And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. 212-581-1212 The production opened Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! Get the fuck out of here. 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. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? Check out the performance highlights below! 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. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. People who know me and my life saw it. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. And I wanted to be his friend. 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. RICHARD TOPOL. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. And the play started to be about that. 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. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. 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. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! And then Josh tested positive right before tech. 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). It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. Its unbelievable. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Intense. 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. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. 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! Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. Although my mother came and saw the show. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. And audiences have come. My wife came and saw the show. Latest News on Richard Topol: Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters (Oct 31, 2022) Review: THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters- Compelling Play Presents A Meaningful. Posts about Richard Topol written by caroleditosti. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. I think of myself as Jew-ish. twi-ny: Its been very strange. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? And the first two drafts of it were about that. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. 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. And then the symptoms were gone. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. By Steve Feeney Share Rich. People who know me and my life saw it. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. But were still on track for the fall. The show closed on March 12. Related To Adriana Topol, Jeffrey Topol, Margaret Topol, Amy Topol, Herbert Topol. Then when my wife told the story to Willy about when she gave birth the opening scene of the play is her giving birth to our daughter and Elizas parents, in black tie, come in from a gala, bursting into the delivery room because they thought she was about to have a baby she was about to have a baby were like, What are you doing here? Willy did most of the writing. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. rt: Yeah, I know. 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. 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 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. Were already verklempt about it. 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 . And Im not going to any of that stuff. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. rt: Right. It was really satisfying to do. 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. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! 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. What was that like? We do not want to be shut down. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. Thats the way I connect to religion. "Like. rt: Right. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. Im no Josh Harmon. He is married to actress Eliza Foss; they have one daughter, and Richard was close with his father-in-law, the late German-American composer, pianist, and conductor Lukas Foss. rt: Right. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). 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. 212-581-1212 Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. 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. 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. at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. 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. So what could it be about. The Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). . And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. Im a tree hugger. rt: Right. Get the fuck out of here. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC 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). 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. rt: Exactly. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. 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.. Manhattan Theatre Clubs world premiere ofPrayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winnerJoshua Harmonand directed by Tony Award winnerDavid Cromer, opens tonight, Tuesday, February 1, atNew York City Center Stage I (131 West 55thStreet). He doesnt take over the family business. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. 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. The language is so beautiful. 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 again, he didnt give it to anybody else. I got bar mitzvahed. 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. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? It is unbelievable. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. He was really amazing. That was so much fun. Im like, Okay, sure. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. Its a short question, right? And then Willys like, Come on, come on. He had a mind that was brilliant and fingers that could play I dont know if youve ever heard him play or listened to something. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] I think of myself as Jew-ish. Right. 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). Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Vineyard Theatre's Spring Gala! - present) (1 child) See also Manhattan Theatre Club 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). Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. It was a total strikeout. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! 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. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. play by Clifford Odets (Belasco Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). And the first two drafts of it were about that. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. He was beautiful. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. And so I was like, Okay, fine. Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Sam Waterston & More Open KING LEAR at the Public! It is unbelievable. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. He escaped the Nazis. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? 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. rt: I think he would be disappointed. 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. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. The Acting Company And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. 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: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? rt: It was miserable. So kudos to them for sticking with it. The language is so beautiful. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. The show closed on March 12. 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. He doesnt take over the family business. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. He had Parkinsons disease. I love Charles. And then Anita gave us a shot. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. He had Parkinsons disease. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. That is followed March 26-29 with an untitled piece by Joshua David Robinson and Susanna Stahlmann consisting of poems written in response to the protests of the summer of 2020. They produced a lot of one-person shows. KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. Im a tree worshiper. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . Director David Shore Writers David Shore (teleplay by) This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. 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. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. 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. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. www.youtube.com. Itll be sometime in 2021. Is it just Jewy enough? Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 Click below to watch a montage of Alexander in the show! twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? Its unbelievable. My wife came and saw the show. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? 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. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. MTC at New York City Center Stage I 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. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. When they said, Will you read Patrick? Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. 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. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. Richard Topol, Kelli O'Hara, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. 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. I love the progression of the piano in the play. Richard Topol attending the 56th Annual Drama Desk Award Nominees Reception at Bombay Palace in New York City. So thats the sort of glib answer. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. I think a lot of people forget that. I love Charles. 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? He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. rt: No, no, no. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. The Makeover. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. I dont subscribe there. 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. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. Manhattan Theatre Club Its a short question, right? And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. 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. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. rt: Yeah. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Shifting in flashback between (2016-2017) and (1944-1946) set in two different Parisian apartments, Prayer for the French Republic (currently at Manhattan Theatre Club) by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews), directed by David Cromer (The Band . rt: No, no, no. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. 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. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 And so I was like, Okay, fine. 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. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. 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. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. The Public took a lot of care in making it. "There were probably a good two dozen words that were a regular part of our household," he says. Richard Topol is an actor. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. 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. Im just some guy . twi-ny: And they all want you to keep doing it. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley, the Tony-winning Acting Company has served as a training ground for hundreds of performers over the years. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. Intense. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. 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