Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 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: 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 show closed on March 12. And then Anita gave us a shot. The Makeover. . What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. twi-ny: Its been very strange. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. And the play started to be about that. And audiences have come. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! The Broadway premiere of Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play The Normal Heart will play the final performance of its limited, 12-week engagement this Sunday, July 10 at 7:00 p.m., as scheduled. 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. My wife came and saw the show. And Im slightly disappointed myself too, because I knew I was going to do this part for a long time and I knew that these songs were in the piece. They produced a lot of one-person shows. It was a really great time. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexanderrecentlyassumedthe role of 'Norman Drexel'in Larry David's hit comedy Fish In the Dark, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). And then another few months later we did the third. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. Im no Josh Harmon. 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 . I mean, come on. 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. 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 so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. 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. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . 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. Shipwreck was the closest to that. He doesnt take over the family business. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? The show closed on March 12. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. Were already verklempt about it. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. And so I was like, Okay, fine. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. 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. Itll be sometime in 2021. I mean, come on. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. Richard J Topol, 79. And then the symptoms were gone. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. rt: Yeah, I know. Get the fuck out of here. 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!' What was the rehearsal process like? Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. 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). He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Willy did most of the writing. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. But were still on track for the fall. I play my father-in-law. There had been a lot of preparation. Manhattan Theatre Club I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. The language is so beautiful. When they said, Will you read Patrick? 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. From March 23 to 26, you can stream Luis Quinteros Hip Hop Therapy, a preview of a concept album in which Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Nights Dream is a therapist for out-of-work actors. Father of Omer and actress Ady Topol and Anat Topol. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. By Steve Feeney Share Rich. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. REGRETS stars Alexis Bledel ('Gilmore Girls'), Curt Bouril ('Boardwalk Empire'), Ansel Elgort (Off-Broadway debut), Brian Hutchison(MTC's From Up Here), Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox (MTC's Doubt), Lucas Caleb Rooney (Orphan's Home Cycle), and Richard Topol (The Normal Heart). rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. I love Charles. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. No, no, please dont. 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. The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. There had been a lot of preparation. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? And then the symptoms were gone. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. 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. Rich Topol meets Yogi Berra on opening night of Bronx Bombers (photo David Gordon). It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. BWW TV: Performance Highlights from MTC's REGRETS! Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. 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. Its a short question, right? It is unbelievable. in MTC's REGRETS. Posts about Richard Topol written by caroleditosti. I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? Its unbelievable. 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 He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" 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. Its unbelievable. 201 Richard Topol Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images All Entertainment News Archival Browse 201 richard topol stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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. Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. 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. Itll be sometime in 2021. And Josh had done some incredible things. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for Public Theater's OTHELLO at Shakespeare in the Park! 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. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. 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. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. And the first two drafts of it were about that. He covered everything. We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. I love Charles. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). rt: Right. I was like, No, no, no. Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. Followed by. twi-ny: Its been very strange. 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. Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, Jeff Seymour, Francis Benhamou, Nancy Robinette, Kenneth Tigar, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, and Richard Im like, Okay, sure. rt: Yeah, I know. Photo Flash: Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara Michael McKean & More in KING LEAR at the Public! Antisemitic Protestors Chant At Audience Outside First Preview Of PARADE, Cooper, Esparza, and More Will Lead OLIVER! Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. Some of us have children and partners, but there was a real commitment to being safe so that we could get it up on our feet. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . It was so satisfying. And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. 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. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. He loves music, is a fast . Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. 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. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. 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. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. 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. 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. Broadway: Lemml in Indecent (Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination), Larry David's Fish in the Dark, The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, Tony-winning revivals Awake & Sing! Were like, You know what, its not worth it. 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 had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . So thats the sort of glib answer. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. 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. rt: I think he would be disappointed. 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. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. 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. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. rt: Yeah. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. April 21, 2013. Thats the way I connect to religion. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. rt: I was born a Jew. rt: Right. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Get 5 free searches. 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. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! It was really satisfying to do. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. 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. Because its a great joy to do this play. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. Casting Directors Tell All. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. But Im also not religious. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. 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. Is it just Jewy enough? The Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). Check out the performance highlights below! Yeah, I love that play. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. richard topol: Oh my God! It was a total strikeout. He was really amazing. twi-ny: You guys were great. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. Click below to watch a montage of Alexander in the show! Right. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. Im a tree hugger. It is unbelievable. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? 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. 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 . Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. 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 I was like, Okay, fine. The business is entirely shut down. rt: It was miserable. Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide rt: Exactly. I think of myself as Jew-ish. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. rt: Right. (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Although my mother came and saw the show. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Im not going to risk that. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. 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. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. The Public took a lot of care in making it. twi-ny: You guys were great. Richard Thomas . And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. Christmas in Conway. And the first two drafts of it were about that. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. rt: Right. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. Intense. 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. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. And Im not going to any of that stuff. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). 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 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. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. Maybe Im fooling myself. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. And we were shut down. 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