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I was like, No, no, no. Producers Douglas Denoff & Beth Goldsmith, and 59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) present the Directors Companys production ofThe Lucky Starby Karen Hartman, directed by Noah Himmelstein (Rooted). And the play started to be about that. Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). 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. Lets do what we can. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? It is unbelievable. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. Hap Halloran 3 episodes, 2019-2020 Hari Dhillon . Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. RICHARD TOPOL. I dont subscribe there. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. He had Parkinsons disease. Richard Topol ("Moshe Sharett") has recently starred in Paula Vogel 's Indecent at the Vineyard Theater and on Broadway, and appeared in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Fish In The Dark. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. Im not going to risk that. I love Charles. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. 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. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. People who know me and my life saw it. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. Lets do what we can. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. Right. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. They produced a lot of one-person shows. Wilson (Happy Now? He escaped the Nazis. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. The Pianist features an original score by acclaimed Dutch concert pianist Iris Hond. rt: Thank you. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. Is it just Jewy enough? Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. . rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. 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. Casting Directors Tell All. I dont subscribe there. It was so satisfying. 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. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. 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. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. I think of myself as Jew-ish. No, no, please dont. Rich Topol meets Yogi Berra on opening night of Bronx Bombers (photo David Gordon). Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. 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. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? 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. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' It doesnt have any songs . 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. 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. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for Photo Coverage: THE WINTER'S TALE Opens at the Delacorte, Photo Coverage: 'MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA' Opening Night Party, Photo Coverage: A BODY OF WATER Curtain Call and After Party, From 'Mamma Mia!' twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? Father of Omer and actress Ady Topol and Anat Topol. Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Lincoln Center Theater's ADMISSIONS, Photo Flash: Billy Crudup, Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, Sutton Foster and More Celebrate HARRY CLARKE Opening Off-Broadway, Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. 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). 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. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. Im a tree worshiper. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. Itll be sometime in 2021. theactingcompany.org 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. What was the rehearsal process like? 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. 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. 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. Josh was holding it close. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. 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 holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. 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. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. 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. 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. Preceded by. So thats the sort of glib answer. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? 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. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? See photos from opening night here! So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. The production opened Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. rt: Right. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. 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? And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. 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. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. And then another few months later we did the third. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. 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. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. The Public Theater is now presenting KING LEAR, directed by James Macdonald. 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. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] By Steve Feeney Share Rich. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. 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). So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. 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. I tapped him on the shoulder during intermission and told him that I had just seen him at the Signature in A. R. Gurneys The Wayside Motor Inn and had enjoyed his performance. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. Related To Adriana Topol, Jeffrey Topol, Margaret Topol, Amy Topol, Herbert Topol. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. 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. 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. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? The Unbelieving begins previews October 20, 2022, in Theater B and opens October 27 for a run through November 20, 2022. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. What was that like? I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. 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. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). And the play started to be about that. And I wanted to be his friend. And we were shut down. And Im not going to any of that stuff. 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. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. And Josh had done some incredible things. 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. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. Is it just Jewy enough? You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. Thats the way I connect to religion. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. And then Anita gave us a shot. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. 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. 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. Im not going to risk that. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on 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. Theater review: Richard Topol explores his roles as father and son at Portland Stage The Broadway actor's one-man show, 'Searching for Mr. Moon,' is autobiographical. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. We do not want to shut this play down. 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. Thats the way I connect to religion. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. and The Normal Heart, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Cymbeline, The Country Girl, School for Scandal. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. Itll be sometime in 2021. Willy did most of the writing. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. 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. After a break, In Process returns April 21-25 with Muse, a new play written and directed by Tom Alan Robbins, starring Dakin Matthews as a painter and Helen Cespedes as an aspiring artist and his inspiration, followed May 24 with a virtual adaptation of Nilo Cruzs Pulitzer-winning Anna in the Tropics, directed by Alejandro Rodriguez. 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 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. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. Im no Josh Harmon. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. It was a total strikeout. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. And then the symptoms were gone. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. He had Parkinsons disease. Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. 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. Home My Books Richard Topol, John Douglas Thompson, Kristen Connolly, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. MTC at New York City Center Stage I 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. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! 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? I tapped him on the shoulder during intermission and told him that I had just seen him at the Signature in A. R. Gurneys The Wayside Motor Inn and had enjoyed his performance. That is followed March 26-29 with an untitled piece by Joshua David Robinson and Susanna Stahlmann consisting of poems written in response to the protests of the summer of 2020. rt: Right. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. twi-ny: You guys were great. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. 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. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . The production opened last night, Tuesday, October 8, and features Francois Battiste (Broadway's Magic/ Bird) as Reggie Jackson and Elston Howard,Chris Henry Coffey (Off-Broadway's Water by the Spoonful) as Joe DiMaggio,Bill Dawes(Broadway's Lombardi) as Mickey Mantle/Thurman Munson,Christopher Jackson(Broadway's In the Heights, Memphis) asDerek Jeter, Wendy Makkena (Broadway's Side Man) as Carmen Berra, Keith Nobbs (Broadway's Lombardi) as Billy Martin, Richard Topol (Broadway'sThe Normal Heart, The Merchant of Venice) as Yogi Berra, John Wernke (Broadway's The Lyons) as Lou Gehrig, and C.J. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. 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). We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. 212-581-1212 More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos 17 Known for Lincoln 7.3 James Speed 2012 Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. richard topol: Oh my God! 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 Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). rt: It was miserable. 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. 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 then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. I love Charles. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis 212-581-1212 Richard Topol is an actor. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, and more! rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! . Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. Josh is a writer. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Richard J Topol, 79. He was beautiful. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. Its a short question, right? Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. 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. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. I dont think Im as extreme as Patrick; Patrick is a Jew who doesnt know anything about his Judaism and is happy to not know anything about his Judaism and is somebody who thinks of organized religion as what he says in the play, which is bullshit.. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. It was so satisfying. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. . Followed by. 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