Alice Ripley
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"Alice Ripley" is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist. She is known, in particular, for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal and Side Show. Ripley was most recently seen starring in the Off-Broadway premiere of the musical, A Christmas Memory, based on the short story by Truman Capote. Alice Ripley has released albums with her band, Ripley, including the single, "Beautiful Eyes", released in February 2012. She also performs as a solo artist, while in February 2011 she released Alice Ripley Daily Practice, Volume 1, a stripped-down collection of acoustic rock covers.

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I always say it's like licking icing. You appreciate [Lloyd Webber's] music more when you look at the last 20 years on Broadway, and there aren't that many songs or Broadway hits anymore, the way there used to be. It's like seeing the history of musical theater laid out for you.

He's a lot more versatile than a lot of people give him credit for.