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Talk Radio is a 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play written by Eric Bogosian, based on a concept by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. It centers around Barry Champlain, a Cleveland-area shock jock, on the eve of his radio show's national syndication.

The play, with Bogosian in the lead role, premiered off-broadway at The Public Theater on May 28th, 1987, in a production directed by Frederick Zollo. The production also featured John C. McGinley, Zach Grenier, Mark Metcalf, and John Onorati.

Talk Radio will make its Broadway premiere on March 11th, 2007, in a production starring Liev Schreiber, and featuring Law & Order: SVU stars Stephanie March and Peter Hermann, and The Covenant's Sebastian Stan. The show will be directed by Tony Award-winner Robert Falls.

A film adaptation of Talk Radio, directed by Oliver Stone, was released in 1988.

External Links

Official Talk Radio on Broadway website

NY Times review of 1987 production

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	'''''Talk Radio''''' is a [[1987]] [[Pulitzer Prize]]-nominated play written by [[Eric Bogosian]], based on a concept by Bogosian and [[Tad Savinar]]. It centers around Barry Champlain, a Cleveland-area [[shock jock]], on the eve of his radio show's national syndication.		'''''Talk Radio''''' is a [[1987]] [[Pulitzer Prize]]-nominated play written by [[Eric Bogosian]], based on a concept by Bogosian and [[Tad Savinar]]. It centers around Barry Champlain, a [[Cleveland]]-area [[shock jock]], on the eve of his radio show's national syndication.

	The play, with Bogosian in the lead role, premiered [[off-broadway]] at [[The Public Theater]] on May 28th, 1987, in a production directed by [[Frederick Zollo]]. The production also featured [[John C. McGinley]], [[Zach Grenier]], [[Mark Metcalf]], and [[John Onorati]].		The play, with Bogosian in the lead role, premiered [[off-broadway]] at [[The Public Theater]] on May 28th, 1987, in a production directed by [[Frederick Zollo]]. The production also featured [[John C. McGinley]], [[Zach Grenier]], [[Mark Metcalf]], and [[John Onorati]].