Talk Radio 1987 - Articles Page 3

Opened: May 29, 1987
Closing: November 29, 1987

Talk Radio - 1987 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall
425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003

Barry Champlain, Cleveland's controversial radio host, is on the air doing what he does best: insulting the pathetic souls who call in the middle of the night to sound off. Tomorrow, Barry's show is going into national syndication and his producer is afraid that Barry will say something that will offend the sponsors. This, of course, makes Barry even more outrageous. Funny and moving, off beat, outrageous and totally entrancing, Talk Radio had a long run at New York's Public Theatre starring the author.

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Taylor Dayne Brings TELL IT TO MY HEART Tour to Patchogue Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Oct 7, 2019


Pop icon Taylor Dayne brings her 30th Anniversary 'Tell It To My Heart' Tour to Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 12 at 8pm. 

Previews Begin Tonight For PTP/NYC At Atlantic Stage 2
by Julie Musbach - Jul 9, 2019


PTPNYC (Potomac Theatre Project), in association with Middlebury College, presents its 33rd repertory season, its 13th consecutive in New York City. Previews begin tonight for a July 16 opening, running through August 4 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street.

BAM Presents PUNKS, POETS, AND VALLEY GIRLS: WOMEN FILMMAKERS IN 1980s AMERICA
by Marianka Swain - Jul 4, 2019


From Wednesday, August 7 through Tuesday, August 20, BAM Presents PUNKS, POETS, AND VALLEY GIRLS: WOMEN FILMMAKERS IN 1980s AMERICA, a 14-day, 27-feature, 10-short series that surveys bold works by female filmmakers in a conservative decade, ranging from studio blockbusters to politically radical underground masterpieces. The series builds on BAM's previous surveys of American women filmmakers. 

CROSSING THE LINE Festival 2019 Announced At FIAF
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2019


The French Institute Alliance Fran aise (FIAF), New York's premier French cultural and language center, today announced the 2019 Crossing the Line Festival, featuring 11 performances and a gallery exhibition from a geographically, generationally, and artistically diverse group of artists whose work transcends genres and boundaries. All performances are world, US, or New York premieres; they are united by their convention-breaking fearlessness as they confront topics from social injustice to personal demons. Many of the performances pay homage to legendary artists of our time and previous eras, while the theme of migration and its transformational effects on identity informs several others. The festival runs from September 12 to October 12. Ticket are available at crossingtheline.org.

Potomac Theatre Project in Association with Middlebury College Presents its 33rd Repertory Season
by Sarah Hookey - Jun 13, 2019


PTP/NYC (Potomac Theatre Project), in association with Middlebury College, presents its 33rd repertory season, its 13th consecutive in New York City, running July 9 - August 4, 2019 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.

Nominees Announced for 20th Annual Golden Trailer Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 9, 2019


 The Golden Trailer Awards,  the most anticipated, fun and prestigious event honoring marketing executives and companies that create movie trailers, commercials and posters worldwide, today announced nominees in the 20th annual competition.  Evelyn Watters, Golden Trailer Awards Executive Director, proudly announced the 2019 nominees along with the show's executive producer Monica Brady.  #GTA20, will take place on Wednesday, May 29th at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Opens April 13 At Gallery Players
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2019


This April Gallery Players brings their production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS to the stage on the 30th anniversary of the release of the film of the same name.

Sara Bareilles, Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels And More To Join TimesTalks This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2019


TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is proud to announce its Spring 2019 Program, featuring intimate conversations that pair Times journalists with today's most creative and influential voices in the fields of film, television, theater, dance, music, literature and politics.

Red Bull Theatre Presents An Evening With New Yorker Essayist Adam Gopnik & Mike Birbiglia
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2019


Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced a very special pop-up benefit event - Adam Gopnik: An Evening of Stories with guest appearance by comedian and author Mike Birbiglia. This will take place for one night only on Sunday April 7th at 7pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets).

Trinity Rep Announces LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Julie Musbach - Mar 12, 2019


Trinity Rep will continue its 2018-19 Season with the perennially-popular Little Shop of Horrors an award-winning musical that blends doo-wop, rock, and Motown in a totally twisted production about what lengths we are willing to go to when we are down on our luck.

Hagen Quartet Returns To Zankel Hall For Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2019


The acclaimed Hagen Quartet plays two exciting programs in Zankel Hall in March 2019. On Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m., they are joined by clarinetist and composer Jorg Widmann for the United States premiere of his Clarinet Quintet (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its 125 Commissions Project) and Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, both featuring the composer as clarinetist. Also on the program are selections from Dvorak's Cypresses. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., there is a pre-concert talk with Jorg Widmann and Hagen Quartet violinist Rainer Schmidt in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Senior Director and Artistic Adviser, Carnegie Hall.

ASPECT Foundation Presents Classical Vienna Feat. The Orion String Quartet With Clarinetist Alexander Bedenko
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2019


The ASPECT Foundation for Music & Arts continues its third New York City season of illuminating performances today, January 23, 2019 at 7:30pm with Classical Vienna at Bohemian National Hall. The program features the acclaimed Orion String Quartet in Haydn's String Quartet Op. 50 No. 2 and Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 performed with clarinetist Alexander Bedenko.

