28-year-old writer and actor Will Hochman has recently joined the cast of CBS drama series “Blue Bloods,” debuting on the show’s Season 10 as the newly-revealed grandson of Tom Selleck’s Frank Reagan. And her son’s name is Will. Nonetheless, Hochman is turning in one of the most impressive performances of the season, lending gravitas and a touch of cheeky humor to his debut Broadway role while going head-to-head with Parker, a Golden Globe, Tony and Emmy Award winner. After “The Sound Inside” concludes its Broadway run Jan. 12, 2020, Hochman will turn his attention to film. He is gracious, game, humble and totally unconcerned if he is coming across as cool, which makes him outrageously cool. That’s extraordinary. Bare: What drew you to The Sound Inside when you first read it? WH: As far back as I can remember, I knew what I wanted to do. And here I am, just a few years after finally listening to that little voice, and I’m in a two-person play on Broadway. I’ve spent my whole life being so grounded in sports, and I’m interested in going in the other direction now, in pushing against gravity. In today’s 10 a.m. video, columnist Ben Hochman shares his thoughts on Mizzou hoops, debates Jim Edmonds’ nickname, celebrates the birthday of a St. Charles native who played in the We’ll see. I’m a lifelong athlete. Among his many gifts as a person and an actor, I’d say at the top of the list would be that he is a blessed and phenomenal listener, something you cannot fake and that requires a deep empathic soul.” So, wow, what else is there to say? My heart swells. While on The Talk Thursday, Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck reflected on the work of Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who died following a long battle with the coronavirus last spring. Directed by David Cromer, “The Sound Inside” opened at New York’s Studio 54 in October following a run at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts last year. WH: There were all these signs that it was meant to be. Despite the fact that he’s starring in the bona fide hit current Broadway production of … And I just wanted to perform for that crowd so much. Will Hochman - Biography, Height & Life Story | Super Stars Bio Will Hochman plays Christopher Dunn in Adam Rapp's The Sound Inside through January 12 at Studio 54. John wrote it, was starring in it, and directed it and yet he was so generous with all the actors. Rivelli also has the writing heart of a poet. WH: I don’t know yet. Believe me, I’m more mystified than anyone to discover how well it’s working out. WH: We shot an independent film down in Miami for five weeks based on a true story about high school kids who play chess. I had this visceral reaction and felt like I knew how to bring [the character] to life. In the last episode, Joe Hill’s (Will Hochman) lineage as a member of the Reagan family goes public. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. The weekend before I was supposed to read with Mary-Louise, I was in Connecticut for Passover playing basketball with my brother and I fractured my foot. But I think that afforded me the opportunity to do other things [Will ended up graduating with a degree in economics], so that by the time I dove into acting, I was so hungry for it. Will Hochman: Thank you? So Adam already occupied a mystical place in my heart. Bare: Are there other career paths you’d like to try? Insider Advantage Georgia gives an overview of the acting career of Will Hochman ’14, who is a new face on the CBS drama Blue Bloods. Bare: What do you even say to that quote from Mary-Louise? Hochman’s nervous character asks his newly discovered Aunt Erin (Moynihan). I’ve been developing a play in the last year and theoretical physics has a part in it. WH: Adam’s style of writing immediately appealed to me. But for decades, scholars wondered who … I want to know that I’m putting my energy into a worthwhile place.”. “There’s plenty of anger. Three weeks before submitting a taped audition, Hochman received a vintage typewriter as a birthday gift. Will and Mary-Louise backstage. It's a role he feels he was destined to play. Will Hochman is the kind of actor who can do anything he puts his mind to, and his resume definitely reflects that. “I have no choice but to match [Parker], or at least to try to. So any project I’m a part of, I want it to be worth its weight. I’m not sure how to clarify it, but it felt like it was meant to be.”. Bare: What was working with John Leguizamo like? And we’re not allowed to end the point.”. And now I am always aware of what my body is doing in relation to the light. WH: No. The newest addition to the New York City Police Department’s “first family” was introduced on the previous season, but he might be a familiar face for the public. Broadway veteran Mary-Louise Parker, who is currently appearing opposite newcomer Will Hochman in Adam Rapp’s multi-themed play The Sound Inside, says of her co-star: “Will has a zillion qualities that are nothing short of thrilling to see in a 27-year-old guy. Will Hochman ’14 Cast in Off-Broadway Production of “Dead Poets Society” September 9, 2016 Share Congratulations Will! As is the case for many straight plays, “The Sound Inside” hasn’t garnered the across-the-board buzz that puts splashy musicals like “Hadestown” and “Hamilton” on the map. Will Hochman is a popular American actor. Bare: Is there an actor you’d love to work with next? But I was unclear on the capacity in which I wanted to do it. I still play basketball. Those events, along with a successful final reading with co-star Mary-Louise Parker, sold Hochman on playing the part of Christopher Dunn, a gifted, if troubled, Yale University student who shuns social media and favors a manual typewriter. WH: I’m not up to vinyl yet, but there’s a certain aspect of analog that I love, especially because so much of our world is screens. 