Talk Radio (play)

Talk Radio
Written byEric Bogosian
CharactersBarry Champlain
Date premieredMay 28, 1987
Place premieredThe Public Theater
GenreDrama
SettingCleveland, Ohio

Talk Radio is a 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play written by Eric Bogosian, based on a concept by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. The play centering around a shock jock originated off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 1987 where it became a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It made its Broadway debut in 2007 which earned two Tony Award nominations for Best Revival of a Play and Best Actor in a Play for Liev Schreiber. The play was adapted into a 1988 film of the same name directed by Oliver Stone.