He's Not Paranoid; They're Just Out to Get Him: 'Frost/Nixon'

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BEFORE THE FILM "Frost/Nixon" takes over your local Cineplex, you can take in the original play at the Kennedy Center through the end of the month.

TV host David Frost and disgraced former president Richard Nixon face off in this dramatization of Frost's famous interviews with Nixon. Even if you're inspired by the new president-elect, Stacy Keach's performance as Nixon reminds us of the most ignominious American political downfall of the 20th century, and it's sobering.

It helps, of course, that the play is stunningly written and that Alan Cox, who plays Frost, delivers a performance that effectively balances Keach's dour ex-president.

» Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW; through Nov. 30, $25-$80; 202-467-4600. (Foggy Bottom)

Photo by Carol Rosegg