RICHARD TOPOL. Father of Omer and actress Ady Topol and Anat Topol. Learn more about Richard Topol - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. One of his best friends - Rehavam ("Ghandi") Ze'evi, a minister in the Israeli government, was murdered in 2001 by a Palestinian terrorist. Right. 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. Latest News on Richard Topol: Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters (Oct 31, 2022) Review: THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters- Compelling Play Presents A Meaningful. 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: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. rt: But Willy and I had a lot of time over the pandemic because there wasnt much else to do to finish the play. We thought, Okay, thats an interesting idea for a play. 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 had symptoms on the ides of March, on the 15th of March, and I was in bed for nineteen days with Covid-19. 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. For the last six and a half weeks, we have been safe and weve been able to do it. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. Its unbelievable. 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. There had been a lot of preparation. They bicycled around Manhattan delivering the scripts because they didnt want to email them. You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. But at that point were like, Okay, were just wearing masks the whole time. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. rt: Right. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. richard topol: Oh my God! He loves music, is a fast . We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. 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. But still there was that sense of, Whos producing a new eleven-person play, with nobody famous? Christmas in Conway. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . 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. - present) (1 child) See also He covered everything. MTC at New York City Center Stage I Photo Flash: THE NORMAL HEART Production Shots! Photo Flash: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Broadway - Production Shots! And audiences have come. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? Maybe Im fooling myself. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. 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. Everybody did keep their masks on, but there were some drinking and eating. You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. And so I was so excited to be part of the beginning of it. 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. 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 twi-ny: I felt that that Josh really attacked the numerous angles of how to look at anti-Semitism and Israel and American Jewry. The Lucky Starbegan previews on April 26, 2022 in Theater A and opened May 5 for a run through June 12, 2022. Lets do what we can. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. That was so much fun. I think a lot of people forget that. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. The Public took a lot of care in making it. 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. It went really well and theyre, like, We want to produce this and we have a slot. And so what to do about that? Manhattan Theatre Club Resides in Tallahassee, FL. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. And I wanted to be his friend. Here we have been waiting for so long to do it. What was the rehearsal process like? I was like, No, no, no. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. March 23 May 19, free (donations accepted) So what could it be about. I dont subscribe there. 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. 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). The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. Im like, Okay, sure. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. 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. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. twi-ny: Which the character Molly agrees with. Richard Topol was born, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. twi-ny: Okay, for my last question, I have a sort of bone to pick with you. 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 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. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. Ive been to some plays where Im sitting right next to total strangers and everybody has their mask on, and this was the same. And I survived. 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. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" I think a lot of people forget that. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. 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. 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. 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. And the play started to be about that. 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. And then the symptoms were gone. Rich Topol plays nonreligious narrator Patrick Salomon in Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere (photo by Matthew Murphy), PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC . He was really amazing. 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. Richard Topol ("Moshe Sharett") has recently starred in Paula Vogel 's Indecent at the Vineyard Theater and on Broadway, and appeared in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Fish In The Dark. and The Normal Heart, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, Cymbeline, The Country Girl, School for Scandal. Frances Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette, Joshua Harmon David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022. 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. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Molly Ranson, Jeff Seymour, Betsy Aidem, Francis Benhamou, Yair Ben-Dor, Richard Topol, Molly Ranson, Kenneth Topol, Nancy Robinette, Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Ari Brand, www.youtube.com. 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! 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. Posts about Richard Topol written by caroleditosti. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. twi-ny: Its been very strange. It doesnt have any songs . Followed by. Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. 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. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. I play my father-in-law. 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? Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. rt: Oh, less upsetting because I know Im not a professional. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling . So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Topol was born on September 9, 1935, in Tel Aviv, [1] [3] in what was then Mandatory Palestine (now Israel ). I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. So Ill tell you. And he told me about how much fun it was doing that. . Josh was holding it close. Did you enjoy working on Zoom? And then Anita gave us a shot. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. 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. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. My wife came and saw the show. Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. BWW TV: FISH IN THE DARK Montage! He was beautiful. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. I was like, No, no, no, no, no. Check out the performance highlights below! Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. twi-ny: Jon Stewart would ask, is it too Jewy? twi-ny: A lot of people still feel that way. And I survived. 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 did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. I play my mother, I play my wife, I play my mother-in-law. So thats the sort of glib answer. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. 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 Im also not religious. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. Were like, You know what, its not worth it. We did the workshop, we did a live reading in front of people. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. Ive always had this obsession with searching for a father and he was my father-in-law, so lets do that. KING LEAR will run through Sunday, November 20 in The Public's Newman Theater and opened last night, November 8. Richard Topol, Kelli O'Hara, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. 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. Larry David and Jason Alexander stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to talk to Jimmy about their Broadway play Fish in the Dark. 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 doesnt take over the family business. The Makeover. Im a tree hugger. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. 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. rt: It was miserable. Like in Joshs play, he was one of those people, a German Jew in Berlin who got out. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. Richard J Topol, 79. Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. That was Buddy Harrelson, Wayne Garrett, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote. Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette Josh is a writer. 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). And thats when [director David] Cromer came on board. And Josh had done some incredible things. 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. rt: Right. If you can listen to him playing on Lenny Bernsteins Age of Anxiety, listen to the piano on that. I play my father-in-law. We did a workshop right before the pandemic hit in-person. So then the pandemic hit and immediately I got the virus. My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. Were already verklempt about it. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. 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