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. April 21, 2013. And we spent enough time with it to dig in the way you do in a play. And I survived. Jason Alexander stopped by this week's 'LIVE' and spoke about taking over the lead role for Larry David in Broadway's FISH IN THE DARK. And in the scenes where I play myself, most of that writing is me, having written down my versions of stories that Ive experienced. And Josh had done some incredible things. Lets do what we can. The language is so beautiful. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Rich Topol poses with a hot car on set of EPIX series Godfather of Harlem. The play was well received, so I didnt have the experience of Oh, that sucked. Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. And again, he didnt give it to anybody else. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. It was a total strikeout. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. Featuring Broadway Star Richard Topol At the moment of his daughter's birth, Rich Topol searches for a father to replace the one he lost and finds two - his famous father-in-law Lukas Foss and himself. 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. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. 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. 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. Behind him in his living room is a landscape by his mother-in-law, the painter and teacher Cornelia (Brendel) Foss. Its interesting because it connects to the father thing. BWW TV: Performance Highlights from MTC's REGRETS! Photo Coverage: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE After Party. Since then, The Normal Heart's daily box office wrap has more than tripled from their average daily sales before Sunday's Tony Awards. And so it was the worst it could be without being bad. I love the progression of the piano in the play. www.manhattantheatreclub.com. He came in with his finished draft and we did a reading of it, prepandemic and in-person. Im like, Why is my agent calling me? And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. Searching to find out more about Richard Topol? rt: I think he would be disappointed. theactingcompany.org Rich Topol debuted his intimate one-person show at Portland Stage in November (photo by No Umbrella Media LLC). 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. He had a really interesting life and a really challenging death. [Director] Saheem Ali was great and it was a great cast, obviously in a really interesting play. . Hes an extremely amiable mensch who clearly loves his chosen profession. 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. This is the kind of play that should be running during the election. www.youtube.com. But were still on track for the fall. And then Josh tested positive right before tech. 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. Or Mark Blum, a lovely man who lost his life to it. 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 He escaped the Nazis. During the pandemic, they are looking inside artistic creation with In Process, a series of online presentations written by and starring alumni. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. 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 escaped the Nazis. Lets do what we can. Is this too Jewy? And we were shut down. rt: Right. 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. We would do a weeklong workshop with the first act of the play, then the second act. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. 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. You were a Mets fan, then you switched over to the Yankees. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hundreds of people are coming to see the show every day. It was this biodrama about Lukas and it was missing something. Search instead in Creative? So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. rt: Thats when I was a Mets fan. We did a developmental workshop in June up in Maine. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Topol Family (1) Spouse Eliza Foss (I) (? Im always curious about what my non-Jewish friends who come and see the show think of it. rt: Exactly. Producers Douglas Denoff & Beth Goldsmith, and 59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) present the Directors Companys production ofThe Lucky Starby Karen Hartman, directed by Noah Himmelstein (Rooted). I dont subscribe there. We did the kind of work that you do in a play before you get up on your feet. Tuesday Sunday through March 27, $99 Even if you dont recognize his name, youre likely to know his face; he has approximately fifty television and film credits, including portraying lawyer and politician James Speed in Steven Spielbergs Lincoln, a recurring role on The Practice, and multiple parts on several Law & Order iterations. to Mozart: David Beach Tackles an 'Opus', Photo Coverage: 'Opus' Opens at Primary Stages, Photo Flash: 'Opus' in Previews at Primary Stages. The production opened Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). First of all, I dont like one-person shows, I dont like seeing one-person shows; theyre not interesting to me. 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. MTC at New York City Center Stage I 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! 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. Where I feel most soulful and spiritual is when Ive climbed a mountain and I feel small in relation to a large, amazing thing. So kudos to them for sticking with it. rt: Exactly. rt: Right. What was the rehearsal process like? Were like, You know what, its not worth it. 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. Lived In Crawfordville FL, Lakeland FL. at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth. The Mets had been to the World Series, right? Sanford Bensinger 3 episodes, 2017-2019 Michael Aronov . 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. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. Christmas in Conway. I mean, I enjoyed working as opposed to not working. RICHARD TOPOL. Includes Address (7) Phone (6) Email (7) See Results. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. rt: Thank you. twi-ny: Thats really interesting to me, because you fit so well as Patrick. It was really satisfying to do. rt: Yes, well, thats what Willy said. And I asked him about managing the 73 Mets. Richard Topol, Kelli O'Hara, and Sam Waterston in King Lear, directed by James Macdonald, running at The Public Theater through November 20. I remember at the time talking with people and saying, Oh my God, this is the longest period of time between . He was really amazing. My wife came and saw the show. Itll be sometime in 2021. 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. There had been a lot of preparation. So that was the very last performance you could do in New York. Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway! Produced by Daryl Roth and directed by Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart began performances on Tuesday, April 19 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) and opened to rave reviews on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. I felt more exposed than Id ever felt before in my life. He thanked me, saying that he was actually the understudy and that was the only time he had gone on. He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. 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. The truth is, most of the play, I play other people. 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. And then when we started up on our feet, we were unmasked, for those who were comfortable with that. These wins helped 'The Normal Heart' become the number one search term on Google all across America on 'Tony Sunday.' I got the feeling that this was a group of actors working in tandem. Thats the way I connect to religion. 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). But the larger questions that Josh asks in the play relate to almost everyone. This is your first one-man show, which you wrote with Willy Holtzman, a two-time Pulitzer nominee. At that time I was reading Charles, actually. And audiences have come. Josh is a writer. Then we got into the rehearsal space in December. 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 . And so I was like, Okay, fine. But I feel like he shouldnt be a better piano player than I am in this play. twi-ny: Yes they had, with Yogi Berra as manager. You dont develop a through-line, you dont understand the arc of things. The language is so beautiful. Its unbelievable. And then the symptoms were gone. in MTC's REGRETS. Is it just Jewy enough? Im hoping to bring the show to New York, but I think doing it here, thatll be scary. 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 was like, No, no, no, no, no. It was a total strikeout. 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. (l-r front row) - Peyton Lusk, Yair Ben-Dor, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, Francis rt: Well, it started actually in August of 2019, when Josh had been commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club to write a play. 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 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. Josh was holding it close. Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent . So we had a lot of time processing it with Josh and helping him wrangle this epic piece into what you saw. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. I dont subscribe there. ( 2013-04-21) (USA) Chronology. rt: Right. 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. So what could it be about. And there were conversations among the cast about, Well, what do we do at home? 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). My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. I love acting with other people, and it cant be about me because Im not interesting. 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? They produced a lot of one-person shows. I think of myself as Jew-ish. It doesnt have any songs . We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. 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. And I survived. Then we did a couple of workshops that fall and then at the end of February of 2020. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. Even though he wasnt Jewish; he didnt think of himself as a Jew. And so what to do about that? 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. BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals. Topol was raised in Mamaroneck and lost his father when he was twelve. Yeah, I love that play. I was like, No, no, no. Even those people understand, given what weve lived with, at least certainly for the last few years. And I thought, Oh, thats perfect. 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. While speaking about his son, he mentioned that his mini-me is "the joy of my life. We dont know when but were still committed to doing the play. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Sam Waterston & More Open KING LEAR at the Public! Antisemitic Protestors Chant At Audience Outside First Preview Of PARADE, Cooper, Esparza, and More Will Lead OLIVER! 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. rt: I have asked that of my non-Jewish friends. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards! Maybe Im fooling myself. Topol, " Betsy Aidem, Richard Topol, Pierre Epstein, Francis Benhamou He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. Thats the exterminator, not exterminating Jews but exterminating bugs that Nazis would think are like Jews. And then because the pandemic happened, we both had the time to really work on it. The Civilians, NYCs highly acclaimed downtown theatre company, is currently presenting The Unbelieving at 59E59 Theaters through November 20th. And without, I think, insulting anyone and without becoming didactic and preachy. They produced Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly they cast a married couple who played the two parts. 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 so I was like, Okay, fine. Theyre like, To be honest, Charles should be, if not actually North African, at least more Sephardic, more Middle Eastern. Because its a great joy to do this play. The Public took a lot of care in making it. 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. and Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. And then a month later, its, Yeah, were not going to do the play in September. Off-Broadway: Richard Topol has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. (l-r backrow) " David Cromer, Pierre Epstein, Jeff Seymour, Molly Ranson, Betsy Aidem, And then one of our stage managers tested positive, and luckily she didnt give it to anybody else. Richard Topol is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. It is unbelievable. During our wide-ranging Zoom conversation, Topol is thoughtful and generous, laughing and smiling a lot. MTC at New York City Center Stage I We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. He doesnt take over the family business. Benhamou, Kenneth Tigar, Richard Topol, Nancy Robinette Shipwreck was the closest to that. Look, we live in a world where the hate for other has been unleashed. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. The Makeover. Now, of course, Im totally madly in love with Patrick and I wouldnt have it any other way. Richard became a father at 50 and named his firstborn after his dad. The Acting Company Is it just Jewy enough? He was really amazing. Photo Flash: Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara Michael McKean & More in KING LEAR at the Public! We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, and more! My father died in 1975; I dont remember whether I jumped ship in 74 or 75. 