Brief
Aaron Sorkin and Bradley Whitford revive ‘A Few Good Men’ at Lincoln Center
The new production opens Oct. 29 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, with fresh script work by Sorkin and a cast that includes Whitford and Tom Blyth.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Broadway’s Vivian Beaumont Theater will host a revival of Aaron Sorkin’s 1989 play A Few Good Men on Oct. 29, according to Variety. The production, directed by Michael Arden, features a revised script that Sorkin says adds a “search for decency” theme relevant to today’s political climate.
What happened
The revival opens on Oct. 29 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. Bradley Whitford, who once understudied the role of Daniel Kaffee in the original run, now plays Colonel Nathan Jessup, the play’s emblem of military power. Tom Blyth portrays Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, while Krysta Rodriguez is Joanne Galloway. The story remains centered on a court‑martial of two Marines accused of killing a private, with the central moral dilemma of whether the law can curb unchecked military authority.
What the reports add
Variety notes that Sorkin “never truly feels his scripts are finished,” and that Arden gave him the chance to draft new material. Sorkin explains that the new draft “hangs a subtle lantern on this new, very relevant theme: A search for decency.” The article also points out that the play’s original setting at Guantanamo Bay has become a migrant detention facility, a factor that complicated the decision not to set the new draft in the present day.
What was said
“They’re just confiscated,” Sorkin told Variety, referring to his scripts. He added, “There comes a time when someone says, ‘Pencils down.’” Whitford said, “I wish I lived in a world where this play wasn’t so terribly relevant again,” and questioned whether society survives through law or “the dangers of thinking you can kill your way into security.” Blyth observed, “Every time you look at the news, you see something about Pete Hegseth’s military — and how it’s going back to this exact time.”
How it came about
The revival follows Whitford’s recent Broadway reunion with Sorkin, highlighted in Felo’s Sep. 30 article about his Walk of Fame star. That piece noted Whitford’s earlier involvement in the 1989 production, linking his return to the new staging. Sorkin’s ongoing work on the script mirrors his recent legal edits on the film The Social Reckoning, another Felo‑covered project, underscoring his habit of revisiting past works to reflect current issues.
Key facts
- The revival of A Few Good Men opens Oct. 29 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. (variety.com)
- Bradley Whitford plays Colonel Nathan Jessup; Tom Blyth plays Daniel Kaffee. (variety.com)
- Aaron Sorkin added new draft material focusing on a search for decency. (variety.com)
- Sorkin said his scripts are never truly finished and need a “pencils down” moment. (variety.com)
- Whitford said he wishes the play weren’t so relevant again, questioning law versus force. (variety.com)
Sources
- [1] variety.com — originally reported as “‘A Few Good Men’ on Broadway: Aaron Sorkin, Bradley Whitford and Team Behind Revival on Why It’s ’So Fucking Relevant’ in Trump Era”