'More Than Meets The Eye' looks like it could be worth the two-week wait, though, as it A series of behind-the-scenes events, however, convinced the New York native that his connection to the psychological thriller extended beyond words on a page. WH: I read a book recently called The Order of Time by an Italian physicist named Carlo Rovelli. Twitter A simple melody, straining upward and urging defiant silence, was composed at the Klooga work camp in Estonia in the 1940s. Something excellent, I hope. Theatre credits include Sweat (Mark Taper Forum), The Sound Inside (Williamstown Theatre Festival, original cast), … I played on the varsity squash team at Colby. The actor is making his Broadway debut opposite Mary-Louise Parker in Adam Rapp’s psychological thriller. “I had a typewriter, I was wearing a boot on my foot that said ‘Yale’ ... Mary-Louise looks just like my mother, and her son’s name is Will. Michael Stuhlbarg played Socrates, and I thought he was extraordinary. I speak Spanish and play chess, so I had so much fun. There’s plenty of darkness. One day, I closed my eyes and imagined being in Yankee Stadium on the pitcher’s mound at the bottom of the ninth. Will Hochman felt like he’d been “punched in the ribs” after reading the script for Adam Rapp’s two-character Broadway play, “The Sound Inside,” for the first time. “I want to have anything I’m part of to add light to the world,” he continued. Will Hochman Picture Gallery on BroadwayWorld.com with Will Hochman Photos from stage, special events, red carpets and more. 5,280 Followers, 693 Following, 31 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Will Hochman (@willhochman) I was the pitcher. The 28-year-old actor joined the cast of CBS' 'Blue Bloods' for season 11, and may seem familiar to some viewers. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Hochman: Some optimism about Flaherty for 2021, despite first spring start in which he 'pitched horribly' Hochman: Baseball is having a 'Kenaissance' — … I feel like I’m on one of those radio shows where they call to punk people, except that they’re telling me something incredibly nice. CBS released the plot synopsis for the next new episode of Blue Bloods, which will finally air on Friday, March 5 at 10 p.m. ‘Blue Bloods’ is known for pulling secrets out like a boss. Will Hochman makes his Broadway debut in The Sound Inside. Turns out, plenty, as we learned when The Bare Magazine caught up with Will the other day on his way to the theater. 14 health systems are building their own data startup Truveta Two years after graduation, Hochman landed his first professional role on the New York stage in a 2016 off-Broadway production of “Dead Poets Society.” Last year, he appeared in “Sweat” at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Without a romantic partner or peer in sight, Bella finds a kindred spirit in Hochman’s Christopher, a wise-beyond-his-years freshman and aspiring novelist. I saw Socrates at the Public Theater a few months ago. Blue Bloods Season 11 picked up where the previous season left off, with the shocking revelation that there has been an unknown member of the Reagan family the entire time. In 'The Sound Inside,' Will Hochman Finds Playing A Tormented Soul Can Be 'Therapeutic'. He did this whole thing where he moved us around like chess pieces. But when we watched movies at home, there was always a little voice inside me that said go do that. And though “The Sound Inside” doesn’t address current events in any overt way, Hochman sees the play as “acknowledging not necessarily the facts, but the feelings of” today’s political and social climate. I had read a scene from Red Light Winter [another Adam Rapp play] a few years back for a directing class at Columbia, where the MFA students and I joked it was like I earned my de facto degree by acting in so many student-directed plays. Highlights of Hochman’s career include a role in Broadway’s The Sound Inside and Here's where you've seen Will Hochman before. WH: I’ve been dying to take piano lessons and ballet. Bare: Books, typewriters, pictures on film. He is a true old-fashioned romantic who actually reads and appreciates poetry, takes photos on film, types on a manual typewriter — and none of it for effect. Cordero appeared in only three There was a moment when we were shooting on two cameras and someone was standing in someone else’s light. Thank you! Ostensibly, it’s the same as showing a person their picture on an iPhone, but it has dimension. He has been well-known for his movies and television series like Critical Thinking, Let Him Go, and Love. Will Hochman was an economics major in college, so it's not a big surprise that he took a very business-minded approach to pursuing an acting career. Two weeks before I read the play, I impulsively bought a typewriter — and my character, Christopher Dunn, is writing his novel on a typewriter. Got any other analog interests? “It takes a lot of collective human hours to bring a story to life. He’ll relish the chance to spend more time with that vintage typewriter, and is currently at work on two plays “not because I need them to be produced, but because it really felt like I had these [stories] that were dying to get out.” The first, he said, is a solo piece about “time, space and theoretical physics,” while the second is a two-person dialogue examining love, longing and soul mates. (© David Gordon) 1. If she hits this amazing cross-court, top spin shot at me ― to use a tennis analogy ― I have to hit it back, or the point is over. It follows Bella Baird (played by Parker), a 53-year-old Yale English professor who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bare: What’s the best thing you’ve read lately? Actors Didi Gluck November 13, 2019 Will Hochman, Broadway, Brooklyn, Colby, Prospect Park Comment Broadway veteran Mary-Louise Parker, who is currently appearing opposite newcomer Will Hochman in Adam Rapp’s multi-themed play The Sound Inside , says of her co-star: “Will has a zillion qualities that are nothing short of thrilling to see in a 27-year-old guy. I’d love to work with Leonardo DiCaprio, of course. I was taken to Yale University Hospital to be treated. Today is National Voter Registration Day! Here are their stories. Bare: You’re somewhat new to acting. Their face lit up! The Sound Inside to Be Released as Audio Play Starring Mary-Louise Parker and Will Hochman Adam Rapp's Tony-nominated drama will once … Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. He’s recently shot roles in two movies, “Let Him Go,” with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, and “Critical Thinking,” starring and directed by John Leguizamo, both slated for release next year. I grew up on him. Why do you suppose it took you so long to commit to it? So I showed up for the audition with a Yale University Hospital boot on my foot, and our characters are a Yale professor and her student.