Photo Flash: 5th Wall Theatre Presents TALK RADIO
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2019


 5th Wall Theatre amps up its 2018-2019 season with Pulitzer-nominated Talk Radio starring Scott Wichmann. Written by American stage provocateur and bad-boy Eric Bogosian, Talk Radio gives us a glimpse into the night-life of talk radio host Barry Champlain. Not just a chronicle of radio life, this play weaves together juicy incites and observations on life, love, commercialism, and free speech in America.

Photo Coverage: BroadwayWorld Remembers Those We've Lost in 2018
by Walter McBride - Dec 31, 2018


As 2018 comes to a close, we are reflecting on those we have lost in the Broadway and theatre communities throughout the year.

ASPECT Foundation Presents Classical Vienna Feat. The Orion String Quartet With Clarinetist Alexander Bedenko
by Stephi Wild - Dec 13, 2018


The ASPECT Foundation for Music & Arts continues its third New York City season of illuminating performances on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 7:30pm with Classical Vienna at Bohemian National Hall. The program features the acclaimed Orion String Quartet in Haydn's String Quartet Op. 50 No. 2 and Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 performed with clarinetist Alexander Bedenko.

5th Wall Theatre Brings The Raucous Rough-Talk Of TALK RADIO To Richmond In January 2019
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2018


5th Wall Theatre amps up its 2018-2019 season with Pulitzer-nominated Talk Radio starring Scott Wichmann. Written by American stage provocateur and bad-boy Eric Bogosian, Talk Radio gives us a glimpse into the night-life of talk radio host Barry Champlain. Not just a chronicle of radio life, this play weaves together juicy incites and observations on life, love, commercialism, and free speech in America.

The Columbus Symphony Will Hold a Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Including ON THE TOWN, WEST SIDE STORY, and More
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2018


CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov leads the Columbus Symphony, guest violinist Daniel Rowland, guest soprano Jennifer Lynn Cherest, and the Columbus Symphony Chorus in a unique concert celebrating legendary composer, conductor, and educator Leonard Bernstein. This kaleidoscope of Bernstein's most popular Broadway works includes On the Town: Three Dance Episodes, West Side Story: Suite for Violin and Orchestra, and Candide: Overture, "Glitter and Be Gay," and Suite.

Romanian-French Playwright Matei Visniec's OLD CLOWN WANTED Makes West Coast Premiere
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2018


Inspired by a 1970 Federico Fellini film, three aging clowns compete for a job in an absurdly comic look at man's fear of uselessness in society. Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the West Coast premiere of Old Clown Wanted by Romanian-French playwright Matei Visniec in a new translation from the French by Jeremy Lawrence. Romanian-born Florinel Fatulescu directs for a Sept. 22 opening, with performances continuing through Nov. 4 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.

The Columbus Symphony Will Hold a Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Including ON THE TOWN, WEST SIDE STORY, and More
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2018


CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov leads the Columbus Symphony, guest violinist Daniel Rowland, guest soprano Jennifer Lynn Cherest, and the Columbus Symphony Chorus in a unique concert celebrating legendary composer, conductor, and educator Leonard Bernstein. This kaleidoscope of Bernstein's most popular Broadway works includes On the Town: Three Dance Episodes, West Side Story: Suite for Violin and Orchestra, and Candide: Overture, "Glitter and Be Gay," and Suite.

Romanian-French Playwright Matei Visniec's OLD CLOWN WANTED Makes West Coast Premiere
by Julie Musbach - Aug 28, 2018


Inspired by a 1970 Federico Fellini film, three aging clowns compete for a job in an absurdly comic look at man's fear of uselessness in society. Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the West Coast premiere of Old Clown Wanted by Romanian-French playwright Matei Visniec in a new translation from the French by Jeremy Lawrence. Romanian-born Florinel Fatulescu directs for a Sept. 22 opening, with performances continuing through Nov. 4 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.

Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. Shocks The Airwaves With TALK RADIO
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2018


It's 1987 and Barry Champlain, a controversial on-air radio "shock jock" is doing what he does best: treating his late-night callers with contempt. But when his Cleveland-based program is considered for national syndication and his producer cautions him about offending sponsors, Barry defiantly responds and excoriates his audience...but they just keep calling.

5th Wall Theatre Announces Its 2018-2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 5, 2018


5th Wall Theatre is excited to announce their 2018-2019 season featuring plays and musicals that continue to engage, challenge, and entertain Richmond theatre-goers with powerful narratives and stories that stick with audiences well after the curtain goes down.

TVS TV Networks.Com Launches Classic Talk Show Channel with Joan Rivers, Merv Griffin, Larry King, and Johnny Carson
by Macon Prickett - Jul 3, 2018


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Brief 3/12: MEAN GIRLS Begins Previews, ADMISSIONS Opens, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2018


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Mean Girls begins previews on Broadway, Admissions opens off-Broadway and The Stone Witch begins previews off-Broadway.

UK Premiere From Radical German Playwright Rolf Hochhuth Comes to Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2018


The UK and English language premiere of Death of a Hunter opens at the Finborough Theatre on Sunday, 1 April 2018 for nine Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees including a performance in German on Tuesday, 10 April 2018 (Press Night: Monday, 2 April 2018 at 7.30pm).

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What productions of Talk Radio have there been?
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