![]() ![]() ![]() The play itself, also the inspiration for a fleshed-out 1988 film version directed by Oliver Stone, proves less interesting with successive exposure. If the Tony-winning actor doesn’t quite possess a voice comparable to Bogosian’s (which manages to ooze contempt with every syllable), he conveys in riveting fashion his character’s loathing for everyone, including his listeners, colleagues - and himself. ![]() The performer, famed for his multicharacter solo pieces, created an indelible character for himself in the form of Barry Champlain, the venom-spewing talk show host presiding over an on-air forum seemingly populated solely by lunatics, eccentrics and hate mongers.įor the current Broadway revival that has been tautly staged by director Robert Falls, Liev Schreiber fills his predecessor’s shoes in virtuosic fashion. NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - When “Talk Radio” debuted off-Broadway some 20 years ago, it seemed an ideal starring vehicle for its author, Eric Bogosian. ![]() When "Talk Radio" debuted off-Broadway some 20 years ago, it seemed an ideal starring vehicle for its author, Bogosian. Eric Bogosian (L) and Actor Liev Schreiber are pose together during a media event for the upcoming revival of Begosian's play "Talk Radio", starring Schreiber, in New York, January 17, 2007. ![]()
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