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Opened: April 22, 2007
Closing: August 19, 2007

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British talk-show host David Frost has become a lowbrow laughingstock. Richard M. Nixon has just resigned the United States presidency in total disgrace over Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Determined to resurrect his career, Frost risks everything on a series of in-depth interviews in order to extract an apology from Nixon. The cagey Nixon, however, is equally bent on redeeming himself in his nation’s eyes. In the television age, image is king, and both men are desperate to out-talk and upstage each other as the cameras roll. The result is the interview that sealed a president’s legacy.


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Caldwell Presents Special NYE Performance Of 'FROST/NIXON'
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 30, 2008


The Caldwell Theatre Company will present the Southeast regional premiere of Peter Morgan's award-winning Frost/Nixon, beginning with a special 9pm performance on New Year's Eve. Previews continue on January 4th, with an official opening of January 9th, 2009.

FROST/NIXON Grabs Top Honors at Las Vegas Film Critics Society's Sierra Awards
by Eddie Varley - Dec 19, 2008


Variety reports that Ron Howard's 'Frost/Nixon' won best-feature honors at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society's Sierra Awards. 'Frost/Nixon' star Frank Langella earned two trophies, winning for best actor and the William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award.

DOUBT Leads Screen Actor Guild Award Noms, Frost/Nixon, A Raisin in the Sun & More Garner Noms
by Robert Diamond - Dec 18, 2008


Doubt received the most nominations for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The awards air Jan. 25 on TNT and TBS. Here's the complete list of nominations:

Frost/Nixon and WALL-E Amongst American Film Institute's 2008 Best Lists
by Robert Diamond - Dec 14, 2008


The American Film Institute has released their 2008 picks for the best of the small and large screen.

Golden Globe Nominations Announced; DOUBT and FROST/NIXON Lead Nominations!
by Robert Diamond - Dec 11, 2008


The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Frost/Nixon Character Card #7 Sam Rockwell as James Reston, Jr.
by Robert Diamond - Dec 16, 2008


For the role of prolific nonfiction writer James Reston, Jr., the author of 13 books, including 'The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews' (which recounts the author's time spent as the prime Watergate researcher on the Frost interview team), Howard would turn to Sam Rockwell.

Frost/Nixon Character Card #6 Oliver Platt as Bob Zelnick
by Robert Diamond - Dec 15, 2008


Oliver Platt was brought on board to play seasoned journalist Bob Zelnick. A former national bureau chief for NPR, Zelnick was placed in charge of researching Nixon's domestic and foreign policy for the Frost team. A virtual encyclopedia of Nixon knowledge, Zelnick played Nixon in the team's rehearsals for the interviews.

Frost/Nixon Character Card #5 Matthew Macfadyen as John Birt
by Robert Diamond - Dec 14, 2008


Macfadyen was tasked to play John Birt, the founding editor of London Weekend Television's (LWT) Weekend World and onetime director general of the BBC. A powerful figure in British television for more than three decades, he would go on to become special advisor to Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2001. Birt co-produced the Frost/Nixon interviews with Frost and organized the team that prepared the program's host for battle.

Frost/Nixon Character Card #4 Toby Jones as Irving Lazar
by Robert Diamond - Dec 13, 2008


Lazar was the legendary agent who represented Nixon in extracting a record fee for his interviews with Frost. While he handled the biggest movie stars-including Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Cary Grant and Gregory Peck-he also represented some of the greatest names in that era's literature-including Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Vladimir Nabokov, Clifford Odets, William Saroyan and Tennessee Williams-and music icons from Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin to Madonna. Toby Jones found the role quite interesting. 'Playing a character like Irving Lazar...I've met lots of people who knew him, so it was slightly intimidating,' he says. 'There's very little information about him available other than one ghosted autobiography. My impression is of a man very driven. He started off in a poor Russian-Jewish family in Brooklyn and basically fought his way up to become the top literary agent in the business.'

Frost/Nixon Character Card #3 Rebecca Hall as Caroline Cushing
by Robert Diamond - Dec 12, 2008


British actress Rebecca Hall was cast as jetsetting Caroline Cushing, one of the few women who might tame notorious lothario David Frost. Ex-wife of wealthy socialite Howard Cushing, she met Frost shortly before he met with Nixon to propose the interview series; Cushing remained his girlfriend for several years thereafter. A former secretary to columnist Liz Smith, she later became successful Hollywood editor Caroline Graham.

Frost/Nixon Character Card #2 Kevin Bacon as Lt. Col. Jack Brennan
by Robert Diamond - Dec 11, 2008


Kevin Bacon portrays retired military officer (and Nixon's chief of staff after the president left office) Lt. Col. Jack Brennan. As Nixon's negotiator in setting up the terms and ground rules for the interviews, Brennan was a bulldog.

