Richard Topol ("Moshe Sharett") has recently starred in Paula Vogel 's Indecent at the Vineyard Theater and on Broadway, and appeared in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Fish In The Dark. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. 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. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. It was really satisfying to do. Shipwreck was the closest to that. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. 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. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. Shipwreck was the closest to that. Home My Books 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. He has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently this past season as Lemml in Paula Vogel's Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino in 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 . Manhattan Theatre Club Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? Willy did most of the writing. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. 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. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. 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 . Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . And we were shut down. . It was a really great time. Richard Topol's 11 research works with 198 citations and 348 reads, including: Complex Remanence vs. We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. The Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. 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. Im a tree hugger. - present) (1 child) See also Did you enjoy working on Zoom? He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. No, no, please dont. 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. 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 Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. And audiences have come. 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. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. rt: I was born a Jew. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). And then the symptoms were gone. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. 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). And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. 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. He escaped the Nazis. Manhattan Theatre Club And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. (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, Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. The Acting Company Photo Flash: Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara Michael McKean & More in KING LEAR at the Public! and The Normal Heart, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Cymbeline, The Country Girl, School for Scandal. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. 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). We do not want to shut this play down. 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. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. richard topol: Oh my God! He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. Im no Josh Harmon. The Public took a lot of care in making it. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis 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. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. 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. 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!' Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. 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 think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. 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. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. And then another few months later we did the third. Richard Topol is an actor. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. The production opened last night, Tuesday, October 8, and features Francois Battiste (Broadway's Magic/ Bird) as Reggie Jackson and Elston Howard,Chris Henry Coffey (Off-Broadway's Water by the Spoonful) as Joe DiMaggio,Bill Dawes(Broadway's Lombardi) as Mickey Mantle/Thurman Munson,Christopher Jackson(Broadway's In the Heights, Memphis) asDerek Jeter, Wendy Makkena (Broadway's Side Man) as Carmen Berra, Keith Nobbs (Broadway's Lombardi) as Billy Martin, Richard Topol (Broadway'sThe Normal Heart, The Merchant of Venice) as Yogi Berra, John Wernke (Broadway's The Lyons) as Lou Gehrig, and C.J. 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? It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. The business is entirely shut down. Im just some guy . If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? The actor was ecstatic as he began his journey to fatherhood, it had been greatly anticipated, so when it eventually happened, he became dedicated to the course. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. He was really amazing. Were going to put this play up. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. 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. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. 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. 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. And then another few months later we did the third. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. And Im not going to any of that stuff. Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. I think a lot of people forget that. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. And I survived. We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. When they said, Will you read Patrick? BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below! During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. 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. And we were shut down. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? Lets do what we can. So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. 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. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. 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). Get 5 free searches. Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. Richard Thomas . Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. rt: Right. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. 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. Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for Public Theater's OTHELLO at Shakespeare in the Park! 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. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. 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. rt: No, no, no. rt: I think he would be disappointed. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. 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 Josh had done some incredible things. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. And the play started to be about that. Why am I doing this play? - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? I love Charles. One of his best friends - Rehavam ("Ghandi") Ze'evi, a minister in the Israeli government, was murdered in 2001 by a Palestinian terrorist. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. rt: Yeah, I know. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. 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. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. And so what to do about that? I play my father-in-law. 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. 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. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. And so I was like, Okay, fine. Christmas in Conway. Thats the way I connect to religion. 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. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. Although my mother came and saw the show. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Sam Waterston & More Open KING LEAR at the Public! 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. Because its a great joy to do this play. So what could it be about. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. 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. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Im like, Okay, sure. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. And then the symptoms were gone. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. rt: The short answer is it was great. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. 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! For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Were already verklempt about it. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. in MTC's REGRETS. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? Did you enjoy working on Zoom? Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Antisemitic Protestors Chant At Audience Outside First Preview Of PARADE, Cooper, Esparza, and More Will Lead OLIVER! 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. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) rt: Exactly. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. Richard Topol is the author of Naked City (3.75 avg rating, 5387 ratings, 446 reviews, published 2011), The Maze at Windermere (3.50 avg rating, 2855 rat. rt: Yeah. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. 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). Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, Jeff Seymour, Francis Benhamou, Nancy Robinette, Kenneth Tigar, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, and Richard If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . 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. It was a really great time. 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. And audiences have come. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. Im no Josh Harmon. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. He was beautiful. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. And so what to do about that? 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. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. theactingcompany.org rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. 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. Or is it not? 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. The show closed on March 12. "Like. 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. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. 212-581-1212 Is this too Jewy? Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. Jason Alexander stopped by this week's 'LIVE' and spoke about taking over the lead role for Larry David in Broadway's FISH IN THE DARK. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. 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Remember Sunday is a 2013 American romantic drama film directed by Jeff Bleckner, written by Michael Kase and Barry Morrow, and starring Zachary Levi and Alexis Bledel. 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. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! rt: Exactly. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . The Pianist features an original score by acclaimed Dutch concert pianist Iris Hond. 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. 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