One of the hotest new plays in London is "Frost/Nixon" about the famous 1977, post-resignation interviews. I saw it tonight at the Gielgud Theatre.

It stars Frank Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost.

This may seem like an unlikely topic for an interesting show, but it is absolutely gripping. Nixon desperate for a return and Frost in need of a carreer comeback of his own.

The play is written by Peter Morgan, who is something of a hot property right now. He also wrote the screenplay for "The Queen" and "The Last King of Scotland."

Sheen, best known for portraying Tony Blair in "The Queen" does a great job playing Frost as a man who comes to realize he may have bitten off more than he can chew, both in terms of going nose-to-nose with Nixon as well as financing the project (including paying Nixon).

But Frank Langella absolutely steals the show as Nixon. His performance is not a caricature a la Dan Ackroyd's Nixon. Nor is it a "tribute." Langella brings the brooding, street-fighting Nixon back to life.

This show's going to win a bunch of Olivier Awards (London's Tonys). And after it closes this month it's moving to Broadway where it will conquer as well.