Frost/Nixon Character Card #1 Michael Sheen as David Frost
by Robert Diamond - Dec 10, 2008


As David Frost moved the role to film, however, he grew even more comfortable in Frost's skin. 'I've lived with this character for over a year, and the basics of the way I see him didn't really change from stage to film,' he notes.

TV: FROST / NIXON From Stage To Screen
by Eddie Varley - Dec 5, 2008


Back in their Broadway roles are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, & Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost.

Double Nominee Streep, Shanley, Morgan, Doubt, Mamma Mia!, Frost/Nixon & More Amongst Satellite Awards Nominees
by Robert Diamond - Nov 30, 2008


The International Press Academy has announced the nominees for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards. The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards. The awards, given by the Intl. Press Academy, will take place Dec. 14 at Century City's InterContinental Hotel.

Photo Flash: FROST / NIXON Opens Nationwide 12/25
by Eddie Varley - Nov 18, 2008


Oscar-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon. Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York. The film opens in selected cities 12/5 and 12/12 with a nationwide release on Christmas Day.

Tickets for Broadway Sacramento's 'AVENUE Q' and 'FROST/NIXON' On Sale Now
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 15, 2008


Individual tickets for Broadway Sacramento's presentations of AVENUE Q and FROST/NIXON go on sale Monday, October 13.

Cariou and Storch Star in Canadian Premiere of 'Frost/Nixon' at CSC
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 4, 2008


The Canadian Stage Company opens its 2008/09 Bluma Appel Theatre season with Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award®-nominated play by Peter Morgan, award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen. Tony Award®-winning stage and screen veteran Len Cariou (star of the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd) plays the role of President Richard Nixon and is joined by David Storch (Canadian Stage's Lonesome West) as TV talk-show host David Frost. Three-time Dora Award-winner Ted Dykstra (Canadian Stage's Fire) directs. A co-production with Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Frost/Nixon had its Canadian premiere September 18, 2008 in Vancouver. The production transfers to the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto October 13 to November 8, 2008.

Keach and Cox Kick Off National Frost/Nixon Tour TONIGHT in Des Moines, IA
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 30, 2008


Tonight, September 30th the first performance of the national Frost/Nixon tour will begin in Des Moines, IA The 2007 Tony Award® -nominated new play by Peter Morgan, the award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen, will run at the Des Moines Civic Center through October 5th.

TV: In Conversation with Frost/Nixon National Tour Stars Keach and Cox
by Eddie Varley - Sep 23, 2008


The the stars of the upcoming national tour of The Donmar Warehouse production of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, met the press on Friday, September 19th at the New 42nd Street Studios. Award-winning stage and screen actor Stacy Keach takes on the role of President Richard Nixon and is joined by Alan Cox as David Frost. BroadwayWorld TV had the opportunity to chat with the play's celebrated leads.

Photo Coverage: Frost/Nixon National Tour Meet & Greet
by Eddie Varley - Sep 21, 2008


The full cast for the upcoming national tour of The Donmar Warehouse production of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, met the press on Friday, September 19th at the New 42nd Street Studios. Award-winning stage and screen actor Stacy Keach takes on the role of President Richard Nixon joined by Alan Cox as David Frost. BroadwayWorld.com was invited to share the afternoon with the cast and creative team as they took a break from rehearsals and posed for the media cameras!

TV: Frost/Nixon Movie Trailer
by Robert Diamond - Aug 25, 2008


Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York. BroadwayWorld is pleased to bring you this sneak peek at the trailer!

Keach and Cox To Star In National Frost/Nixon Tour
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 6, 2008


The full cast for the tour of Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award® -nominated new play by Peter Morgan, the award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen, has been announced.

'Frost/Nixon' Acclaimed Play Scheduled For Caldwell
by Beau Higgins - Jul 15, 2008


Playwright Peter Morgan (of 'The Queen' and 'The Last King of Scotland' movie fame) confirms the accuracy of the events in Frost/Nixon yet considers it a work of fiction.

'Frost/Nixon' National Tour to Star Stacy Keach
by BWW News Desk - Mar 5, 2008


Frost/Nixon, the Tony Award winning new play by Peter Morgan, will embark on a national tour with award winning actor Stacy Keach, portraying the role of President Richard Nixon.

Frost/Nixon Earns Best Gross Ever in Final Bway Week
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2007


Frost/Nixon, the new play by Oscar nominated and Golden Globe-winning writer Peter Morgan and directed by Tony Award-nominee Michael Grandage, had its best week ever grossing $566,562 for the week ending August 12

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