My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. There had been a lot of preparation. He admits that the most nervous hes been in his life was when he hung out with Paul McCartney following a performance of Larry Davids Fish in the Dark, in which Topol played Dr. Stiles; after that, the Cute Beatle went from being his third favorite mop top behind John and George to his second. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. And Im not going to any of that stuff. Willy did most of the writing. Right. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. 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! Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. And the first two drafts of it were about that. It was so satisfying. I think a lot of people forget that. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. 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. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. 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. And I wanted to be his friend. The Public took a lot of care in making it. So kudos to them for sticking with it. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. The Normal Heart made its World Premiere at The Public Theater in 1985 and premiered on Broadway on April 19, 2011 before opening to rave reviews on April 27, 2011. . And audiences have come. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. We do not want to shut this play down. Im no Josh Harmon. 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. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. No, no, please dont. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. Its a short question, right? Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. Richard Topol is an actor. I got bar mitzvahed. 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. Topol was born on September 9, 1935, in Tel Aviv, [1] [3] in what was then Mandatory Palestine (now Israel ). But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. twi-ny: You guys were great. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. Wayne Alan Wilcox, Richard Topol, Jim Parsons, Ellen Barkin, Joe Mantello attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance for 'The Normal Heart' in New York City. So kudos to them for sticking with it. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. Richard Topol, Kelli O'Hara, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. 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. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Hap Halloran 3 episodes, 2019-2020 Hari Dhillon . Yeah, I love that play. Im not going to risk that. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. 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. rt: It was miserable. But because its about one of the hardest things and most personal struggles that Ive experienced for the last forty-six years of my life, since my father died, it was scary to share, but it felt worth sharing. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Home My Books I play my father-in-law. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? I mean, I also shot some TV shows over the course of the pandemic, so all of the Zoom stuff felt more like the way an actor like me connects to short-term work. Josh was holding it close. Followed by. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. www.youtube.com. 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. 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 rt: Thank you. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) 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. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. 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 . Featuring Broadway Star Richard Topol At the moment of his daughter's birth, Rich Topol searches for a father to replace the one he lost and finds two - his famous father-in-law Lukas Foss and himself. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 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. Its a short question, right? The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! Richard J Topol, 79. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. 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). Thats the way I connect to religion. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. BWW TV: Performance Highlights from MTC's REGRETS! I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. 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. 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. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Molly Ranson, Jeff Seymour, Betsy Aidem, Francis Benhamou, Yair Ben-Dor, Richard Topol, Molly Ranson, Kenneth Topol, Nancy Robinette, Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Ari Brand, His father, Jacob Topol, was Russian and in the early 1930s immigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he worked as a plasterer; [4] [5] he also served in the Haganah paramilitary organization. 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. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. My wife came and saw the show. Richard Thomas . twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. 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. While speaking about his son, he mentioned that his mini-me is "the joy of my life. And the play started to be about that. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. 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. We do not want to be shut down. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. So what could it be about. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. I love the progression of the piano in the play. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. Manhattan Theatre Club It was really satisfying to do. 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. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. 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? Related To Adriana Topol, Jeffrey Topol, Margaret Topol, Amy Topol, Herbert Topol. He had Parkinsons disease. Manhattan Theatre Clubhas announced a final extension forPrayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winnerJoshua Harmonand directed by Tony Award winnerDavid Cromer. And audiences have come. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). And so what to do about that? The show closed on March 12. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. Director David Shore Writers David Shore (teleplay by) So what could it be about. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. Shipwreck was the closest to that. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? 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. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting 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. 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 was like, No, no, no, no, no. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. Kate Shindle has been re-elected president of Actors' Equity, the union representing more than 51,000 theatrical actors and stage managers.She was first elected to the post in 2015, having previously served as the union's eastern regional vice president. Although my mother came and saw the show. I mean, come on. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. When they said, Will you read Patrick? 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! The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Vineyard Theatre's Spring Gala! 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. twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. 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 mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. He had Parkinsons disease. The Unbelieving begins previews October 20, 2022, in Theater B and opens October 27 for a run through November 20, 2022. Lets do what we can. And Im not going to any of that stuff. And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. rt: Right. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. 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. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. He was beautiful. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? rt: Right. Richard Topol has appeared at Primary Stages in Bronx Bombers and Opus.On Broadway, he has been seen in Indecent (as Lemml), Fish in the Dark (with Larry David), The Normal Heart (Drama Desk Award), The Merchant of Venice (with Al Pacino), The Country Girl (directed by Mike Nichols), Cymbeline, Julius Caesar (with Denzel Washington), School for Scandal, and in Clifford Odets . I think of myself as Jew-ish. Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. Im just some guy . Josh is a writer. rt: Yeah, I know. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? 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). Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. He admits that the most nervous hes been in his life was when he hung out with Paul McCartney following a performance of Larry Davids Fish in the Dark, in which Topol played Dr. Stiles; after that, the Cute Beatle went from being his third favorite mop top behind John and George to his second. He has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently this past season as Lemml in Paula Vogel's Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino in 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 . rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. (seated/facing away), and Jeff Seymour (seated/facing away), Jason Babinsky, Miriam Silverman, Richard Topol, Celeste Arias and Gabby Beans, Michael Ritchie, Richard Topol and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Rebecca Taichman and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Paula Vogel and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Mimi Lieber, Adina Verson, Harry Groener, Elizabeth A. 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Youre not invested in a team, the whole idea of a team creating a thing and living together and becoming a version of a theater family, or whatever it is. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. The language is so beautiful. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. Richard Topol's 11 research works with 198 citations and 348 reads, including: Complex Remanence vs. 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? It is unbelievable. It was a total strikeout. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? But because its about one of the hardest things and most personal struggles that Ive experienced for the last forty-six years of my life, since my father died, it was scary to share, but it felt worth sharing. 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. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. 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 . That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. Check out the performance highlights below! Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. He was by himself and I went over to him and said, Im going to ask you something that no one probably ever asks you about. 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 . richard topol: Oh my God! 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. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. Photo Flash: Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara Michael McKean & More in KING LEAR at the Public! We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. 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. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. Jason Alexander Returns to Broadway in Larry David's Comedy Play, VIDEO: Jason Alexander Talks FISH IN THE DARK; Performs Magic Act on 'Live', VIDEO: Jason Alexander and Larry David Talk FISH IN THE DARK on 'Tonight', BWW TV: Sneak Peek at Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS. Were going to put this play up. All materials copyright 2021 by Mark Rifkin / This Week in New York, THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE CITY SINCE 2001, TWI-NY TALK: RICHARD TOPOL PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, this week in lectures, signings, panel discussions, workshops, and Q&As. And then the symptoms were gone. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 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. Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos 17 Known for Lincoln 7.3 James Speed 2012 twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 Josh is a writer. 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). And I wanted to be his friend. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. 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. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! 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. I dont subscribe there. rt: The short answer is it was great. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. It is unbelievable. Is this too Jewy? I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. Preceded by. And we were shut down. I had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. rt: I was born a Jew. BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below! Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. Larry David and Jason Alexander stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to talk to Jimmy about their Broadway play Fish in the Dark. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). He shouldnt be a lounge singer. And then the symptoms were gone. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. play by Clifford Odets (Belasco Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? So thats the sort of glib answer. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. 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. Were already verklempt about it. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. The Public Theater is now presenting KING LEAR, directed by James Macdonald. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. rt: Thank you. Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! 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. RICHARD TOPOL. rt: No, no, no. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Is this too Jewy? 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. twi-ny: Its been very strange. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. 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