Alice Ripley and John McDaniel

FRIENDS FOREVER

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley and Grammy & Emmy Award winner John McDaniel have been FRIENDS FOREVER!  

Join these two pals as they recount some of the extraordinary times and songs of their lives. 

Plus, they will welcome a stellar special guest!  

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Alice Ripley, who The New York Times called “simply astonishing,” is a consummate Broadway star best known for her work as Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, which garnered her a Tony Award for “Best Actress in a Musical.” She was nominated for both a Drama Desk and a Tony for her performance as Violet Hilton in Side Show, and she’s created unforgettable performances in the original Broadway companies of The Who’s Tommy, Sunset Boulevard, The Rocky Horror Show (2000 production), and American Psycho.

Grammy and Emmy Award-winner John McDaniel is most recognized for serving as the music director and bandleader of "The McDLT's" on The Rosie O'Donnell Show for six seasons.  Broadway audiences will know his work as a music director, conductor, and orchestrator on shows like Grease (1994 revival), Patti LuPone on Broadway, Annie Get Your Gun, Brooklyn, Taboo, Bonnie and Clyde, and Catch Me If You Can.  John is a 2026 Drama Desk nominee for his Orchestrations for Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole.