When they said, Will you read Patrick? Its a short question, right? But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. He was really amazing. 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. There had been a lot of preparation. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. That was so much fun. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. Richard Topol's 11 research works with 198 citations and 348 reads, including: Complex Remanence vs. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. Im like, Okay, sure. The language is so beautiful. And the first two drafts of it were about that. I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. The language flowed more naturally to Richard Topol, whose grandparents all spoke Yiddish. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. Produced by Daryl Roth and directed by Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart began performances on Tuesday, April 19 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) and opened to rave reviews on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. His father, Jacob Topol, was Russian and in the early 1930s immigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he worked as a plasterer; [4] [5] he also served in the Haganah paramilitary organization. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. 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. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. 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. 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? Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? 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.. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. twi-ny: Its been very strange. I was like, No, no, no. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. Is this too Jewy? 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. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. rt: Yeah. Lets do what we can. Were going to put this play up. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. 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. 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. rt: No, no, no. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. 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. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. Because its a great joy to do this play. 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 his true love is theater, which he also teaches. Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! And Ive been an actor for over three decades. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, 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. 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). And I wanted to be his friend. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. What was that like? Its a short question, right? He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Itll be sometime in 2021. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. He escaped the Nazis. Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. 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. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? The Civilians, NYCs highly acclaimed downtown theatre company, is currently presenting The Unbelieving at 59E59 Theaters through November 20th. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. He doesnt take over the family business. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? 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 I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. 212-581-1212 But were still on track for the fall. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. 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.. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. 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. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. 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. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. 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. 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. rt: Thank you. 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. So what could it be about. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for Public Theater's OTHELLO at Shakespeare in the Park! Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. Why am I doing this play? Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. 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 Public took a lot of care in making it. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. People who know me and my life saw it. People who know me and my life saw it. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. 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. 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. I mean, come on. It was really satisfying to do. It was so satisfying. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. 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. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. It doesnt have any songs . Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide He had Parkinsons disease. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. Why am I doing this play? 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. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. 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. 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. And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. Were already verklempt about it. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC play by Clifford Odets (Belasco Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. He was beautiful. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. 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. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. 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!' I think because they had intended originally to produce it live, they had invested in it as fully and fulsomely as you do for a whole theater piece. Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. 201 Richard Topol Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images All Entertainment News Archival Browse 201 richard topol stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. While speaking about his son, he mentioned that his mini-me is "the joy of my life. rt: Exactly. . It was really satisfying to do. (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 was like, No, no, no. Im just some guy . 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 remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . rt: Right. Preceded by. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). rt: I was born a Jew. It was a total strikeout. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? Were already verklempt about it. Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. 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). We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, and more! He is married to actress Eliza Foss; they have one daughter, and Richard was close with his father-in-law, the late German-American composer, pianist, and conductor Lukas Foss. The production opened Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. Yeah, I love that play. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) And so I was like, Okay, fine. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. Rich Topol meets Yogi Berra on opening night of Bronx Bombers (photo David Gordon). That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. Im like, Okay, sure. 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. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. He was beautiful. Yeah, I love that play. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? 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. David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022. 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. 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. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? 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! 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. richard topol: Oh my God! Home My Books We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. 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. 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. 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: 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. Photo Flash: First Look at Katrina Lenk, Adina Verson and More in Paula Vogel's INDECENT on Broadway, Photo Flash: First Look at Richard Topol, Katrina Lenk & More in INDECENT at Vineyard Theatre, Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast & Creative Team of Vineyard Theatre's INDECENT, Photo Flash: First Look at Robert Cuccioli & More in BIKEMAN, Now Playing at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Photo Coverage: Cast of Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway, Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Barrington Stage Company's THE CHOSEN, Photo Flash: First Look at Alexis Bledel, Ansel Elgort, et al. twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. Or is it not? 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. 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. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. 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. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. And putting it up and investing in it, saying, Im sorry, this is too important. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. I love Charles. He loves music, is a fast . Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. And then the symptoms were gone. There had been a lot of preparation. in MTC's REGRETS. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. 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. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. 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. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. Search instead in Creative? Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. And March 29 to April 1 sees Jimonn Coles Chickens, in which Megan Bartle, Zo Tipp, and Rich Topol portray fowl creatures living on Michael Pottss farm. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. 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. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. 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. 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. My wife came and saw the show. rt: I was born a Jew. 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. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. But were still on track for the fall. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. And I survived. Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. Christmas in Conway. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. 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