Why Bill Irwin Is Obsessed with Samuel Beckett - The Tony winner mounts a singular tribute to the legendary writer at Irish Rep
The Tony winner mounts a singular tribute to the legendary writer at Irish Rep---Bill Irwin is not a scholar. He is not a biographer. He is a clown. Whether you know him as Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street, or for playing fools in Shakespeare, or from his neo-vaudeville romps Fool Moon and Old Hats, his Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College training is usually in evidence. Even his Tony-winning turn as G…