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Alice Ripley is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist known for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal (2009 Tony Award, Best Actress in a Musical) and Side Show (1998 Tony nomination). She has also written and produced albums with her band, RIPLEY.
RIPLEY's new single, "Beautiful Eyes", was released on 2/21/12 and the accompanying music video on 4/17/12.
On 2/15/11, co-producer Sh-K-Boom Records released Alice Ripley Daily Practice, Volume 1, a stripped-down collection of acoustic rock covers with Ripley accompanying herself on guitar.
Ripley stars opposite Kathleen Chalfant in the upcoming feature, Isn't It Delicious?, by Aquapio Films, a black comedy to be released this year.
Ripley went to DePauw University, majoring in Vocal Performance. She then transferred to Kent State University and received a BFA in Musical Theatre.
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.
Roll Call with Alice Ripley of AMERICAN PSYCHO, NEXT TO NORMAL, SIDE SHOW, TOMMY, LES MISERABLES
Alice Ripley - "I Dreamed A Dream" - Les Misérables (NBC Today 28-Aug-1999)
Ask a Star: Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner
OBSESSED!: Alice Ripley's Understudy Audition for "Evita"
'Next to Normal' - Alice Ripley Acceptance Speech - 2009 Tony Awards Best Actress
2009 Tony Awards - Next To Normal
Alice Ripley sings Meadowlark from The Baker's Wife
Show People with Paul Wontorek Interview: "Next to Normal" Tony Winner Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley Sings "As If We Never Said Goodbye"
Side Show 52nd Tony Awards - Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley
There was a time when I flew higher
Was a time the wild girl running free would be me
Now I see her, feel the fire
Now I know she needs me there to share
I'm nowhere
All these blank and tranquil years
Seems they've dried up all my tears
And while she runs free and fast
Seems my wild days are past
But I miss the mountains
I miss the dizzy heights
All the manic magic days
And the dark depressing nights
I miss the mountains
I miss the highs and lows
All the climbing, all the falling
All the while the wild wind blows
Stinging you with snow
And soaking you with rain
I miss the mountains
I miss the pain
Mountains make you crazy
Here it's safe and sound
My mind is somewhere hazy
My feet are on the ground
Everything is balanced here
And on an even keel
Everything is perfect
Nothing's real
Nothing's real
And I miss the mountains
I miss lowly climb
Wandering through the wilderness
And spending all my time
Where the air is clear
And cuts you like a knife
I miss the mountains
I, I miss the mountains
I miss my life