But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. I love Charles. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. - present) (1 child) See also And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. 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. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. 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. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. 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. He had Parkinsons disease. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. He was beautiful. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. It was a really great time. Josh was holding it close. 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 in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. Check out Richard Topol's Bio Now 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. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. Yeah, I love that play. We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. rt: Thank you. 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. Michael 3 episodes, 2018 Saul Rubinek . 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. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. So what could it be about. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES 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. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). And so I was like, Okay, fine. Manhattan Theatre Club 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. It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Followed by. Christmas in Conway. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. 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). March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) Im not going to risk that. Irish Repertory Theatre has announced the return of special audio event, Bikeman by Thomas F. Flynn, directed by Joseph Discher, produced by Robert Cuccioli, and featuring Robert Cuccioli, Stephen Eng, April Ortiz & Richard Topol. Because its a great joy to do this play. 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. That was so much fun. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. I think of myself as Jew-ish. And then the symptoms were gone. It was so satisfying. 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. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). No, no, please dont. 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? He doesnt take over the family business. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. 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. 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.. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. Im a tree worshiper. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. 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. rt: Yeah, I know. Its a short question, right? Although my mother came and saw the show. 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? 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. 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. And then another few months later we did the third. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. twi-ny: Its been very strange. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Browse Richard Topol movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. Were going to put this play up. Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. 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. 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 . rt: We were wearing masks around the table. I mean, come on. He doesnt take over the family business. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? 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. My wife came and saw the show. Manhattan Theatre Club I dont subscribe there. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. It was so satisfying. He loves music, is a fast . And so initially we decided it would be about Lukas Foss, who was my father-in-law, a really interesting man who had a really interesting life. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] MTC at New York City Center Stage I And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. It was a total strikeout. rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. And we were shut down. 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. . So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. And then another few months later we did the third. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 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. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. I mean, come on. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. The Makeover. Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. Why am I doing this play? 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. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. And so what to do about that? Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . Casting Directors Tell All. Were going to put this play up. I play my father-in-law. It is unbelievable. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. We do not want to shut this play down. 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. rt: Right. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. And the first two drafts of it were about that. rt: The short answer is it was great. Or is it not? 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 went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. Get the fuck out of here. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. They produced a lot of one-person shows. 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. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. Right. 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? 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. Im like, Okay, sure. And then the symptoms were gone. One of his best friends - Rehavam ("Ghandi") Ze'evi, a minister in the Israeli government, was murdered in 2001 by a Palestinian terrorist. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. So kudos to them for sticking with it. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. While speaking about his son, he mentioned that his mini-me is "the joy of my life. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. That was so much fun. He escaped the Nazis. rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. I had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. I was like, No, no, no. Thats the way I connect to religion. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. 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! And I wanted to be his friend. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. . www.youtube.com. He was really amazing. 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. We do not want to shut this play down. And so initially we decided it would be about Lukas Foss, who was my father-in-law, a really interesting man who had a really interesting life. 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. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. Im a tree hugger. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. It is unbelievable. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! 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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. Father of Omer and actress Ady Topol and Anat Topol. The Civilians, NYCs highly acclaimed downtown theatre company, is currently presenting The Unbelieving at 59E59 Theaters through November 20th. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. 212-581-1212 Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. April 21, 2013. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. rt: Exactly. It was really satisfying to do. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. 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. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. 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). I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. (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, rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? The limited engagement, which stars Ellen Barkin, Patrick Breen, Mark Harelik, John Benjamin Hickey, Luke MacFarlane, Joe Mantello, Lee Pace, Jim Parsons, Richard Topol and Wayne Alan Wilcox, runs through July 10, 2011. And audiences have come. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below! Maybe Im fooling myself. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Remember Sunday is a 2013 American romantic drama film directed by Jeff Bleckner, written by Michael Kase and Barry Morrow, and starring Zachary Levi and Alexis Bledel. twi-ny: You guys were great. rt: It was miserable. 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. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. It doesnt have any songs . So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. 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. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. 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. 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. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. 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