Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:07pm
Per SomethingWicked's username ATC.
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 06:07 PM
fbueller
Leading Actor Joined: 9/30/07
#2re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:18pm
Is she too busy updating her Facebook page? 
#2re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:21pmShe's too distraut by the YouTube parodies of her speech.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#3re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:31pm
I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics or at the Tonys, but for our attendance records in Broadway shows. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy [paraphrased]
#4re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:34pm
There's going to be some pissy queens at the Booth tonight, for sure!
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#5re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:39pmPissy queens at the Booth, or you mean on Broadwayworld? They've already started. This thread is as good as deleted.
#6re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:41pm
Yankeefan, why you felt the need to edit your post to point out that I was the user who posted the item on ATC is beyond me, but regardless- I hope to hear reports on how Phillips does this evening.
I found her incredibly charismatic when she performed in At This Performance recently, so I'm curious how she fairs tonight.
Hopefully a night off does Ripley good.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
fgreene1938
Leading Actor Joined: 10/25/06
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#8re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:43pmMy post isn't pissy. It's satirical. I love Alice. I still hate cliffs.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:48pm
Wow, the Stage Manager is a Schoenfeld.
Nepotism.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#10re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:56pm
Wow....there will be gads of pissed of people. Which I sort of understand.
No aaron, no alice. (I know aaron is gone, but I'm sure plenty of folks don't know that.)
#11re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:57pmI;m sure there is a good reason she is out tonight.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#12re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:58pm
Hrm, maybe I can catch tomorrow's matinee because I am so bored here at home trying to find a job...gah!
EDIT: No matinee.
#13re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:16pmWow, both Jessica's and Kyle's first performance ever? He is going to be so nervous. This is going to be a hot mess. Audio anyone?
#14re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:22pmIs Aaron coming back to N2N? I know he's out in Seattle tonight for "Catch Me If You Can", but does anyone know if he's just going to stay out in Seattle?
#15re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:24pmHe's coming back in September, after Catch Me if You Can' Seattle engagement.
#16re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:24pm
Hrm, maybe I can catch tomorrow's matinee because I am so bored here at home trying to find a job...gah!
Still no luck, huh? I hope something pans out for you.
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#17re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:29pmIts not jessica's first performance ever, but it is her first at the Booth.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:44pm
Why would he stay in Seattle?
He has a return date set. Early september. I wonder if he has it in his contract to be able to leave for CMIYC's NY run.
#19re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:48pmI just thought he might be staying since "Catch Me If You Can" opens soon.
#20re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:55pm
Well, at least Brian D'Arcy James is still in it... oh wait...
P
P.S. Jennifer Damiano with 3 understudies would be fine by me. She is exquisite, as good as she was in INNER VOICES.
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 07:55 PM
#21re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:02pmI'm curious to see how Jessica is
Harpz2006
Broadway Star Joined: 1/3/08
#22re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:07pmAswat, I think he is staying in Seattle till the end of the run... I'm guessing they're rehearsing there (or do you think he'll come back to NYC to rehearse?).
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#23re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:17pm
Intermission. Show started seventeen minutes after eight.
Started off a bit rough. Phillips is a much better singer than she is an actress. She's getting better as it goes on.
Kyle Dean Massey is good. He's not the best when he has to hit the higher notes but he's still fine enough. He just looks too old to me.
If you thought there was an incestuous undertone before, you should be here tonight. Wowza.
J. Robert Spencer is fantastic tonight...outshining everyone.
Will post more later!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#24re: Ripley's out of Next to Normal tonight
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:41pm
He's going to Seattle FOR CMIYC...for rehearsals and the run. That encompasses the 3 months he's gone. Then he returns to N2n in September for an undetermined time. (till N2N's closing-- whenever that is or until CMIYC opens on B'way in the spring. I'm sure they'll work around his schedule at N2N if they overlap.)
While I would LOVE N2N to have a long and healthy run, I suspect that it will last to January 2010.
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