rt: Yeah, I know. Its a short question, right? And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. 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. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. 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. ( 2013-04-21) (USA) Chronology. I had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. 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. 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. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. I play my father-in-law. Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. Im no Josh Harmon. Thats the way I connect to religion. No, no, please dont. It is unbelievable. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. Kate Shindle has been re-elected president of Actors' Equity, the union representing more than 51,000 theatrical actors and stage managers.She was first elected to the post in 2015, having previously served as the union's eastern regional vice president. The Acting Company and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. He was really amazing. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. And audiences have come. Lets do what we can. Im like, Okay, sure. There had been a lot of preparation. 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 so what to do about that? Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. During the pandemic, they are looking inside artistic creation with In Process, a series of online presentations written by and starring alumni. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. 212-581-1212 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. So thats the sort of glib answer. The Normal Heart John Golden Theatre Cast List: Joe Mantello John Benjamin Hickey Ellen Barkin Lee Pace Jim Parsons Patrick Breen Luke McFarlane Mark Harelik Richard Topol Wayne Wilcox Production Credits: Joel Grey (Direction) George C. Wolfe (Direction, Richard Topol, Al Pacino and Byron Jennings, Michael Chernus, Didi O'Connell, Daniel Jenkins and Richard Topol, David Beach with Opus' Michael Laurence, Mahira Kakkar, Douglas Rees and Richard Topol, David Beach, Richard Topol, Douglas Rees and Michael Laurence, Douglas Rees, Richard Topol, Mahira Kakkar, Michael Laurence and David Beach, Richard Topol, Mahira Kakkar, and Michael Hollinger, Dougas Rees, Mahira Kakkar, Richard Topol and Michael Hollinger, David Beach, Dougas Rees, Mahira Kakkar, Richard Topol and Michael Hollinger, Terrence J. Nolen, David Beach, Michael Laurence, Michael Hollinger, Douglas Rees, Mahira Kakkar, and Richard Topol, David Beach, Michael Laurence, Mahira Kakkar, Douglas Rees and Richard Topol, Mahira Kakkar, Douglas Rees, Michael Laurence, David Beach, and Richard Topol, Douglas Rees, Michael Laurence, David Beach, and Richard Topol. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. 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. 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 . He has appeared extensively on and off Broadway, in such plays as The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Alice Birchs Anatomy of a Suicide with Carla Gugino, and Paula Vogels Tony-nominated Indecent with Katrina Lenk as well as Tony-winning revivals of Clifford Odetss Awake & Sing! 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. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). 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: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. Willy did most of the writing. 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.. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. 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. 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. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. Is this too Jewy? Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the world premiere of Prayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. Josh is a writer. 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 the first two drafts of it were about that. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. 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. www.youtube.com. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. 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. He doesnt take over the family business. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. Because its a great joy to do this play. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. 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: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. 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. I play my father-in-law. We do not want to shut this play down. 212-581-1212 Search instead in Creative? At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. 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. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. RICHARD TOPOL. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. 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. rt: I was born a Jew. Photo Flash: Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara Michael McKean & More in KING LEAR at the Public! Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? And the play started to be about that. The business is entirely shut down. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. And I survived. And I wanted to be his friend. I got bar mitzvahed. My wife came and saw the show. rt: Exactly. 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. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. 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I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. 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. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. The Makeover. And so I was like, Okay, fine. 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 think of myself as Jew-ish. 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 . Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! Im just some guy . Im just some guy . Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! 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. 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. We do not want to be shut down. Im like, Okay, sure. It was a really great time. (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, I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. 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). 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. One of his best friends - Rehavam ("Ghandi") Ze'evi, a minister in the Israeli government, was murdered in 2001 by a Palestinian terrorist. 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. Why am I doing this play? I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. 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. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress, Richard Topol as Fritz Haber in Genius: Einstein, Episode 7, Richard Topol as Fritz Haber on Genius: Einstein episode 1. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC 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. 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. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. Posts about Richard Topol written by caroleditosti. 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. People who know me and my life saw it. Its unbelievable. And then another few months later we did the third. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. I got bar mitzvahed. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? 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). And Im not going to any of that stuff. . It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. And then the symptoms were gone. He was really amazing. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). Did you enjoy working on Zoom? - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. It doesnt have any songs . The show closed on March 12. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. And then Anita gave us a shot. Its a short question, right? twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? 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. He had Parkinsons disease. rt: Right. The Public Theater is now presenting KING LEAR, directed by James Macdonald. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . 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