Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" He shouldnt be a lounge singer. 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. 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. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast . He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. Because its a great joy to do this play. Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for Public Theater's OTHELLO at Shakespeare in the Park! I dont subscribe there. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. 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. 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. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. . They produced a lot of one-person shows. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. twi-ny: As a listener, I felt it Shipwreck was one of the audio plays that worked the best during the lockdown. Im no Josh Harmon. 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? "Like. I love the progression of the piano in the play. Wilson (Happy Now? rt: Right. The Normal Heart John Golden Theatre Cast List: Joe Mantello John Benjamin Hickey Ellen Barkin Lee Pace Jim Parsons Patrick Breen Luke McFarlane Mark Harelik Richard Topol Wayne Wilcox Production Credits: Joel Grey (Direction) George C. Wolfe (Direction, Richard Topol, Al Pacino and Byron Jennings, Michael Chernus, Didi O'Connell, Daniel Jenkins and Richard Topol, David Beach with Opus' Michael Laurence, Mahira Kakkar, Douglas Rees and Richard Topol, David Beach, Richard Topol, Douglas Rees and Michael Laurence, Douglas Rees, Richard Topol, Mahira Kakkar, Michael Laurence and David Beach, Richard Topol, Mahira Kakkar, and Michael Hollinger, Dougas Rees, Mahira Kakkar, Richard Topol and Michael Hollinger, David Beach, Dougas Rees, Mahira Kakkar, Richard Topol and Michael Hollinger, Terrence J. Nolen, David Beach, Michael Laurence, Michael Hollinger, Douglas Rees, Mahira Kakkar, and Richard Topol, David Beach, Michael Laurence, Mahira Kakkar, Douglas Rees and Richard Topol, Mahira Kakkar, Douglas Rees, Michael Laurence, David Beach, and Richard Topol, Douglas Rees, Michael Laurence, David Beach, and Richard Topol. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. 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. He loves music, is a fast . Each short play will also include a Q&A with Tatiana Wechsler. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. He escaped the Nazis. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. I play my father-in-law. The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. So thats the sort of glib answer. 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. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. Alexander steps into the role created by David in the comedy about a death in the family. Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Awake and Sing! 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. Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of REGRETS, the new play by Matt Charman, directed by Carolyn Cantor will open tonight, Tuesday, March 27 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). And the first two drafts of it were about that. Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. 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. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. 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. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. Foss' eclectic music underscores Rich's funny and poignant journey to fatherhood. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. Maybe Im fooling myself. twi-ny: If Lukas were still around to see you in the show, would he be happy with your piano playing? Rich Topol meets Yogi Berra on opening night of Bronx Bombers (photo David Gordon). rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. 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. We do not want to shut this play down. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. Its a short question, right? They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. When they said, Will you read Patrick? rt: Yeah, I know. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. But then I went to a hockey game and sixteen thousand people are screaming, no masks, lots of eating and drinking. And we were shut down. I mean, come on. The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. And so I was like, Okay, fine. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. 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. twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. Although my mother came and saw the show. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. Resides in Tallahassee, FL. I love Charles. First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for I know I was a Mets fan in 73, and then we moved, and my next-door neighbor was a Yankees fan. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. Because its a great joy to do this play. It was a really great time. 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. 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). And then another few months later we did the third. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Richard J Topol, 79. twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below! at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. Lets do what we can. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. rt: Right. 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. Manhattan Theatre Club Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. 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. 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. All materials copyright 2021 by Mark Rifkin / This Week in New York, THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE CITY SINCE 2001, TWI-NY TALK: RICHARD TOPOL PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, this week in lectures, signings, panel discussions, workshops, and Q&As. 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. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. And we were shut down. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? Why am I doing this play? We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. 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 covered everything. 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. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. 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. And so the guy lost his physical abilities and his mental abilities. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! Im like, Okay, sure. rt: Thank you. 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. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. But were still on track for the fall. And I wanted to be his friend. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. 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. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. Michael Panay 3 episodes, 2018-2019 rt: I think he would be disappointed. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. Why am I doing this play? And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. twi-ny: Its been very strange. rt: The short answer is it was great. It doesnt have any songs . Yeah, I love that play. Willy was like, I want to write a one-man show for 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. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. Im a tree worshiper. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . Intense. So what could it be about. Richard Topol has not appeared in the West End. 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. 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 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. Bikeman will be available to listen to online on demand from September 8-18, 2022. And then Anita gave us a shot. We started first day of rehearsal learning about the Covid protocols, getting tested regularly. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. 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 . Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, Jeff Seymour, Francis Benhamou, Nancy Robinette, Kenneth Tigar, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Peyton Lusk, and Richard It was really satisfying to do. Photo Flash: MERCHANT Of VENICE in Rehearsal! Its a short question, right? theactingcompany.org 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. What was the experience like sharing your life, in person, in front of people, back onstage? 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. It is unbelievable. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. Click below to watch a montage of Alexander in the show! Richard Topol attending the 56th Annual Drama Desk Award Nominees Reception at Bombay Palace in New York City. rt: I was born a Jew. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. The language is so beautiful. He covered everything. By Steve Feeney Share Rich. And so I was like, Okay, fine. Tony Award winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie) will star in the new play The Pianist as Szpilman in a by-invitation only development reading Thursday June 23 in NYC. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. Im no Josh Harmon. What was that like? My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. Josh is a writer. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. 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. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. The Public took a lot of care in making it. Because when I became a Yankees fan, the Yankee sucked. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? 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 went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. 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). We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. Intense. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. 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! Although my mother came and saw the show. rt: We were wearing masks around the table. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. Originally from Larchmont, NY, he now lives in New York City with his wife, actress Eliza Foss, and their daughter. as Satine, Exclusive: What Goes Into Casting a Broadway Show? Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. play by Clifford Odets (Belasco Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. rt: Thank you. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. rt: Actually, it sort of timed out pretty well, you know? Casting Directors Tell All. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. 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 for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. But were still on track for the fall. Maybe Im fooling myself. He doesnt take over the family business. 212-581-1212 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. 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? Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. Willy did most of the writing. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! So this was the middle of December now, right before Christmas, and shows were going down left and right. He was really amazing. 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