Broadway Actress Alice Ripley Angers Fans with 'Fag' Slur

[Ian David]

Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Alice Ripley has enraged fans after reportedly posting a status update to Facebook late last week in which she off-handedly referred to a critic of her performance in Next to Normal with an anti-gay slur.

"QUOTE FROM A NUMB BUTT ON BROADWAY WORLD: "I'VE SEEN N2N 8 TIMES WITH ALICE RIPLEY, WHICH IS 7 TIMES TOO MANY." HA HA HA HA!!! THIS FRUSTRATED ACTOR (I WON'T SAY FAG) IS MY NEW BEST FRIEND! THANKS FOR LOOKING DOWN ON LOSERS LIKE US THAT WORK FOR A LIVING. YOU ARE THE OPPOSITE OF A WONDERFUL AUDIENCE."

While some fans are defending Ripley, many readers of the Broadway World site are not amused, and some are planning a stage door protest at 10 pm on Thursday.

Writes one commenter: "Bring your 'Alice Hates Fags' signs a la Fred Phelps to Shubert Alley Thursday night at 10. Homophobia will not be tolerated in the theater community. Spread the word. Queers unite against Crazy."

More:
http://www.towleroad.com/2010/06/broadway-actress-alice-ripley-angers-fans-with-fag-slur.html

[davidinalameda]

1. very classy

hope she doesn't plan on working again on Broadway

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Aside from her raving bigotry

She has an ego the size of Texas. And a brain the size of a pea.

[joeybee12]

3. Tells you what I know, I thought you meant Alice Ghostly!

And my first thought was, Is she still around?

Second thought, Not from that sweet old thing!

[GodlessBiker]

4. What an idiot she is.