Talk Radio Postpones Broadway Opening to March 11

The Broadway production of Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio, to be directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls, will now begin previews at the Longacre Theatre on February 15 and open officially on March 11, according to Telecharge.com. The show was originally scheduled to begin performances on February 9, with an opening on February 25.

As previously announced, the production will star Tony winner Liev Schreiber, Peter Hermann, Stephanie March. Erik Jensen, and Sebastian Stan. The cast also includes Michael Laurence, Christine Pedi, Barbara Rosenblatt, Adam Sietz, Marc Thompson, and Cornell Womack.

The design team includes Mark Wendland (set), Laura Bauer (costumes), Christopher Akerlind (lighting), and Richard Woodbury (sound). Among Falls’ many Broadway credits are Death of a Salesman (for which he won a Tony Award), Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and Shining City.

Talk Radio was first seen at The Public Theater in 1987, with Bogosian in the starring role. The play concerns a controversial radio host who becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. Oliver Stone directed the 1988 film version, in which Bogosian recreated his original role.