube videos have become my daily lexicons.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 12:16pm

Juliet LaFleur: No, I did, I'm just saying that even if the people in this thread were qualified to diagnose, it's not a good idea.

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but it's an issue about which I feel very strongly.

[Juliet LaFleur]

Posted: 8/12/09 at 12:32pm

Yes, he would be the dude.