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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:14pm

I saw an interview with Alice Ripley, and she's a Tony winner who takes the subway. Is she not rich, or is she just really down-to-earth? I figured that Broadway stars, especially Tony winners, would take the limo or something.

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:29pm

Working actors in NYC, even Tony winners, typically take the train. It's cheap and the least hassle free way to get home often. Often a successful actor can get car service in their contract for a Broadway run, otherwise they do like the simple folk do.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:31pm

Often times, taking the subway is A LOT faster then being in a car.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:43pm

And it's not like people are usually knocking down the doors to get near them, so there's hardly a security issue. I believe she did have a car during the Next to Normal run. For what it's worth, Alan Cumming tweeted a few days ago about people taking pictures of him on the subway.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:45pm

...pardon me for being slow, but this is a joke, right?

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:46pm

I went to "Next To Normal" with my daughter years ago and she wanted to get her Playbill signed. "Next To Normal" had only been officially open for a few weeks and the line at the stage door was not very big. We actually got to talk to Ms. Ripley for about 10 minutes and she was very nice, she noticed my daughters NYU pin and asked her if she was going there now. Anyway, she left us and started walking by herself and did not get into limo or car service.

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:55pm

When I saw an early preview of Anything Goes, the stage door was fairly large. Sutton was the last one to come out. Even though I was in the middle of the line, I remember seeing her walk down the street after she signed for everyone. Even Joel Grey left with just one other person when he finished the stage door. And that same weekend, I remember walking behind Tony Sheldon, who was by himself, in the middle of times square. To echo what others have said, Broadway actors for the most part liase around the city as anyone else would.

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 7:59pm

You guys are acting like we're talking about Madonna or Princess Diana. Sutton Foster can walk down the street without getting mobbed. So can Alice Ripley. And I'm sure they do it on a daily basis. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if they even went to the (gasp) grocery store and managed to come out without even being stopped by one person.

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:00pm

I imagine apart from big name actors like Tom Hanks, most actors just use public transport just because its convient and cost effective.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:37pm

I used to see Will Ferrell on the subway all the time circa 1998.

Also, this thread is ridiculous.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:38pm

"Is she not rich?"

That's the funniest line ever. How do you suspect she would have become rich?

There is no monetary award with a Tony Award. (Although many have raises attached to nominations.) Leading actors unless they are movie/tv STARS don't make the kind of money that would make them RICH.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:40pm

No disrespect but actors who make their living off the stage, but even the popular ones, can make their ways on foot and on the train. The majority of the public do not know who they are and most actors are really dressed down and unrecognizable when off stage. Even LuPone and others can meander without fuss.

Midler even talks about walking around, going to movies, and taking the subway with no one making a fuss.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:41pm

I sat next to her on the 1 once. She was reading Patti Smith's JUST KIDS.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:42pm

Pardon the weird threadjack: I was taking the subway to see "Next to Normal," and I sat next to a well-known, though quirky and far from a household name, actor, who smelled so bad that I've always associated that experience with the show.

(Though I don't associate Alice Ripley with the subway, or with smelling bad.)

Updated On: 5/9/13 at 08:42 PM

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:49pm

Tom Hanks mentioned people on the subway thanking him for coming to New York to do the play.

I agree with Jordan that Alice can probably go to the grocery store without being bothered, unless she spreads half a loaf of bread across the floor.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:54pm

Namo, I just laughed so hard I had a coughing fit.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 8:59pm

"Also, this thread is ridiculous."

Actually, this thread is freakin' FABULOUS.

"How do you suspect she would have become rich?"

Well, she had worked on many Broadway productions for over 20 years, and she's successful. So I just assume that she's a millionaire by now.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:02pm

Ridiculous. But I do like your idea that she would take the limo.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:04pm

Namo almost made me pee from laughing. And I know he likes that.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:25pm

Define "many". According to IBDB she has appeared in eight b'way shows. And notice...LOTS of gaps in between.

People don't get rich, yet alone become a millionare, working on b'way.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:31pm

I remember going home from school, walking down o take the subway when I turned around and saw the very beautiful Faye Grant right behind me...she was starring in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN as "Lena LaMont" at the time at The Gershwin.

Updated On: 5/9/13 at 09:31 PM

#22

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:33pm

She'll always be Dr. Juliet Parrish to me.

#23

Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:34pm

And she took th SUBWAY?!?!?

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:35pm

People don't get rich, yet alone become a millionare, working on b'way.

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Alice Ripley takes the subway

Posted: 5/9/13 at 9:38pm

She'll always be Dr. Juliet Parrish to me.

YES! I loved her on "V"!

LOL @ Jordan...yes, she took the subway AND she was (and still is) married to the very well-off Stephen Collins. Who woulda thunk it?

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