In the highly entertaining revival of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, Liev Schreiber proves conclusively that, despite a severe case of self-loathing, a man can walk with indomitable swagger. He's giving this illustration of male bravado as the abusive radio show host Barry Champlain, a role Bogosian himself played seemingly inimitably when his comedy-drama opened at the Public Theater 20 years ago. Now, it's a part that Schreiber completely inhabits, just as he indisputably declares himself a Broadway leading man to shout about and reckon with.

When Schreiber won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor two seasons back as the lubricious real estate broker Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross, the [...]