The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. I mean, come on. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. [6] Bikeman will be available to listen to online on demand from September 8-18, 2022. "There were probably a good two dozen words that were a regular part of our household," he says. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. That was so much fun. 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. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. twi-ny: You guys were great. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. 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. 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 . Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Willy did most of the writing. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. 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. Were already verklempt about it. Is this too Jewy? I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Photo Coverage: New Dramatists Honor Roger Berlind at Starry Luncheon, Photo Coverage: Drama Desk Nominee Reception - The Men, Photo Coverage: THE NORMAL HEART on Broadway Curtain Call. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It was a really great time. So what could it be about. Michael 3 episodes, 2018 Saul Rubinek . Director David Shore Writers David Shore (teleplay by) The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. 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. I got bar mitzvahed. 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 . Check out the performance highlights below! We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? What was the rehearsal process like? More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos 17 Known for Lincoln 7.3 James Speed 2012 It was so satisfying. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! 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. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. richard topol: Oh my God! 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. Were already verklempt about it. 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And Im not going to any of that stuff. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. And audiences have come. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. ( 2013-04-21) (USA) Chronology. 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. The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. 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? Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. . So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. 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. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. 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: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Wilson (Happy Now? I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. Its a short question, right? And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. Maybe Im fooling myself. What was that like? 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. twi-ny: You guys were great. . Richard Thomas . 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. Larry David and Jason Alexander stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to talk to Jimmy about their Broadway play Fish in the Dark. BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below! See photos from opening night here! 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. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. Christmas in Conway. 212-581-1212 And then the symptoms were gone. theactingcompany.org twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? 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. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. 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. What was the rehearsal process like? Josh is a writer. I think of myself as Jew-ish. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Richard Topol is an actor. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. And then another few months later we did the third. Here we have been waiting for so long to do 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. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. It was a really great time. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. 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. The Normal Heart made its World Premiere at The Public Theater in 1985 and premiered on Broadway on April 19, 2011 before opening to rave reviews on April 27, 2011. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Vineyard Theatre's Spring Gala! He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. 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. . But Im also not religious. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. 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). twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. Is it just Jewy enough? And Ive been an actor for over three decades. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. Yeah, I love that play. During the pandemic, they are looking inside artistic creation with In Process, a series of online presentations written by and starring alumni. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. 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. He was beautiful. 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. Search instead in Creative? Or is it not? Josh is a writer. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. 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. 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. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. Im like, Okay, sure. rt: Right. It was really satisfying to do. Im a tree worshiper. 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. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. 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. Why am I doing this play? So thats the sort of glib answer. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. 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. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. And then another few months later we did the third. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC as Satine, Exclusive: What Goes Into Casting a Broadway Show? He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. He doesnt take over the family business. 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. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. (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, And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. 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. rt: I think he would be disappointed. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . rt: Right. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. 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. rt: Exactly. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? But were still on track for the fall. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. I dont subscribe there. Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. Im a tree hugger. 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. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? Im not going to risk that. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. 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. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . Richard Topol, Kelli O'Hara, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. 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. Its unbelievable. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? 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. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. I love the progression of the piano in the play. The Makeover. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! 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. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. My wife came and saw the show. 212-581-1212 Thats the way I connect to religion. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. The Acting Company He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. 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. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. There had been a lot of preparation. He covered everything. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. 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. 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. It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. Although my mother came and saw the show. 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. Josh was holding it close. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. 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). Related To Adriana Topol, Jeffrey Topol, Margaret Topol, Amy Topol, Herbert Topol. He was really amazing. Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! 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 I thought, Oh, thats perfect. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. twi-ny: Its been very strange. 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. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. 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. And the first two drafts of it were about that. "Like. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? The show closed on March 12. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. And we were shut down. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. rt: It was miserable. And the play started to be about that. 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. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. Is this too Jewy? MTC at New York City Center Stage I Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. The language flowed more naturally to Richard Topol, whose grandparents all spoke Yiddish. And audiences have come. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! We do not want to be shut down. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). I was like, No, no, no, no, no. And I survived. rt: It was miserable. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. 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. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. 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. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. Get the fuck out of here. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. 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. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. 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). (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. It doesnt have any songs . We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. 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). twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. 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). 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