He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. Right. And so what to do about that? He escaped the Nazis. The language flowed more naturally to Richard Topol, whose grandparents all spoke Yiddish. I met him once at a Mickey Mantle Foundation dinner at Gracie Mansion. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. 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. rt: Yeah, I know. rt: Yeah. I dont subscribe there. I love Charles. 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. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' Im just some guy . And then another few months later we did the third. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. It is unbelievable. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? He had Parkinsons disease. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . twi-ny: You guys were great. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. 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. 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. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. 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: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. 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. 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. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. And then the symptoms were gone. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. 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. 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. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below! - present) (1 child) See also And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. Get the fuck out of here. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. Rich Topol starred as stage manager Lemml in Indecent (photo by Carol Rosegg). 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). 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. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. rt: Right. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your 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. 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. Im a tree worshiper. And audiences have come. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). 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. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. 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. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. The show closed on March 12. twi-ny: Its been very strange. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. What was the rehearsal process like? Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. 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. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? So kudos to them for sticking with it. 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. Since then weve bumped into each other a few other times at the theater and discussed various shows wed seen. I play my father-in-law. MTC at New York City Center Stage I Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. It is unbelievable. 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. 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. Because its a great joy to do this play. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. rt: He was great, for a seventy-year-old man. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 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.. You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. I think a lot of people forget 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. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. . Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. And thats how it came to pass, and Anita Stewart, the artistic director of Portland Stage, was just a real cheerleader for the piece. And the play started to be about that. 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. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. And Ive been an actor for over three decades. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. Browse Richard Topol movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. Maybe Im fooling myself. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. We do not want to be shut down. Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Awake and Sing! 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. 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. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. 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 rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. Is this too Jewy? At that time I was reading Charles, actually. 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. 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. 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. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. During the pandemic, they are looking inside artistic creation with In Process, a series of online presentations written by and starring alumni. 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. at New York City Center, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Join MOULIN ROUGE! We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. Yeah, I love that play. Maybe Im fooling myself. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. It was a total strikeout. rt: Exactly. 212-581-1212 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. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis Each short play will also include a Q&A with Tatiana Wechsler. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. RICHARD TOPOL. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. 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. And Im not going to any of that stuff. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. 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 . rt: Yeah. He shouldnt be a lounge singer. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. and The Normal Heart, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Cymbeline, The Country Girl, School for Scandal. And so I was like, Okay, fine. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. Richard Topol attending the 56th Annual Drama Desk Award Nominees Reception at Bombay Palace in New York City. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! It doesnt have any songs . twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. And we were shut down. 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. 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. Why am I doing this play? And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. 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: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. Richard Topol's 11 research works with 198 citations and 348 reads, including: Complex Remanence vs. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? Willy did most of the writing. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? 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. rt: Thank you. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. Lets take that idea of writing and switch over to Prayer for the French Republic, which is exquisitely written. rt: Exactly. 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. Photo Flash: Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara Michael McKean & More in KING LEAR at the Public! Josh is a writer. I mean, come on. It was really satisfying to do. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. 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. Is it just Jewy enough? Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. See photos from opening night here! twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. . 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. And I wanted to be his friend. BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below! 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. 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. Or is it not? Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. No, not from all perspectives, but certainly from a lot of perspectives within the Jewish community. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. (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. Davis, Steven Rattazzi and Joby Earle, Richard Topol, Cassie Beck, Victoria Clark, Christopher Innvar, Richard Topol, Cassie Beck, Christopher Innvar, Richard Topol, Paula Vogel and Katrina Lenk, Richard Topol, Adina Verson, Katrina Lenk, Tom Neils, Steven Rattazzi and Mimi Lieber, Irungu Mutu, Robert Cuccioli, Richard Topol, Angela Pierce, Robert Cuccioli, Irungu Mutu, Richard Topol, Angela Pierce, Irungu Mutu, Robert Cuccioli, Richard Topol and Elizabeth Ramos, Francois Battiste, Christopher Jackson, Bill Dawes, Keith Nobbs, Wendy Makkena, Chris Henry Coffey, Richard Topol, CJ Wilson, John Wernke, Richard Topol, Jeff Cutler, Ben Rosenbach, Mark H. Dold, Ben Cole, Christopher Innvar, Adam Heller, Richard Topol, John Cariani, Adam Heller, Richard Topol, Richard Schiff. 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. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. Law & Order: CI The Third Horseman (2002) as Cutler's Attorney Law & Order Terminal (1997) as Mickey Fine For Love or Money (2001) as Lloyd Neal Bounty (2003) as Arnie Gleason Law & Order: SVU Consent (2001) as Harry the Vagrant Juvenile (2002) as Mr. Connor . They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. What was that like? I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. 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. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. It doesnt have any songs . twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. Hap Halloran 3 episodes, 2019-2020 Hari Dhillon . Did you enjoy working on Zoom? And then the testing protocols, were getting tested every day, and you cant come into the room until youve tested negative, and, knock wood, thats been it. You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. 131 West 55th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves. 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. 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. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. richard topol: Oh my God! rt: Right. And then, of course, a month later, theyre, like, Yeah, were not going to do the workshop in July. rt: Right. There had been a lot of preparation. Photo Coverage: New Dramatists Honor Roger Berlind at Starry Luncheon, Photo Coverage: Drama Desk Nominee Reception - The Men, Photo Coverage: THE NORMAL HEART on Broadway Curtain Call. 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 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. I think a lot of people forget that. rt: It was miserable. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Its a short question, right? rt: The short answer is it was great. 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. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . Im no Josh Harmon. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. 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. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. 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. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? And the first two drafts of it were about that. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. But Im also not religious. Im not going to risk that. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 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. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. 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). 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 . The language is so beautiful. Click below to watch a montage of Alexander in the show! rt: I was born a Jew. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. 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. And I survived. The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. Josh was holding it close. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. Bikeman will be available to listen to online on demand from September 8-18, 2022. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. 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. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. So thats the sort of glib answer. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. 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