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Bill Irwin (Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com)
Take it from Tony winner Bill Irwin: Molière was one of the greats. It's no easy feat to make a revival feel fresh, let alone a 350-year-old French text like The Imaginary Invalid. But if you ask Irwin, who adapted and stars in Broadway's new spin on the classic comedy, the jokes hold up. "You don't really have to reach," Irwin says. "I mean, sometimes you do, but you don't have to reach far, because Molière's got this one, and that sets up this one."
Molière's play centers on Argan, a hypochondriac who schemes to marry off his daughter Angélique to a doctor, ensuring himself access to free healthcare for life. There's just one problem: Angélique is already in love with someone else. Antics ensue. "Listen carefully," Irwin advises audiences. "It's like humanity flayed open."
The play has stuck with Irwin for nearly six decades, and as he's aged, its themes have become less abstract. Older and wiser, he now has the life experience to appreciate the material on a deeper level. "I've been thinking about this play for right around 60 years, because I did this role in high …
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