Alice Ripley's Speech
Alice Ripley's Speech
#1Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:15pmWhat did you think of it?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:17pmStarted off nice enough. The she went nuts and was rather scarey.....maybe Diana is not as big of a stretch as I would have guessed.
#3re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:17pmMental illness is nothing to laugh at.
#4re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:18pmIt's so HER! I loved it! Added some excitement
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#5re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:18pm
It was slightly manic but yet somehow that totally worked given the show she won for and the moment 
I love her. She looked amazing, and I loved the over all message of her speech!
heo1128
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/08
#6re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:18pmIt was off the deep end and I loved it. She completely deserved it.
#7re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:19pmYeah- I liked the content but she was screaming it. It almost seemed a little fake to me. This is totally unbiased. I have never seen the show and have only heard her sing on The View and the show tonight.
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#8re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:20pm
Well, I'm just going to put 2 and 2 together
Her Crazy Speech, Her Youtube freak-outs, her freaky Broadway.com Ask a Star Interview, and her Facebook issues.
This is why she plays a mentally ill person so well.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#10re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:22pmHa. Yeah she was a tad intense, but she was hot as hell! Lookin' good Rip! And she was on fire tonight in her performance!
NovaNurse7
Chorus Member Joined: 11/7/08
#11re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:23pmThe woman could have stood there and twiddled her thumbs and it would have been awesome. Honestly, I don't care if she was a little wacky during her speech - in my opinion, she was just trying to hold it together after one of the most triumphant moments of her life. I don't blame her for being a little over-exuberant. I thought it was great. She completely deserved to win, and I'm thrilled that she did.
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#12re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:24pm
Hey ljay:
I'M 15!!!!
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#13re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:24pm
maybe she wanted to avoid more sound issues, so she just shouted.
loved the content, though.
heo1128
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/08
#14re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:24pmI think she didn't expect to get emotional so that caught her off guard, and she just got caught up in the moment and got a little...loud lol.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#15re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:24pmShe DID look stunning.
Craww
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#17re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:25pmSo Alive Ripley was the only one who didn't expect her to win the Tony?
springawoken819
Swing Joined: 4/22/07
#18re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:25pmthe woman is crazy, as (i'm not sure if you've noticed this yet) most people in theater are (myself included). But she just dominated tonight, it was amazing. Love her to death, and she SO deserved that win tonight.
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
heo1128
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/08
#20re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:26pmYeah agreed, she looked GORGEOUS. I don't like her frizzy Diana hair, it looks so nice when it's pulled back lol.
rich.hanson59
Stand-by Joined: 8/7/07
#21re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:26pmI thought her speech was completely flat and off-pitch, she was even yelling!! How she won was beyond me.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#22re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:27pmDid it seem like this year everyone who won sort of expected it, with maybe the exception of Roy Robinson. They all seemed to make comments about how "I've been thanking people all week," etc.
#23re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:27pm
She gave her best two performances at the Kennedy Center (thus her long quotation of the inscription on the wall in the lobby), and it was apparent from her offstage demeanor during those shows that she was ebuilliant and rightfully glowing (her performance as Amy in COMPANY was met with standing ovations and the highlight of a truly remarkable festival filled with highlights)... there is a concert she gave at the time at the KennedyCenter.org website. It's fantastic.
I must say I much preferred her performance tonight than the cast recording or when I saw her months ago.
Good for her. I hope to see her again.
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Updated On: 6/7/09 at 11:27 PM
#24re: Alice Ripley's Speech
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:28pm
"This is why she plays a mentally ill person so well"
LOL!!!
She looked very pretty indeed, but her actions were a little scary.
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