In 1977, British Talk Show host David Frost gave Richard Nixon the trial he never had in one of the most riveting television interviews of all time.  Watch Nixon apologize to the country as the Key Bank Broadway series at PlayhouseSquare presents the Tony and Drama Desk Award winning play FROST/NIXON January 13-25, 2009.

The Washington Post proclaims FROST/NIXON “Celebrity journalist vs. disgraced ex-president in a TV showdown…entertaining, sharp-witted and smartly staged."

“Like all good history, FROST/NIXON illuminates the present while examining the past,” declares Charles Spencer of the Telegraph.

Ben Brantley of The New York Times stated “when David faced a wounded Goliath” it became a “prize fight between two starkly ambitious men in professional crisis, FROST/NIXON makes it clear that the competitor who controls the camera reaps the spoils.”

SYNOPSIS
In the summer of 1977, the former President of the United States, Richard Nixon sits down for an exclusive interview with a man who had “no political convictions.”   Indeed, someone who had “never voted in his life.”  While Nixon’s goal was to “put the record straight and remind people the Nixon years weren’t all bad,” British playboy and TV personality David Frost intended to elicit “a full no-holds-barred confession” from the only U.S. President forced to resign for obstruction of justice.

DID YOU KNOW…
Today, because of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon’s name “continues to be synonymous with corruption and disgrace, and his most lasting legacy is that any political wrongdoing (or scandal) is immediately given the suffix ‘gate’.”

Examples of “Gate” scandals:

Troopergate:  Allegations that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin unethically fired the state's public safety commissioner for not dismissing her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, upon her request.

Spygate: New England Patriots' videotaping of the New York Jets defensive signals during an NFL game.

Tiregate: Allegations by NASCAR team owner Jack Roush that racer Jeff Gordon's team was soaking their tires illegally in order to win a NASCAR race.

Monicagate: The inappropriate relationship between Monica Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton.

Katrinagate: The people’s disapproving response to the government’s handling of Hurricane Katrina.

Nannygate: Hiring live-in nannies without paying taxes.

Rathergate: Dan Rather of 60 Minutes breaking a story using forged faxed memos claiming President Bush neglected his duty in the National Guard.

Jerseygate: A Boston Red Sox fan buried a jersey under a concrete slab in the New Yankee Stadium in an attempt to put a curse on the Yankees.

Coingate: Republican fundraisers mishandling Ohio government funds leading to charges of cover-ups, cronyism and ethical lapses.