Richard Topol, John Douglas Thompson, Kristen Connolly, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. . www.manhattantheatreclub.com. The Civilians, NYCs highly acclaimed downtown theatre company, is currently presenting The Unbelieving at 59E59 Theaters through November 20th. The Public took a lot of care in making it. Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. rt: Thank you. Im a tree hugger. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. rt: No, no, no. rt: It was miserable. 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? twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. Josh is a writer. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. 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. What was the rehearsal process like? 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 then another few months later we did the third. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? I play my father-in-law. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. rt: Right. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. 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. 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. and The Normal Heart, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Cymbeline, The Country Girl, School for Scandal. 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. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. 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. He looked up, put on a big smile, and said in that Yogi way, No ones asked me about that in years. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. On Sunday night, June 12th, the Broadway premiere production of Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play The Normal Heart took home the Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play (John Benjamin Hickey) and Best Featured Actress in a Play (Ellen Barkin). He has appeared on Broadway numerous times, most recently this past season as Lemml in Paula Vogel's Indecent, with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, with Al Pacino in 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 . It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. 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 think a lot of people forget that. Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. 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. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. 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. Its a short question, right? Willy did most of the writing. It doesnt have any songs . 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. I mean, come on. 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. If youre a WASP from white privilege, maybe you look at this play and think, like Patrick, Whats the big deal, you know? rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. twi-ny: You guys were great. Is it just Jewy enough? Were going to put this play up. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. 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. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. rt: Exactly. rt: Right. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. Wilson (Happy Now? 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) Check out the performance highlights below! Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! 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. Or is it not? We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Lincoln Center Theater's ADMISSIONS, Photo Flash: Billy Crudup, Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, Sutton Foster and More Celebrate HARRY CLARKE Opening Off-Broadway, Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. Richard J Topol, 79. I got bar mitzvahed. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. [6] My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Im just some guy . You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. 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. Is this too Jewy? 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. The actor was ecstatic as he began his journey to fatherhood, it had been greatly anticipated, so when it eventually happened, he became dedicated to the course. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. It was so satisfying. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. And the play started to be about that. 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. Im not going to risk that. I love Charles. I think of myself as Jew-ish. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. There had been a lot of preparation. "Like. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. as Satine, Exclusive: What Goes Into Casting a Broadway Show? Yeah, I love that 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. I dont subscribe there. Intense. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon Im like, Why is my agent calling me? Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! rt: There was a computer open and his computerized voice would come through. I dont subscribe there. Im like, Okay, sure. 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 escaped the Nazis. When they said, Will you read Patrick? Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. (seated/facing away), and Jeff Seymour (seated/facing away), Jason Babinsky, Miriam Silverman, Richard Topol, Celeste Arias and Gabby Beans, Michael Ritchie, Richard Topol and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Rebecca Taichman and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Paula Vogel and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Mimi Lieber, Adina Verson, Harry Groener, Elizabeth A. 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