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. I mean, come on. 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. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. 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. Check out Richard Topol's Bio Now But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? Im no Josh Harmon. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. 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 love Charles. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. RICHARD TOPOL. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. 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: No, no, no. Shipwreck was the closest we got to working on a play because we rehearsed for a couple of weeks and it felt like, Okay, Im going to rehearsal today. rt: The short answer is it was great. It is unbelievable. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. 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. 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. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022. Richard Topol is an actor. 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. 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 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. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. I think a lot of people forget that. And the first two drafts of it were about that. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. And we were shut down. Hap Halloran 3 episodes, 2019-2020 Hari Dhillon . It doesnt have any songs . 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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. So what could it be about. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. rt: Right. See photos from opening night here! Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. 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. 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). Willy did most of the writing. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. rt: Yeah. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. Im like, Okay, sure. Why am I doing this play? Thats the way I connect to religion. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette 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.. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. Because its a great joy to do this play. 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. 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). (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, Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). Home My Books 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. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. So kudos to them for sticking with it. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. 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. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis 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. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. "Like. rt: I think he would be disappointed. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. 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. My wife came and saw the show. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. 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? Richard Topol's 11 research works with 198 citations and 348 reads, including: Complex Remanence vs. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. And on the other hand, it was incredibly scary because it was the first play that Id ever cowritten with anybody, and it was about my life. It was a total strikeout. Were going to put this play up. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. Michael 3 episodes, 2018 Saul Rubinek . 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. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. Why am I doing this play? Known For The Good Doctor Lincoln Malcolm in the Middle The Blacklist Ghost Whisperer Elementary Manifest Curb Your Enthusiasm Acting 2016 Indignation as Mo Greenberg 2005 Ghost Whisperer ( 1 episode) as James Sutherland 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes as FBI Chef in Truck 1995 Party Girl as Hannah Buff 1994 rt: Yeah. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. Im a tree worshiper. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) We do not want to be shut down. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. 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. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? 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 then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. rt: Thank you. We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, and more! 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. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. He covered everything. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. 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. rt: I think he would be disappointed. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. 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. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below! Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Manhattan Theatre Club And then Willys like, Come on, come on. 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. I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. Or is it not? 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). Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. 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. Im like, Okay, sure. 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. rt: The short answer is it was great. 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. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. Although my mother came and saw the show. 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. rt: I was born a Jew. 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. 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. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. 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. 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April 21, 2013. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. 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. Preceded by. We do not want to be shut down. MTC at New York City Center Stage I Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! And the play started to be about that. 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. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. 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But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon I dont subscribe there. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. "There were probably a good two dozen words that were a regular part of our household," he says. 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. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. The language is so beautiful. Im a tree hugger. And I wanted to be his friend. rt: Right. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. rt: I was born a Jew. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. 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. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. He escaped the Nazis. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. . What was that like? This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. 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 . (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. What was that like? This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. 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. In addition to his film and television credits, Richard has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award as Lemml in the Tony Award winning production of Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice, with Denzel Washington in Julius Caesar, with Mark Ruffalo in the Tony Award winning revival of Awake and Sing, with Ellen Barkin in the Tony Award winning revival of The Normal Heart, and with Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand in The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. It was a total strikeout. 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 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. Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Awake and Sing! Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? Search instead in Creative? rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. 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. Its a short question, right? Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. Because its a great joy to do this play. By Steve Feeney Share Rich. rt: Exactly. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 Godfather of Harlem tells the "true story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled a shambles. But Im also not religious. 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 then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. 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. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? Director David Shore Writers David Shore (teleplay by) Shipwreck was the closest we got to working on a play because we rehearsed for a couple of weeks and it felt like, Okay, Im going to rehearsal today. as Satine, Exclusive: What Goes Into Casting a Broadway Show? I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. rt: Right. It was really satisfying to do. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? 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. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. 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. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! 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. 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