Alice Ripley at the stage door

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

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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I was there that night! I think I saw you.. haha, weird.

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Yeah, she's definitely amazing at the stage door. She literally hung around for 15 minutes talking to people.

I didn't intend for "crazy" to be a negative-toned, adjective. Stritch and Riply are "crazy" and I love them for it!

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Alice 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.

Loved that vid

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Thanks.

Wonderful 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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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.

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.

~Ash was here

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That was awesome JP! How does one friend Alice on facebook? I can't find her.

Updated On: 7/3/09 at 01:48 AM

Speaking 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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