Richard J Topol, 79. Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou 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? Home My Books He shouldnt be a lounge singer. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. 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. April 21, 2013. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. He doesnt take over the family business. Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. Intense. 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. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Were going to put this play up. And then the symptoms were gone. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. I play my father-in-law. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. And the play started to be about that. He was by himself and I went over to him and said, Im going to ask you something that no one probably ever asks you about. 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. Although my mother came and saw the show. Its unbelievable. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES 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. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022. 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. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. While speaking about his son, he mentioned that his mini-me is "the joy of my life. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. And Im not going to any of that stuff. Why am I doing this play? Get the fuck out of here. I had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. 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. rt: Exactly. 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. 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. We do not want to shut this play down. The ones who are not Jews often say how the Jews in the play are just a specific example of the larger issue of otherness. What was that like? Manhattan Theatre Club Im just some guy . Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. Is it just Jewy enough? Check out the performance highlights below! The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. 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. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. 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. We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. 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 love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the world premiere of Prayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. He covered everything. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Ive actually asked that of some of my Jewish friends too. 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. Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. Why am I doing this play? We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. She made her Broadway debut in Jekyll & Hyde, with other notable Broadway roles including Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Vivienne in Legally . Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. 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. 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 covered everything. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. 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. rt: The short answer is it was great. 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! They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. People who know me and my life saw it. rt: Right. 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. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. Christmas in Conway. 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 We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. And Josh had done some incredible things. 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 . But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. 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. The Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. It was a really great time. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. Its unbelievable. Check out Richard Topol's Bio Now 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. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. 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. Im a tree hugger. 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. It doesnt have any songs . rt: It was miserable. Followed by. 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. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. rt: Exactly. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. 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. 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. rt: I think he would be disappointed. Bikeman will be available to listen to online on demand from September 8-18, 2022. And then Anita gave us a shot. See photos from opening night here! And then another few months later we did the third. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? And Ive been an actor for over three decades. richard topol: Oh my God! Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. RICHARD TOPOL. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. Josh is a writer. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. Thats the way I connect to religion. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. richard topol: Oh my God! rt: Thank you. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for you. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! Browse Richard Topol movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. I dont subscribe there. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. So you cant pick a bone with me if it was because my father had just died and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. The show closed on March 12. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. Im just some guy . And audiences have come. And I survived. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. Hap Halloran 3 episodes, 2019-2020 Hari Dhillon . Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . 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. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. So kudos to them for sticking with it. 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. Itll be sometime in 2021. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos 17 Known for Lincoln 7.3 James Speed 2012 ( 2013-04-21) (USA) Chronology. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. rt: Right. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. And we were shut down. Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexanderrecentlyassumedthe role of 'Norman Drexel'in Larry David's hit comedy Fish In the Dark, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. And so I was like, Okay, fine. He loves music, is a fast . And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. 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. [6] I think of myself as Jew-ish. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. Josh was holding it close. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. Preceded by. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Im not going to risk that. I was like, No, no, no. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. And I wanted to be his friend. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. No, no, please dont. 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. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. I tapped him on the shoulder during intermission and told him that I had just seen him at the Signature in A. R. Gurneys The Wayside Motor Inn and had enjoyed his performance. 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. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. Some of us have children and partners, but there was a real commitment to being safe so that we could get it up on our feet. 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. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. 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. 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. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. 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. 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. Their richard topol father on, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary my... 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