Talk Radio: Tickets now on sale to the general public
Tickets are now on sale to the general public for Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian, opening at Broadway's Longacre Theatre on 25 Feb 2007, following previews from 9 Feb 2007.
Talk Radio: an acerbic radio talk show host based in Dallas starts what could be an important few days when he discovers that his controversial late night show is about to be "picked up" by a nationwide network of radio stations. However, all is not perfect for him, because on top of troubles with his love life and fears that the management of the network will try to alter the content of his show he has to cope with a neo-nazi group who have been angered by his forthright opinions.
Directed by Robert Falls, Talk Radio features Liev Schreiber (Barry Champlain), Peter Hermann (Dan Woodruff), Stephanie March (Linda MacArthur), Erik Jensen (Stu Noonan), Sebastian Stan, Christine Pedi, Barbara Rosenblat and Adam Sietz and Cornell Womack.
Talk Radio was first produced off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in 1987 with Eric Bogosian (playwright) in the star role. It was made into a film in 1988, directed by Oliver Stone, in which Bogosian once again playing the lead character.
Set design is by Mark Wendland, with costumes by Laura Bauer, lighting by Christopher Akerlind and sound by Richard Woodbury.
Talk Radio is being produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, and JAM Theatricals.
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