And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. rt: Exactly. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. Or is it not? And I survived. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 rt: Right. Because its a great joy to do this play. Check out Richard Topol's Bio Now And Ive been an actor for over three decades. During the pandemic, they are looking inside artistic creation with In Process, a series of online presentations written by and starring alumni. Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. From March 23 to 26, you can stream Luis Quinteros Hip Hop Therapy, a preview of a concept album in which Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Nights Dream is a therapist for out-of-work actors. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. It is unbelievable. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. 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. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. Check out the performance highlights below! But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. Moon, which is about fathers and sons, particularly about how you lost your father when you were very young and eventually found a father figure in Lukas Foss. On Sunday night, June 12th, the Broadway premiere production of Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play The Normal Heart took home the Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play (John Benjamin Hickey) and Best Featured Actress in a Play (Ellen Barkin). And then Willys like, Come on, come on. 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. Casting Directors Tell All. Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide I was like, No, no, no. Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Sam Waterston & More Open KING LEAR at the Public! Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. I sing well, and maybe Im justifying, but I feel like I play and sing just well enough but not too well for who he is. Itll be sometime in 2021. Click below to watch a montage of Alexander in the show! He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. I sing well, and maybe Im justifying, but I feel like I play and sing just well enough but not too well for who he is. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. That was so much fun. 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. And so I was like, Okay, fine. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). 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. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. We do not want to be shut down. Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. We do not want to shut this play down. There had been a lot of preparation. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Josh was holding it close. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! Im no Josh Harmon. So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. Thats the way I connect to religion. Christmas in Conway. I think of myself as Jew-ish. 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. A few days after Prayer for the French Republic opened at Manhattan Theater Clubs Stage I at City Center, we talked about one-person shows, getting Covid, baseball, and what its like being an actor in lockdown, including a detailed description of mounting a play as a pandemic continues. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. But were still on track for the fall. rt: Exactly. "Like. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. So what could it be about. The Public Theater is now presenting KING LEAR, directed by James Macdonald. BWW TV Flashback: THE NORMAL HEART Closes Today on Broadway, STAGE TUBE: THE NORMAL HEART and Today's Gay Youth, STAGE TUBE: THE NORMAL HEART Box Office Triples Since Tony Wins; Broadway Community Shows Support, Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. I got bar mitzvahed. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). My wife came and saw the show. twi-ny: You guys were great. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. See photos from opening night here! Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Vineyard Theatre's Spring Gala! The actor was ecstatic as he began his journey to fatherhood, it had been greatly anticipated, so when it eventually happened, he became dedicated to the course. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . - present) (1 child) See also The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. It was a really great time. in MTC's REGRETS. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. rt: It was miserable. 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? We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. rt: Right. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. 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. Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for Public Theater's OTHELLO at Shakespeare in the Park! 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. 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. Irish Repertory Theatre has announced the return of special audio event, Bikeman by Thomas F. Flynn, directed by Joseph Discher, produced by Robert Cuccioli, and featuring Robert Cuccioli, Stephen Eng, April Ortiz & Richard Topol. 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. twi-ny: Its been very strange. KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. Im a tree worshiper. Each short play will also include a Q&A with Tatiana Wechsler. Michael 3 episodes, 2018 Saul Rubinek . rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. 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. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. 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. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. 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. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. That was so much fun. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! Get the fuck out of here. at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. It doesnt have any songs . rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. And the first two drafts of it were about that. richard topol: Oh my God! We do not want to be shut down. Im a tree hugger. The limited engagement, which stars Ellen Barkin, Patrick Breen, Mark Harelik, John Benjamin Hickey, Luke MacFarlane, Joe Mantello, Lee Pace, Jim Parsons, Richard Topol and Wayne Alan Wilcox, runs through July 10, 2011. BWW TV: Performance Highlights from MTC's REGRETS! Jason Alexander stopped by this week's 'LIVE' and spoke about taking over the lead role for Larry David in Broadway's FISH IN THE DARK. as Satine, Exclusive: What Goes Into Casting a Broadway Show? 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. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. I was like, No, no, no. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. Photo Flash: First Look at Katrina Lenk, Adina Verson and More in Paula Vogel's INDECENT on Broadway, Photo Flash: First Look at Richard Topol, Katrina Lenk & More in INDECENT at Vineyard Theatre, Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast & Creative Team of Vineyard Theatre's INDECENT, Photo Flash: First Look at Robert Cuccioli & More in BIKEMAN, Now Playing at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Photo Coverage: Cast of Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway, Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Barrington Stage Company's THE CHOSEN, Photo Flash: First Look at Alexis Bledel, Ansel Elgort, et al. Richard Topol is an actor. twi-ny: During the pandemic, you appeared in several virtual and audio productions: You were in Melisa Anniss Beginnings, Anne Washburns Shipwreck, Craig Lucass More Beautiful and you played a chicken in Jimonn Coles Chickens. Im like, Okay, sure. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. Thats the way I connect to religion. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. rt: Right. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. It goes from Molly just clinking one note to me playing something schematic to Peyton [Lusk] playing that lovely Chopin piece to the end; the piano has a journey too. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? Were already verklempt about it. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. I love Charles. And March 29 to April 1 sees Jimonn Coles Chickens, in which Megan Bartle, Zo Tipp, and Rich Topol portray fowl creatures living on Michael Pottss farm. And I wanted to be his friend. I had seen a number of shows when I came back from Maine, and some had nobody in the audience and some were jam packed. The Unbelieving begins previews October 20, 2022, in Theater B and opens October 27 for a run through November 20, 2022. 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. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . Its unbelievable. So thats the sort of glib answer. Were already verklempt about it. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. He escaped the Nazis. 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 And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? Shipwreck was the closest to that. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. But were still on track for the fall. Richard Topol's 11 research works with 198 citations and 348 reads, including: Complex Remanence vs. 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. It was a total strikeout. Some of us have children and partners, but there was a real commitment to being safe so that we could get it up on our feet. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the world premiere of Prayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. 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 . . Im just some guy . Hap Halloran 3 episodes, 2019-2020 Hari Dhillon . Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. So what could it be about. Maybe Im fooling myself. The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley, the Tony-winning Acting Company has served as a training ground for hundreds of performers over the years. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Richard J Topol, 79. rt: I think he would be disappointed. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. No, no, please dont. Manhattan Theatre Clubs world premiere ofPrayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winnerJoshua Harmonand directed by Tony Award winnerDavid Cromer, opens tonight, Tuesday, February 1, atNew York City Center Stage I (131 West 55thStreet). Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? The production opened Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). I think because they had intended originally to produce it live, they had invested in it as fully and fulsomely as you do for a whole theater piece. Is it just Jewy enough? twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. Lets do what we can. Rich Topol meets Yogi Berra on opening night of Bronx Bombers (photo David Gordon). Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. What was the rehearsal process like? And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, and more! 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. Its unbelievable. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Im not going to risk that. I love Charles. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. Home My Books Richard Topol is the author of Naked City (3.75 avg rating, 5387 ratings, 446 reviews, published 2011), The Maze at Windermere (3.50 avg rating, 2855 rat. Im not going to risk that. Josh is a writer. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. 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. Josh is a writer. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). Yeah, I love that play. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. What was the rehearsal process like? rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). Posts about Richard Topol written by caroleditosti. 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. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' Wilson (Happy Now? My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. Is it just Jewy enough? And so from March 12 of 2020 to November 3, 2021, was the longest period of time I hadnt been onstage in my adult life. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. 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. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. 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