Broadway’s ‘A Few Good Men’ Revival Draws Mixed Reviews

WHO:

Variety - Aaron Sorkin wrote *A Few Good Men*.

Variety - Joanne Galloway, often called Jo, is a character in the revival; the article describes her as a woman seeking respect in a man’s world.

NY Post - The Broadway production stars Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth.

Playbill - Tony winner Michael Arden directs the revival.

Playbill - Tom Blyth plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee; Bradley Whitford plays Nathan R. Jessep; and Krysta Rodriguez plays Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway.

Playbill - The cast also includes Stephanie Berry as Judge Randolph; Nick Blaemire as Lt. Sam Weinberg; Michael Braugher as Cpl. Jeffrey Howard; Christopher Gurr as Dr. Stone; Billy Eugene Jones as Capt. Isaac Whitaker; Collin Kelly-Sordelet as Pfc. Louden Downey; Shunté Lofton as Sentry/Orderly; Michael Oberholtzer as Capt. Jack Ross; Lavel Schley as Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson; Thom Sesma as Capt. Matthew Markinson; Daniel Velez as Pfc. William Santiago; and John Zdrojeski as Lt. Jonathan Kendrick.

Playbill - Additional company members are Brendan Evan Behm, Alex Ekker, Drew Elhamalawy, Miles Fowler, Quentin Nguyen-duy, and Stephen Michael Spencer. Understudies are Peter Bradbury, Tim Creavin, Mahira Kakkar, and Austin Phillips.

Playbill - Casting is by The Telsey Company’s Bernard Telsey and Karyn Casl.

Playbill - The original film’s cast included Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J.T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland.

WHAT:

1 Minute Critic - The revival is the first Broadway revival of *A Few Good Men*.

1 Minute Critic - The production depicts a military airstrip and 20 other locations onstage.

Deadline - The famous line “You can’t handle the truth!” feels familiar but slightly rushed in the revival.

NY Post - The New York Post review calls the revival a “mediocre courtroom drama” and describes it as “a musty old courtroom drama” with “chatty windbags and zero surprises.”

Playbill - Playbill reported that reviews of the revival were appearing and listed reviews from publications including The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The New York Post, Variety, and Vulture.

Playbill - *A Few Good Men* is a courtroom drama about two U.S. Marines tried for murdering a fellow soldier and an attempted high-level cover-up.

Playbill - The production’s scenic design is by Dane Laffrey; costumes by Alejo Vietti; sound by Joshua D. Reid; lighting by Japhy Weideman; hair and wigs by Cookie Jordan; movement direction by Ricky Ubeda; fight direction by Rick Sordelet and Christian Kelly-Sordelet; vocal coaching by Kate Wilson; and original music by Gabriel Mann.

Playbill - Charles Means is production stage manager. Paul Smithyman and Kevin Orzechowski provide production management; Showtown Theatricals and James R. Geoghegan provide general management; and Matthew Markoff is company manager.

Playbill - Lincoln Center Theater is producing with No Guarantees Productions, Tom Kirdahy, Kevin Ryan, Lamar Richardson, and Mary Sullivan.

WHERE:

Variety - The revival is at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Playbill - The production is at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Playbill - The story is set at Guantanamo Bay.

WHEN:

1 Minute Critic - The production runs approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes, including one intermission.

Playbill - The production is scheduled to run through January 10, 2027.

Playbill - The Broadway play premiered in 1989; its film adaptation was released in 1992.

WHY:

1 Minute Critic - The play’s title refers to an old Marine Corps recruiting slogan dating to the Revolutionary War.

HOW:

Playbill - The play was adapted into a film featuring an all-star cast.

Playbill - The film’s climactic line, “You can’t handle the truth,” was delivered by Jack Nicholson and became one of the best-known and most-quoted lines in theatre and cinema.

(UPDATED October 30, 2026 22:59 UTC)

The first Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s courtroom drama stars Tom Blyth and Bradley Whitford. At Lincoln Center, the story follows Marines tried over a fellow soldier’s killing and cover-up. Reviews are mixed, and the production is scheduled to run through January 10, 2027.

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(UPDATED October 30, 2026 22:02 UTC)

Aaron Sorkin’s courtroom drama *A Few Good Men* has returned to Broadway at Lincoln Center. Tom Blyth and Bradley Whitford lead the revival, directed by Tony winner Michael Arden. The production runs through January 10, 2027, though one review called it mediocre.