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. See photos from opening night here! Get the fuck out of here. And thoughtful in allowing them to be really articulate people who have really strong opinions, and those opinions are different. And for those of us whod been with it for two years, were like, Oh my God, were finally getting to do it. You played Yogi in Bronx Bombers. Followed by. I didnt have it like Danny Burstein; I didnt have to go to the hospital. Or is it not? Itll be sometime in 2021. I was like, No, no, no. And then we did a couple of Zoom workshops. rt: It was miserable. 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. And so the ones that I was willing to share were the ones that couldnt be avoided and, I guess, were the most important. 59E59 Theaters and The Civiliansis presentingThe Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). 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. Yeah, I love that play. There had been a lot of preparation. 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. My wife came and saw the show. They want to do a workshop in July and then well go into rehearsal in September and run till Christmas. I went to a concert where everybody had to be masked and there were some empty seats, but it was pretty much sold out. Simple Persistence: Are Hysteresis and Unit-Root Processes Observationally Equivalent? Its a symbol, a metaphor for the journey of our family. rt: I was born a Jew. 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. They hand delivered the scripts to everybodys homes. So on the one hand, it was incredibly thrilling. But his true love is theater, which he also teaches. He had Parkinsons disease. 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. rt: Right. I was doing Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company. He loves music, is a fast . rt: The short answer is it was great. twi-ny: So you played Yogi, and then you met him on opening night of the show. We have a place upstate that we escaped too, and I got a call two days later from my agents. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? The Unbelieving is now officially open, and will run through November 20, 2022. And then another few months later we did the third. Get Richard Topol's email address (r*****@cnrs.fr) and phone number at RocketReach. Its a short question, right? It was the first production of the first play that Ive ever cowritten. I was in The Chosen a couple of times [Theres a knock at the door and Topol gets up to answer it, then returns.] The limited engagement run of the production, originally scheduled through June 7, is extended for six weeks through Sunday, July 19. He was even more thankful when I told him that I had included him in my review. 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. twi-ny: You finally returned to the stage in November in Portland with Searching for Mr. Plays Sam Feinschreiber in "Awake and Sing!" Home My Books 59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for 212-581-1212 When they said, Will you read Patrick? And she said, You just got an offer from Manhattan Theatre Club for Prayer for the French Republic. So what could it be about. rt: Exactly, the third guy from the left. 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 . rt: We were wearing masks around the table. So it was thrilling to be back in a theater on a stage with a live audience, even though they were masked. In the video below, Patrick Healy visited the Tony Award-winning revival of 'The Normal Heart' to see if its relevant to younger gay people today. Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Vineyard Theatre's Spring Gala! I mean, come on. Right. 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. And the play started to be about that. And Josh had done some incredible things. I read it to myself and I thought, this is the best play Ive read in ten years. Were already verklempt about it. Although my mother came and saw the show. 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. Jason Alexander Returns to Broadway in Larry David's Comedy Play, VIDEO: Jason Alexander Talks FISH IN THE DARK; Performs Magic Act on 'Live', VIDEO: Jason Alexander and Larry David Talk FISH IN THE DARK on 'Tonight', BWW TV: Sneak Peek at Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS. rt: He does a great job of giving everybody a valid argument. We do not want to shut this play down. Are you Jewish, or is it just a coincidence that you play a lot of Jews? He holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Graduate Acting Program and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. People who know me and my life saw it. I got bar mitzvahed. I think of myself as spiritual and, not to be too woo-woo, I believe in the earth. Ive also actually played a lot of Jewish narrators who step into the play. I did go see Hot Tuna and David Bromberg. David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022. Im not going to risk that. It felt to me that it was really important that this play be put up during the election. It is a really challenging piece of theater and really satisfying to act in. The language flowed more naturally to Richard Topol, whose grandparents all spoke Yiddish. 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 was like, No, no, no, no, no. Because its a great joy to do this play. We did that reading and I think it confirmed for Manhattan Theatre Club and for Josh that he had latched on to something incredible. Willy and I had been talking about this play for a number of years. And so, kicking and screaming, it became more and more about my relationship to Lukas and then my relationship to fatherhood. Richard Topol attending the 56th Annual Drama Desk Award Nominees Reception at Bombay Palace in New York City. 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. Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben Dor in Prayer for the French Republic (courtesy of Matthew Murphy). Im like, Okay, sure. twi-ny: Its been very strange. Im a tree hugger. Im just some guy . By Steve Feeney Share Rich. 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. So weve been careful and thoughtful and fortunate, and I hope we continue to be so. Thats the way I connect to religion. Im just some guy . 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. I feel like the Jews, the Jews get it, the New York Jews get it, or they have really strong opinions about it. At least in that experience I can cut myself some slack. Im a lefty, so Tug McGraw was my hero. Hes really, really, really kind to all his characters. And then Willys like, Come on, come on. 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. 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