Frost/Nixon (play)
| Frost/Nixon | |
|---|---|
 Original poster | |
| Written by | Peter Morgan |
| Characters | David Frost Richard Nixon |
| Date premiered | 2006 |
| Place premiered | Donmar Warehouse, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | The Frost/Nixon interviews |
| Genre | Drama |
Frost/Nixon is a 2006 play by British screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan. Its subject is the series of televised Frost/Nixon interviews that former United States President Richard Nixon granted David Frost in 1977 about his administration, including his role in the Watergate scandal.
Performance history
The play premiered at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London in August 2006, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Michael Sheen as the talk-show host and Frank Langella as the former president. Frost/Nixon received enthusiastic reviews in the British press. It then played at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, again starring Langella and Sheen.
On March 31, 2007, the play began previews on Broadway. It officially opened as a limited engagement at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on April 22 and closed on August 19, after 137 performances. The cast included Langella, Sheen, René Auberjonois (John Birt), Shira Gregory (Evonne Goolagong), Corey Johnson (Jack Brennan), Stephen Kunken (James Reston Jr.), Stephen Rowe (Swifty Lazar/Mike Wallace), Triney Sandoval (Manolo Sanchez), Armand Schultz (Bob Zelnick) and Sonya Walger (Caroline Cushing).
The TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago ran the play from August 21 to October 10, 2010.[1][2]
In regional theatre, Frost/Nixon made its Ohio premiere at the Rabbit Run Theatre in Madison, Ohio.
Awards and nominations
- Best Play (Peter Morgan) (nominated)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Frank Langella) Winner
- Best Direction of a Play (Michael Grandage) (nominated)
- Outstanding New Play (Peter Morgan) (nominated)
- Outstanding Actor in a Play (Frank Langella) Winner
- Outstanding Director of a Play (Michael Grandage) (nominated)
- Outstanding Music (Adam Cork) (nominated)
- Distinguished Production of a Play (nominated)
- Distinguished Performance (Stephen Kunken) (nominated)
- Distinguished Performance (Michael Sheen) (nominated)
- Outstanding Broadway Play (nominated)
- Outstanding Actor in a Play (Frank Langella) Winner
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Stephen Kunken) (nominated)
- Outstanding Direction of a Play (Michael Grandage) (nominated)
- Outstanding Lighting Design (Neil Austin) (nominated)
Feature film
Ron Howard directed a film adaptation of the play.[3] The film was produced by Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films for Universal Pictures. Shooting began on August 27, 2007.[4] Langella and Sheen reprised their roles for the film.
References
- ^ BWW News Desk (8 April 2010). "TimeLine Theater Announces Their 2010-11 Season". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Night and Day, Remy Bummpo Theatre Company ; Frost/Nixon, TimeLine Theatre Company ; Theater Reviews by Terry Teachout - WSJ.com". online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ On-line interview with actor Michael Sheen
- ^ "Arts Briefly", The New York Times, 1 May 2007
External links
- Official sites:
- Frost/Nixon at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael Billington, "Frost/Nixon", The Guardian,(London) 22 August 2006
- Paul Taylor, "Frost/Nixon, Donmar Warehouse, London: Closing shots convey the drama of a TV classic", The Independent (London), 22 August 2006
- Charles Spencer, "Brief but gripping encounters", The Telegraph (London), 23 August 2006
- Benedict Nightingale, "Frost/Nixon", The Times Online (London), 22 August 2006
- Ben Brantley, "When David Faced a Wounded Goliath", The New York Times, 23 April 2007 (Broadway production)
