Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Wilson (Happy Now? rt: The short answer is it was great. So kudos to them for sticking with it. It was so satisfying. Intense. Is it just Jewy enough? Christmas in Conway. The Pianist features an original score by acclaimed Dutch concert pianist Iris Hond. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. 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. The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. I love Charles. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. I think a lot of people forget that. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. Why am I doing this play? Get the fuck out of here. 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. 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. Known For The Good Doctor Lincoln Malcolm in the Middle The Blacklist Ghost Whisperer Elementary Manifest Curb Your Enthusiasm Acting 2016 Indignation as Mo Greenberg 2005 Ghost Whisperer ( 1 episode) as James Sutherland 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes as FBI Chef in Truck 1995 Party Girl as Hannah Buff 1994 We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. And I survived. The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. 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. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. 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 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 guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? The Public took a lot of care in making it. Why am I doing this play? We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). rt: Right. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Shipwreck was the closest to that. 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.. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. And so actually the last few days of rehearsal and through tech, he watched the play like this. Itll be sometime in 2021. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. 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. 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 came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. . 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. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. I play my father-in-law. 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. But because its about one of the hardest things and most personal struggles that Ive experienced for the last forty-six years of my life, since my father died, it was scary to share, but it felt worth sharing. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. Im not going to risk that. The show closed on March 12. Larry David and Jason Alexander stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to talk to Jimmy about their Broadway play Fish in the Dark. Lets do what we can. 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. Each short play will also include a Q&A with Tatiana Wechsler. 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. 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!' Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. I think of myself as Jew-ish. The Makeover. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. 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. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. I mean, come on. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. rt: It was miserable. richard topol: Oh my God! So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. They produced a lot of one-person shows. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. 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.. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). While speaking about his son, he mentioned that his mini-me is "the joy of my life. Im like, Okay, sure. Manhattan Theatre Club rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. 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. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. I think that most of the major religions are about feeling good to be small under the umbrella of something thats bigger than our oneness, that connects us all. 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). 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 . 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. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. twi-ny: Its been very strange. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. rt: Right. 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! We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. 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, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. Im no Josh Harmon. . And so I was like, Okay, fine. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. 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). We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. 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. But Im also not religious. It was a total strikeout. Josh is a writer. It was a really great time. 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. Richard Topol is an actor. rt: It was miserable. 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. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. I love the progression of the piano in the play. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. That was so much fun. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. rt: Thank you. It was so satisfying. And Im not going to any of that stuff. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. BWW TV: Check Out Kelli O'Hara and More in KING LEAR - Performance Highlights! rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. 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. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. 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. 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. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. The business is entirely shut down. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. Were going to put this play up. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. BWW TV: Performance Highlights from MTC's REGRETS! twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. Josh is a writer. 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: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. 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. 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. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? Im like, Okay, sure. Im just some guy . Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . I mean, come on. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. rt: The short answer is it was great. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. 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. What was that like? twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. Search instead in Creative? 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. 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