“I was 14. I went to see a production of 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' and when they got to that final song, 'If We Only Have Love,' it was like the top of my head had blown off.”

American actress, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist

Alice Ripley is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist known for her work in Broadway musicals. She won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for originating Diana Goodman in Next to Normal. Her other Broadway roles include Violet Hilton in Side Show, Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard, and Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Show. Her career is closely associated with stage performance, especially musical theatre.