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 had seen a number of shows when I came back from Maine, and some had nobody in the audience and some were jam packed. Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' And then Anita gave us a shot. Get the fuck out of here. Im a tree worshiper. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . Or is it not? Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. Im like, Okay, sure. 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. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. And Josh had done some incredible things. 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. I got bar mitzvahed. 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. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. 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 Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. Intense. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. I think of myself as Jew-ish. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, Jeff Seymour, Francis Benhamou, Nancy Robinette, Kenneth Tigar, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, and Richard I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. Im a tree hugger. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. 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. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. 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.. 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. rt: It was miserable. What was that like? Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. 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. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. rt: Exactly. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. rt: Thank you. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis rt: I think he would be disappointed. 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. And the first two drafts of it were about that. MTC at New York City Center Stage I twi-ny: Its been very strange. The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. 212-581-1212 Right. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. . This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. ( 2013-04-21) (USA) Chronology. And so what to do about that? If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. He covered everything. 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. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. Antisemitic Protestors Chant At Audience Outside First Preview Of PARADE, Cooper, Esparza, and More Will Lead OLIVER! rt: Right. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. It doesnt have any songs . 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. 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 . If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. Why am I doing this play? I had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. 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. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. 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 . Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. People who know me and my life saw it. 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 The Normal Heart, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Cymbeline, The Country Girl, School for Scandal. Maybe Im fooling myself. Check out Richard Topol's Bio Now twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. 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. 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. rt: I was born a Jew. I love Charles. 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! Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. The language flowed more naturally to Richard Topol, whose grandparents all spoke Yiddish. Were already verklempt about it. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. And I survived. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. And then Anita gave us a shot. 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. I was like, No, no, no. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? My wife came and saw the show. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. 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. BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below! 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. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. Although my mother came and saw the show. 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 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. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). Casting Directors Tell All. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Is it just Jewy enough? 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. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. 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. 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. (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. Davis, Steven Rattazzi and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Cassie Beck, Victoria Clark, Christopher Innvar, Richard Topol, Cassie Beck, Christopher Innvar, Richard Topol, Paula Vogel and Katrina Lenk, Richard Topol, Adina Verson, Katrina Lenk, Tom Neils, Steven Rattazzi and Mimi Lieber, Irungu Mutu, Robert Cuccioli, Richard Topol, Angela Pierce, Robert Cuccioli, Irungu Mutu, Richard Topol, Angela Pierce, Irungu Mutu, Robert Cuccioli, Richard Topol and Elizabeth Ramos, Francois Battiste, Christopher Jackson, Bill Dawes, Keith Nobbs, Wendy Makkena, Chris Henry Coffey, Richard Topol, CJ Wilson, John Wernke, Richard Topol, Jeff Cutler, Ben Rosenbach, Mark H. Dold, Ben Cole, Christopher Innvar, Adam Heller, Richard Topol, John Cariani, Adam Heller, Richard Topol, Richard Schiff. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. 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. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. So thats the sort of glib answer. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. twi-ny: Its been very strange. rt: Thank you. Manhattan Theatre Club 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. You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. rt: Right. Its unbelievable. 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. Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Awake and Sing! rt: Yeah. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. Im not going to risk that. And so I was like, Okay, fine. BWW TV: Performance Highlights from MTC's REGRETS! 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). 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. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. Get the fuck out of here. We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). 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. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. 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). rt: We were wearing masks around the table. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. And so what to do about that? And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. Drama Shaun and Lea make a big life decision and are pleasantly surprised by the support they receive from their friends at the hospital; Asher struggles to accept that he and his father may never truly understand one another. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. Were already verklempt about it. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. 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. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. So thats the sort of glib answer. Richard Thomas . [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. 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. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. 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? Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. Father of Omer and actress Ady Topol and Anat Topol. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. 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. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Sam Waterston & More Open KING LEAR at the Public! Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. And Im not going to any of that stuff. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. So what could it be about. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 And Josh had done some incredible things. theactingcompany.org The Public took a lot of care in making it. 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. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. Im no Josh Harmon. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. The Acting Company Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette And then the symptoms were gone. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. I mean, come on. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. [6] Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. I dont subscribe there. Wilson (Happy Now? 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. Yeah, I love that play. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. 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. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. He escaped the Nazis. Christmas in Conway. Thats the way I connect to religion. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? Its a short question, right? Its unbelievable. 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). rt: Right. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) What was the rehearsal process like? Or is it not? Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! Willy did most of the writing. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. 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