The production opened Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. 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. Richard Topol has appeared at Primary Stages in Bronx Bombers and Opus.On Broadway, he has been seen in Indecent (as Lemml), Fish in the Dark (with Larry David), The Normal Heart (Drama Desk Award), The Merchant of Venice (with Al Pacino), The Country Girl (directed by Mike Nichols), Cymbeline, Julius Caesar (with Denzel Washington), School for Scandal, and in Clifford Odets . 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: Its been very strange. Is it just Jewy enough? I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. as Satine, Exclusive: What Goes Into Casting a Broadway Show? At that time I was reading Charles, actually. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. Rich Topol meets Yogi Berra on opening night of Bronx Bombers (photo David Gordon). Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. rt: Exactly. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? Richard Topol's next show will be The Unbelieving which opens on 10/27/2022 on Off-Broadway. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below! 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. I love the progression of the piano in the play. I think a lot of people forget that. Were going to put this play up. 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. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. And then another few months later we did the third. Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . And I wanted to be his friend. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. There had been a lot of preparation. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Sam Waterston & More Open KING LEAR at the Public! Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). And then Willys like, Come on, come on. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. It was a really great time. 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. Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. 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. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. It was a really great time. at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. What was that like? Related To Adriana Topol, Jeffrey Topol, Margaret Topol, Amy Topol, Herbert Topol. 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. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. And the first two drafts of it were about that. Im no Josh Harmon. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? 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. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. I mean, come on. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. rt: Yeah, I know. It was a total strikeout. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. People who know me and my life saw it. twi-ny: Its been very strange. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. 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. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. So what could it be about. What was that like? I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] Browse Richard Topol movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. The Civilians, NYCs highly acclaimed downtown theatre company, is currently presenting The Unbelieving at 59E59 Theaters through November 20th. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. 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. 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. The production opened last night, Tuesday, October 8, and features Francois Battiste (Broadway's Magic/ Bird) as Reggie Jackson and Elston Howard,Chris Henry Coffey (Off-Broadway's Water by the Spoonful) as Joe DiMaggio,Bill Dawes(Broadway's Lombardi) as Mickey Mantle/Thurman Munson,Christopher Jackson(Broadway's In the Heights, Memphis) asDerek Jeter, Wendy Makkena (Broadway's Side Man) as Carmen Berra, Keith Nobbs (Broadway's Lombardi) as Billy Martin, Richard Topol (Broadway'sThe Normal Heart, The Merchant of Venice) as Yogi Berra, John Wernke (Broadway's The Lyons) as Lou Gehrig, and C.J. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. rt: Exactly. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. Im a tree hugger. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Check out the performance highlights below! 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. He doesnt take over the family business. It was so satisfying. Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . rt: We were wearing masks around the table. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. . No, no, please dont. ( 2013-04-21) (USA) Chronology. Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. 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 rt: Yeah. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. rt: No, no, no. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? 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. He loves music, is a fast . And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. Were already verklempt about it. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. rt: I was born a Jew. 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. rt: I was born a Jew. Manhattan Theatre Club 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. The show closed on March 12. And the first two drafts of it were about that. 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. I think of myself as Jew-ish. We do not want to shut this play down. 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! I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. 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. 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. I think a lot of people forget that. And then the symptoms were gone. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. 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). We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. Yeah, I love that play. The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. rt: Right. Topol was born on September 9, 1935, in Tel Aviv, [1] [3] in what was then Mandatory Palestine (now Israel ). rt: It was miserable. 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. Intense. Maybe Im fooling myself. 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. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. And then the symptoms were gone. The language flowed more naturally to Richard Topol, whose grandparents all spoke Yiddish. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? Resides in Tallahassee, FL. Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. . twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. 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. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. 212-581-1212 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. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. And so what to do about that? One of his best friends - Rehavam ("Ghandi") Ze'evi, a minister in the Israeli government, was murdered in 2001 by a Palestinian terrorist. [6] Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. April 21, 2013. The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. Its unbelievable. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Awake and Sing! Lets do what we can. twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. rt: It was miserable. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? All materials copyright 2021 by Mark Rifkin / This Week in New York, THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE CITY SINCE 2001, this week in lectures, signings, panel discussions, workshops, and Q&As. Is this too Jewy? And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. 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. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. 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. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). Did you enjoy working on Zoom? That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. 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. I was like, No, no, no. Showing Editorial results for richard topol. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis 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. 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