twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. In addition to his film and television credits, Richard has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award as Lemml in the Tony Award winning production of Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice, with Denzel Washington in Julius Caesar, with Mark Ruffalo in the Tony Award winning revival of Awake and Sing, with Ellen Barkin in the Tony Award winning revival of The Normal Heart, and with Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand in The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. He loves music, is a fast . "Like. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 The ones who are not Jews often say how the Jews in the play are just a specific example of the larger issue of otherness. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. Rich Topol is third guy from the right in cast and crew photo from Prayer for the French Republic opening night (photo 2022 by Daniel Rader). And the play started to be about that. Home My Books That seemed like a good starting-off point, discussing my becoming a father and my seeing the best potential father to me to help me learn how to be a father. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Thats the way I connect to religion. The world premiere will now play two additional weeks and must close Sunday, March 27 atNew York City Center Stage I. Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that the world premiere ofPrayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winnerJoshua Harmonand directed by Tony Award winnerDavid Cromer, will now play through Sunday, March 13, atNew York City Center Stage I (131 West 55thStreet). Law & Order: CI The Third Horseman (2002) as Cutler's Attorney Law & Order Terminal (1997) as Mickey Fine For Love or Money (2001) as Lloyd Neal Bounty (2003) as Arnie Gleason Law & Order: SVU Consent (2001) as Harry the Vagrant Juvenile (2002) as Mr. Connor . And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. twi-ny: Throughout your career, and especially more recently, youve played a lot of Jews: Sam Feinschreiber in Awake & Sing, Fritz Haber in Genius: Einstein, Lemml in Indecent, and now Patrick, who is a nonreligious Jew. There was a sense of having more in the heads of the director and the producers, what we could imagine this great thing being, that infused the development and the rehearsal and experience of doing it. And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. rt: I was born a Jew. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. I love the progression of the piano in the play. Known For The Good Doctor Lincoln Malcolm in the Middle The Blacklist Ghost Whisperer Elementary Manifest Curb Your Enthusiasm Acting 2016 Indignation as Mo Greenberg 2005 Ghost Whisperer ( 1 episode) as James Sutherland 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes as FBI Chef in Truck 1995 Party Girl as Hannah Buff 1994 Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. But were still on track for the fall. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. Just last night, Manhattan Theatre Club celebrated opening night of the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The Public took a lot of care in making it. rt: Right. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. So kudos to them for sticking with it. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. I think that most of the major religions are about feeling good to be small under the umbrella of something thats bigger than our oneness, that connects us all. RICHARD TOPOL. I play my father-in-law. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. Then when my wife told the story to Willy about when she gave birth the opening scene of the play is her giving birth to our daughter and Elizas parents, in black tie, come in from a gala, bursting into the delivery room because they thought she was about to have a baby she was about to have a baby were like, What are you doing here? He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Richard has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award as Lemml in the Tony Award winning production of Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino . Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. Im no Josh Harmon. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). What was the rehearsal process like? Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? And then the symptoms were gone. And the first two drafts of it were about that. One of his best friends - Rehavam ("Ghandi") Ze'evi, a minister in the Israeli government, was murdered in 2001 by a Palestinian terrorist. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. rt: He was really sweet and really happy to be there and to be seeing this play with his wife, Carmen, having this stuff brought to life. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . In the video below, Patrick Healy visited the Tony Award-winning revival of 'The Normal Heart' to see if its relevant to younger gay people today. And then the testing protocols, were getting tested every day, and you cant come into the room until youve tested negative, and, knock wood, thats been it. He had a mind that was brilliant and fingers that could play I dont know if youve ever heard him play or listened to something. Click below to watch a montage of Alexander in the show! I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. Intense. Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. Produced by Daryl Roth and directed by Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart began performances on Tuesday, April 19 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) and opened to rave reviews on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. But even though theyre being Covid careful, they have diminished audiences because there are a lot of people who feel, Im not going to see a play. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! The Makeover. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. He had a mind that was brilliant and fingers that could play I dont know if youve ever heard him play or listened to something. Shifting in flashback between (2016-2017) and (1944-1946) set in two different Parisian apartments, Prayer for the French Republic (currently at Manhattan Theatre Club) by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews), directed by David Cromer (The Band . Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Awake and Sing! So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? A grown-up Reuven (Richard Topol) acts as narrator on occasion, giving the play a reflective glow reminiscent of ''Conversations With My Father,'' Herb Gardner's 1992 Broadway success. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. And I mean, I havent read every play in the last ten years, but Ive read a lot of plays and Ive seen a lot of plays, and I thought, this is astoundingly amazing. Yeah, I love that play. That theater had stayed open through the pandemic because Maine had so few cases, because of the regulations, and because of their skill at keeping people safe. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. Latest News on Richard Topol: Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters (Oct 31, 2022) Review: THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters- Compelling Play Presents A Meaningful. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. The ones who are not Jews often say how the Jews in the play are just a specific example of the larger issue of otherness. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Vineyard Theatre's Spring Gala! He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. Preceded by. Lets do what we can. Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. Even if you dont recognize his name, youre likely to know his face; he has approximately fifty television and film credits, including portraying lawyer and politician James Speed in Steven Spielbergs Lincoln, a recurring role on The Practice, and multiple parts on several Law & Order iterations. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. Intense. . It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. I think of myself as Jew-ish. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. And on the other hand, it was incredibly scary because it was the first play that Id ever cowritten with anybody, and it was about my life. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. Since these are your lines and theyre about you, if a joke didnt quite take or something emotional didnt register with the audience, is it more or less upsetting than when youre reciting somebody elses words and something might not go as expected? Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? But even though theyre being Covid careful, they have diminished audiences because there are a lot of people who feel, Im not going to see a play. He is married to actress Eliza Foss; they have one daughter, and Richard was close with his father-in-law, the late German-American composer, pianist, and conductor Lukas Foss. rt: I think he would be disappointed. - present) (1 child) See also Each short play will also include a Q&A with Tatiana Wechsler. He had Parkinsons disease. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos 17 Known for Lincoln 7.3 James Speed 2012 So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. Manhattan Theatre Club twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. He is currently starring in Joshua Harmons Prayer for the French Republic, a scintillating three-hour exploration of anti-Semitism that travels between 1944 and 2016; Topol plays Patrick Salomon, a nonreligious Jew who has decided not to go into the family piano business. And so initially we decided it would be about Lukas Foss, who was my father-in-law, a really interesting man who had a really interesting life. "There were probably a good two dozen words that were a regular part of our household," he says. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Why am I doing this play? Im like, Okay, sure. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] rt: Yeah. April 21, 2013. Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of REGRETS, the new play by Matt Charman, directed by Carolyn Cantor will open tonight, Tuesday, March 27 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. Check out Richard Topol's Bio Now Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. We do not want to be shut down. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. All materials copyright 2021 by Mark Rifkin / This Week in New York, THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE CITY SINCE 2001, this week in lectures, signings, panel discussions, workshops, and Q&As. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. It was a really great time. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? Lets do what we can. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. And we were shut down. Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. So you cant pick a bone with me if it was because my father had just died and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. rt: The short answer is it was great. Also Known As: Topol Age: 87 Years, 87 Year Old Males Family: Spouse/Ex-: Galia Topol (m. 1956) father: Jacob Topol mother: Rel Topol children: Ady Topol, Anat Topol, Omer Topol Actors Israeli Men Height: 5'10" (178 cm ), 5'10" Males City: Tel Aviv, Israel Recommended Lists: Israeli People Virgo Actors Israeli Actors Actors Who Are In Their 80s He shouldnt be a lounge singer. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. Remember Sunday is a 2013 American romantic drama film directed by Jeff Bleckner, written by Michael Kase and Barry Morrow, and starring Zachary Levi and Alexis Bledel. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . There was a sense of having more in the heads of the director and the producers, what we could imagine this great thing being, that infused the development and the rehearsal and experience of doing it. I think a lot of people forget that. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. In addition to his film and television credits, Richard has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award as Lemml in the Tony Award winning production of Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice, with Denzel Washington in Julius Caesar, with Mark . If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. The Civilians, NYCs highly acclaimed downtown theatre company, is currently presenting The Unbelieving at 59E59 Theaters through November 20th. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). Josh is a writer. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! rt: It was miserable. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. [6] That theater had stayed open through the pandemic because Maine had so few cases, because of the regulations, and because of their skill at keeping people safe. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. Richard Topol is an actor. And on the other hand, it was incredibly scary because it was the first play that Id ever cowritten with anybody, and it was about my life. Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. twi-ny: Its been very strange. Broadway: Lemml in Indecent (Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination), Larry David's Fish in the Dark, The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, Tony-winning revivals Awake & Sing! REGRETS stars Alexis Bledel ('Gilmore Girls'), Curt Bouril ('Boardwalk Empire'), Ansel Elgort (Off-Broadway debut), Brian Hutchison(MTC's From Up Here), Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox (MTC's Doubt), Lucas Caleb Rooney (Orphan's Home Cycle), and Richard Topol (The Normal Heart). The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. He has appeared extensively on and off Broadway, in such plays as The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Alice Birchs Anatomy of a Suicide with Carla Gugino, and Paula Vogels Tony-nominated Indecent with Katrina Lenk as well as Tony-winning revivals of Clifford Odetss Awake & Sing! I was really glad to do it at Portland Stage, where most of the people who were watching knew nothing about me and I didnt have to feel so exposed. rt: Yeah, I know. Tony Award winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie) will star in the new play The Pianist as Szpilman in a by-invitation only development reading Thursday June 23 in NYC. I mean, come on. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. I had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. The Public Theater is now presenting KING LEAR, directed by James Macdonald. Josh is a writer. Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. And audiences have come. And Im slightly disappointed myself too, because I knew I was going to do this part for a long time and I knew that these songs were in the piece. It was so satisfying. I play my father-in-law. Casting Directors Tell All. I was really glad to do it at Portland Stage, where most of the people who were watching knew nothing about me and I didnt have to feel so exposed. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. Im a tree worshiper. rt: I think he would be disappointed. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. Godfather of Harlem tells the "true story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled a shambles. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. Posts about Richard Topol written by caroleditosti. He doesnt take over the family business. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. rt: Exactly. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress, Richard Topol as Fritz Haber in Genius: Einstein, Episode 7, Richard Topol as Fritz Haber on Genius: Einstein episode 1. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. And I think thats one of the greatest things about the play, because it leaves the audience getting to consider those ideas that youve mentioned from a lot of perspectives. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. He covered everything. twi-ny: Throughout your career, and especially more recently, youve played a lot of Jews: Sam Feinschreiber in Awake & Sing, Fritz Haber in Genius: Einstein, Lemml in Indecent, and now Patrick, who is a nonreligious Jew. It was really satisfying to do. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. And Im slightly disappointed myself too, because I knew I was going to do this part for a long time and I knew that these songs were in the piece. About seven years ago, I was sitting in the audience at a play when I recognized the man in front of me, actor Richard Topol. Were going to put this play up. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. All events can be watched for free on YouTube, although donations will be accepted, to be split between the Acting Company and Jeffrey Wrights Brooklyn for Life!, a nonprofit that supports Brooklyn health-care workers and small businesses, primarily restaurants. Check out the performance highlights below! At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. 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