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Biography
COI|date=February 2012autobiography|date=February 2012Infobox person| name = Alice Ripley| image = Alice-Ripley 02.jpg| caption = self portrait| birthname =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1963|12|14| birth_place =| death_date =| death_place =| othername =| occupation = actor, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist| yearsactive =| spouse =| domesticpartner =| homepage =| website =| awards = 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical; 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in a Musical| notable role = Alice Ripley (born December 14, 1963) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist known for her various roles on Broadway in musicals like Next to Normal (2009 Tony Award , Best Actress in a Musical) and Side Show (1998 Tony nomination). On February 15, 2011, co-producer Sh-K-Boom Records released "Daily Practice, Volume 1", a stripped-down collection of acoustic rock covers with Ripley accompanying herself on guitar. She has also written and produced albums with her band, RIPLEY.
''Isn't It Delicious'' is Ripley's upcoming feature film, produced by Aquapio Films.Hetrick, Adam. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/153663-Alice-Ripley-Kathleen-Chalfant-and-Keir-Dullea-Cast-in-Isnt-It-Delicious-Film "Alice Ripley, Kathleen Chalfant and Keir Dullea Cast in ''Isn't It Delicious? Film" Playbill.com, Aug. 15, 2011
Current endeavors
Starting December 6, 2011, Ripley has been doing a series of solo concerts in New York City entitled Daily Practice .Gioia, Michael. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/158340-Alice-Ripleys-Daily-Practice-Will-Play-Dont-Tell-Mama-and-the-Laurie-Beechman "Alice Ripley's Daily Practice Will Play Don't Tell Mama and the Laurie Beechman" Playbill.com, Jan. 6, 2012
In mid-December, Ripley completed a run in the Off-Broadway play, Wild Animals You Should Know (wr. by Thomas Higgins, dir. by Trip Cullman, prod. by MCC Theater ). Wild Animals ran from Nov. 4 - Dec. 11, 2011.Hetrick, Adam. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154645-Alice-Ripley-and-Patrick-Breen-to-Face-Wild-Animals-You-Should-Know-for-MCC-Off-Broadway "Alice Ripley and Patrick Breen to Face Wild Animals You Should Know" Playbill.com, Sept. 16, 2011
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"cite web | title="I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" official music video | url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=obMdTqYYEjA | year=2011
Education
Ripley went to DePauw University , majoring in Vocal Performance. She then transferred to Kent State University and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA in Musical Theatre.
Career
Early work
While at DePauw University and Kent State University, Ripley performed in numerous stage productions. Her first paid acting job was summer stock at the Red Barn Theatre in Frankfort, IN. Following college, she was active in community theatre in San Diego, CA, and subsequently received her Actor's Equity card at the La Jolla Playhouse through a production of Silent Edward , a musical written by Des McAnuff , who was Artistic Director of the La Jolla Playhouse at the time and who would later direct Ripley in her Broadway debut, ''The Who's Tommy .
Broadway
In her 1993 debut, Ripley played a Local Lass and the Specialist's Assistant in the original cast of '' The Who's Tommy ; she also understudied the role of Mrs. Walker. Broadway theatre|Broadway roles that followed were Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard (1994), Bathsheba in King David (musical)|King David (1997), Violet Hilton in Side Show (1997), Fantine in Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables (1998), Molly Ivors in James Joyce's The Dead (2000), Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Show (2000), and one of The Sweethearts in Dreamgirls (musical)|Dreamgirls , the concert (2001). Ripley was part of the original casts except for Les Misérables.
Ripley's performance as conjoined twin Violet Hilton in Side Show earned her and her co-star Emily Skinner critical acclaim, a cult following, and a shared 1998 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award nomination, making them the first to be co-nominated in a musical.cite web | title=Tony Awards Archives - Facts & Trivia | url= http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/archive/dyk/index.html | year=1998 | accessdate=Sept. 3, 2010 Ripley was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical|Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
From 2009 to 2010 at the Booth Theatre , Ripley played Diana Goodman in Next to Normal , a performance which earned her the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Off-Broadway
Ripley's 2008 performance in Next to Normal ( Second Stage Theatre ) earned her Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award|Outer Critics Circle award nominations. Additional Off-Broadway roles include Nelly Bly in Cather County (1993, Playwrights Horizons), Daisy Mae in '' Li'l Abner (musical)|Li'l Abner (1998, New York City Center), various characters in The Vagina Monologues (2002, Westside Theatre), Olivia in Five Flights (2004, Rattlestick Theatre), and Marsha in Wild Animals You Should Know (2011, MCC Theater /Lucille Lortel Theater).
Regional theatre
Ripley's Regional theatre in the United States|regional credits include Next to Normal at Arena Stage ( Helen Hayes Award , Best Actress in a Musical, non-resident production), Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors , Tell Me On A Sunday (Helen Hayes nomination), Company (musical)|Company (Helen Hayes nomination), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Show Boat , Shakespeare in Hollywood (Helen Hayes nomination), '' The Baker's Wife , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)|Sweeney Todd , and Carousel (musical)|Carousel .
National tours
On tour, Ripley played Fantine in Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables (1993-94). She reprised her role as Diana in Next to Normal , the U.S. Tour (Nov. 23, 2010 - July 30, 2011).
RIPLEY, the band
Ripley began writing songs in 1991 and her band, RIPLEY, formed in 2003. RIPLEY is a self-produced trio with Ripley on guitar and vocals.
Film
Ripley's films are The Adulterer (2000), Temptation (2004 film)|Temptation (2004), and ''Isn't It Delicious (2012).
Television
In mid-September 2011, Ripley filmed the pilot for Modern Love (Lifetime TV).Hetrick, Adam. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154257-Alice-Ripley-Joins-Pilot-for-Lifetime-Series-Modern-Love "Alice Ripley Joins Pilot for Lifetime Series Modern Love " Playbill.com, Sept. 6, 2011
Discography
Alice Ripley aka RIPLEYTHEBAND
coming soon: single and video, "Beautiful Eyes" (Feb. 21, 2012)
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