Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
#1Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:36pm
Alice Ripley's last performance in the Broadway production of NEXT TO NORMAL will be on July 18th.
She will lead the touring company come the fall.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Alice_20010101
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#2Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:37pmI wish I could see the **** storm at the theater that day.
#2Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:47pmBest news all day!! So excited to finally see Alice in this show. Should be a great tour!
#3Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:47pmI'm going to miss her Diana! Good luck on tour but broadway will miss her Diana!!
#4Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:52pmNo matter how far away the closest place is, I'm going to see this woman do what she does! AH! I can't wait!
#5Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:59pmBrian d'Arcy James will also be leaving on July 18th.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#6Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:00pm
I think they should revive the rush policy for one night only... That'd be interesting.
And of course: great news for everyone who wasn't able to see her as Diana in Washington or NY.
wickedfan11
Broadway Star Joined: 6/17/06
#7Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:02pmI was planning on coming to New York to see n2n on July 19...I guess I'm going to have to reschedule, because I really want to see Alice.
#8Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:23pmThis is great news for me because I'll get to see her when she's in Pittsburgh! Her understudy was on when I saw the show in NYC last summer.
#9Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:38pmEdit: Clearly, I am not up-to-speed on casting murmurings... But BBAJ is still eyeing the Booth. Updated On: 5/27/10 at 04:38 PM
#10Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:42pm
That would be incorrect, EugLoven.
Replacements for Ripley and d'Arcy James have already been hired.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#11Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:42pm
This means it is probably curtains for NEXT TO NORMAL come July 18... and BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will claim the Booth.
Uh...no. What are you talking about? The show has already cast her replacement, and the show will continue to run without her. There was no noticeable dip in attendance the week she was away.
#12Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 4:55pmAt least she's taking a long break to rest. Looks like she'll have about 3 months off. Wodner who'll be replacing both of them.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#13Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 5:04pmI hope the BWW aricle was right about her doing the whole tour, but I'm not holding my breath.
#14Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 5:08pm
Alice's & BDJ's Replacements have been hired and already "unofficially" announced/mentioned (B'waySpotted) in another thread.
Marin Mazzie - Diana
Jason Danieley - Dan
and apparently Meghann is taking over Natalie in the fall!?!? Someone also mentioned!!
wickedfan11
Broadway Star Joined: 6/17/06
#15Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 5:18pm
I am going to their last show!
Do you think tickets will be sold out in the next two weeks?
#17Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 5:42pmSo sad that the tour completely bypasses the South. Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Orlando? Give us something N2N!
#18Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:18pmAnd also bypasses Chicago!
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
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"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#19Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:23pm
Will they finally update the pictures on the theatre and the flyer?
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
Updated On: 5/26/10 at 06:23 PM
#20Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:25pm
As much as I'm excited to see her last show, I am kinda worried. I hate the fans that scream in the theatre. Should I expect a repeat of Spring Awakening's last show?
Please say no.....
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#21Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:47pmMarin Mazzie? Really? Why isn't Jessica getting the role?
wickedfan11
Broadway Star Joined: 6/17/06
#22Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:49pmJessica is going to be leaving to play Marion in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#23Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:52pmOh man really? I saw Priscilla in London last summer...isn't Marion the woman at the end in it for like 10 minutes?
wickedfan11
Broadway Star Joined: 6/17/06
#24Ripley to Exit NEXT TO NORMAL 7/18; Will Lead Tour
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:58pmHow fast do you think Alice and Brian's final performance will sell out?
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