A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Before Champlain's air-time concludes, he has alienated his co-workers and dissed his panting callers big time, but the eye-opening view of himself that he gets doesn't seem earned.Champlain fascinates only to a certain point; yet the play often fascinates, thanks both to the inspired Schreiber and Robert Falls, who has directed the production solidly. The story involves the meteoric rise and fall of a popular shock-jock. Stone's camera sweeps and glides around the radio studio like a hungry panther. Bogosian gives him stupendous attitude and marvelous dialogue with which to express it.At the same time, and more's the pity, Bogosian hasn't constructed around Champlain a play that fully pays off. Falls has created convincing radio-studio life. Posies also to Christine Pedi, Christy Pusz, Barbara Rosenblat, Adam Sietz, Marc Thompson, and Cornell Womack, who supply the caller voice-overs. Bogosian's dialogue is sharp but sometimes preachy. I love|that pizza. Club members can see a different show every night of the week! An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980. (play) & Tad Savinar ... (play) Eric Bogosian ... (play) Eric Bogosian ... (screenplay) & Oliver Stone ... (screenplay) WTOP 103.5 Top News. WORL - The Answer 660 AM. A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. The main character's ego and opinions drip out of his pores like sweat on a hot afternoon. Also dialing is adolescent prankster Kent (a hilarious Sebastian Stan), who shows up in-person at the tenebrous studio, which Mark Wendland has evocatively designed and Christopher Akerlind has lighted.Because Champlain -- an example of existentialist man at his most belligerent -- sees no reason to limit his droll excoriations, he also profanely assails his supporting team at compulsive intervals. The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band Most of the 20 or so characters in this dark and thought-provoking play by Eric Bogosian are off-stage voices calling into a controversial radio talk show hosted in Cleveland, Ohio. Stay abreast of discount offers for great theater, on Broadway or in select cities.By signing up you are confirming you are 16 or over. 8. Christina Aguilera Performs 'Reflection' and 'Loyal Brave True'BWW Exclusive: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Stars on ARIEL & TREVORWatch an Excerpt From Tesori and Thompson’s Opera BLUEBroadway Rewind: ROCKY Takes Center Ring on BroadwayBroadway Rewind: Michael Arden and Company Bring THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME to the Stage!UM Musical Theatre Students Mash Up HAMILTON, SIX, & MoreBroadway Rewind: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Makes Music in Central ParkWatch the Trailer for Season Two of HIS DARK MATERIALSWatch Christina Aguilera's Live Action MULAN 'Reflection' Video
Among the most reviled callers are the ones who check in to praise their motor-mouthed idol during the 100 intermissionless minutes that cover the night a large syndicate announces interest in taking Champlain's show national.Among the other attention-seekers is a racist and anti-Semitic menace who brings to mind the assassin of controversial talk-show host Alan Berg, on whose life the play is loosely based. Jonathan Frid portrays a horror novelist who has a recurring nightmare about three figures out of his book who terrorize him and his family and friends during a weekend of fun. Was this review helpful to you? A top notch drama enhanced by Stone's camera work. In ''Talk Radio,'' conceived in collaboration with Tad Savinar, he plays just one character, but he is surrounded by people, seen and unseen, in his orbit. Eric Bogosian's Pulitzer Prize Nominated play TALK RADIO, about a controversial late night talk radio host, is now playing on Broadway at the Longacre Theater at 220 West 48th Street. Reviews Talk Radio Liev Schreiber completely inhabits the role of an abusive radio show host in the highly entertaining revival of Eric Bogosian's 1987 play. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Talk Radio (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.