Alice Ripley News

Just in time for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and every single gift giving occasion: The Skivvies have their first CD release.

Today we kick off the series with my conversation with musical director, Tracy Stark. She is one of the most prolific musical directors on the NY scene, playing upwards of 75-100 shows a year. She is the winner of 11 MAC awards in addition to the Bistro award and the Dottie Burman Songwriter of the Year award. She has worked with a plethora of great artists including Lesley Gore, Sarah Dash, Phoebe Snow, Karen Black, Randy Jones, Jimmy Osmond, Tovah Feldshuh, Eric Millegan. Tonya Pinkins, Ann Crumb, Marni Nixon, and hundreds of other rock, jazz, and Broadway artists. In the past 6 months, I have seen shows she worked on with Alice Ripley, Kim David Smith, and Meg Flather.

NEXT TO NORMAL is set to premiere next summer in Barcelona with a 100% immersive format. The production will be led by Alice Ripley, who won a Tony Award in 2009 for originating the role of Diana.

Beck Center for the Arts has announced the first production of 2021-2022 Youth Theater Season.

All in all, it's a solid ensemble that appears to have bought into the collective adversity of mental illness. Though it feels like an isolated experience, it's clear that others are severely affected and that no one feels safe until everyone's shame is reconciled with the truth.

Cleveland Arts Prize Board of Trustees has announced the 2021 Award Winners. Emerging Artist awarded to two artists currently living in Northeast Ohio who have already created significant work or projects and show remarkable promise for further development of their artistic careers.

If there were a secondary title to the Columbus Immersive Theater’s production of CARRIE, it would be There Will Be Blood. Lots of blood, in fact.

It was announced today that the Costume Industry Coalition’s new exhibition, Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen, has added both extraordinary costumes and exciting partners to their summer spectacle, running from August 5 – September 26 at 234 West 42nd Street.

Her third week into her return to the stage, and Susie Mosher doesn't show any signs of lowering the bar for her show or her guest list.

A sneak peek at Johanna Telander's 'Kalevala: the Musical' star-studded recording session with Alice Ripley, Marina Pires, Natalie Toro, Brandon Contreras, Madison Claire Parks, Alyssa Fox, Ariel Neydavoud, Brittany Rodin, Elena Ramos Pascullo, Kimberly Immanuel, Olivia Valli, Rebbekah Vega-Romero!

Beck Center for the Arts' 2021-2022 Youth Theater Season is filled with entertaining and exciting titles perfect for the entire family. The season starts with a modern, original parody of the cult classic sci-fi comedy Little Shop of Horrors by Russ Stich titled Little Tech Shop of Horrors: When Good Science Goes Bad. 

Richmond Triangle Players opens its 29th season with the Virginia premiere of Elise Forier Edie's The Pink Unicorn, an acclaimed, award-winning new play. The production will open Friday, July 30, 2021 after two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday July 28 and 29, and will run through Sunday, August 15.

Producer Mark Cortale and The Town Hall have announced the season schedule for Seth Rudetsky's Broadway, taking place at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). Each evening, music director and host Seth Rudetsky welcomes the greatest Broadway performers for an up-close and personal conversation and concert.

Fifteen months off of the stage certainly hasn't diminished their light, their talent, or their on stage instincts. Ms. Mosher and Mr. Caruso are back, they're in fine form, and they are rarin' to go.

Featuring over a dozen new tunes composed in quarantine—including several from his hit, star-studded Heidi Fleiss concept album Little Black Book—join Recce, his killer band, and a company of shining stars for an evening of new, irreverent musical theatre celebrating and skewering life, loss, Chick-fil-A, straight girls in gay bars, disgraced tabloid icons, and more.

This month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Edmund Bagnell, 1st Violinist & vocalist of the internationally acclaimed group Well-Strung, will bring his new solo show Happy Days Are Here Again, directed by and co-written with Michael Schiralli, to the Crown & Anchor’s P-Town lineup for a summer-long run this season from July 6 - August 31.

Returning to the stage and his first love, Manhattan multi-hyphenate Michael Kushner shows his time behind the camera and in the podcasting studio hasn't diminished his star quality.

Tonight, Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street), Broadway’s supper club, will welcome back actor/photographer/producer Michael Kushner with his show Michael Kushner Sings His Hits For Pride at 9:45 PM.

This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW will be presenting some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. The line-up includes Derrick Baskin, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz and many more.