The first Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men begins previews tonight, October 8, at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, with opening night set for October 29. Bradley Whitford plays Col. Nathan R. Jessup, Tom Blyth plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee, and Michael Arden directs a limited 13-week run.
Key Takeaways
- This is the first Broadway revival of the play since its 1989 debut, running at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at 150 West 65th Street through January 10, 2027.
- Bradley Whitford, who made his Broadway debut in the original production, now plays Col. Nathan R. Jessup opposite Tom Blyth’s Lt. Daniel Kaffee.
- Krysta Rodriguez plays Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, and six-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden directs.
- Tickets range from $58 to $371, and the closest subway stop is 66 St-Lincoln Center on the 1 train.
- The revival joins a busy October on Broadway, including Other Desert Cities on October 18 and Billy Crystal’s 860 on October 21.
Bradley Whitford Returns to A Few Good Men From the Other Side of the Courtroom
Bradley Whitford’s history with A Few Good Men goes back to the start. He made his Broadway debut in the original production as Lt. Jack Ross, the prosecutor, and later took over the role of defense attorney Daniel Kaffee. That run began a long working relationship with Aaron Sorkin that later led to The West Wing.
More than three decades later, Whitford moves from the lawyers’ tables to the witness stand as Col. Nathan R. Jessup, the commander whose testimony drives the play’s climax. It means one actor has now played both sides of the same moral argument. Audiences who know the story mostly from the 1992 film will see the role played by someone who knows the script from the inside.
Tom Blyth, known for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, takes on Kaffee, the young Navy lawyer who would rather plea-bargain than go to trial. Krysta Rodriguez plays Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, the officer who pushes the case into the courtroom.
Michael Arden Takes On a Straight Play at the Vivian Beaumont
Michael Arden comes to the production from a run of musical successes, including Maybe Happy Ending, The Lost Boys and Parade. A Few Good Men moves him into a dialogue-driven drama where the pace of the argument has to carry the evening. Lincoln Center Theater frames the play as a story about the cost of following one’s conscience inside a system built on secrecy and obedience.
The venue adds to the interest. The Vivian Beaumont is Broadway’s only house inside a performing arts complex, and its thrust stage puts the audience on three sides of the action. For a court-martial drama, that layout places the 1,080-seat house close to a jury box, which gives a director with Arden’s eye for staging plenty of room to work.
The play itself began outside New York. Sorkin’s drama had its world premiere at the Heritage Repertory Theatre at the University of Virginia in 1989 before moving to Broadway. Its line “You can’t handle the truth!” became a lasting part of American pop culture.
A Few Good Men Arrives in a Limited 13-Week Run
The A Few Good Men revival runs only 13 weeks, from tonight’s first preview to a January 10, 2027 closing. Critics are expected at the October 29 opening night. Tickets range from $58 to $371, and the 1 train’s 66 St-Lincoln Center station is a short walk from the theater.
The short engagement fits the fall pattern on Broadway: limited runs anchored by well-known names, timed to close before the new year. That model gives star-led productions urgency at the box office and frees up the theater for spring programming.
Broadway’s Fall Calendar Leans on Star-Led Revivals and Solo Shows
A Few Good Men is one of several high-profile titles opening within a few weeks. The fall season began in September when Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls began Broadway previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and the October calendar has filled in quickly since.
Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities opens October 18 at the Hudson Theatre with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe, and runs through January 17, 2027. Billy Crystal’s autobiographical solo show 860, built around the house his family lost in the Palisades fire, opens October 21 at the Imperial Theatre and closes January 3, 2027. Bill Irwin’s adaptation of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid follows on October 22 at the Todd Haimes Theatre.
Taken together, these shows describe the season. Producers are leaning on familiar plays and recognizable performers in limited engagements, betting that well-known material and screen names will draw audiences into the holidays.
Lincoln Center Theater Builds Its Season Around Two Revivals
For Lincoln Center Theater, A Few Good Men opens a 2026-2027 Broadway season at the Beaumont that continues in spring with a revival of The Sound of Music. That production, directed by artistic director Lear deBessonet and starring Jasmine Amy Rogers, begins previews March 23, 2027.
The season also adds a Composer Series, in which Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul each present emerging composers in one-night events on the Beaumont stage. Following the Tony Award-winning Ragtime revival, the Sorkin production puts the company’s Broadway house back on the fall calendar with a title nearly every theatergoer already knows.
FAQs
When does A Few Good Men open on Broadway?
Previews begin October 8, 2026, and opening night is October 29, 2026. The limited run closes January 10, 2027.
Where is A Few Good Men playing?
The revival plays Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater at 150 West 65th Street on the Upper West Side. The closest subway stop is 66 St-Lincoln Center on the 1 train.
Who stars in A Few Good Men on Broadway?
Bradley Whitford plays Col. Nathan R. Jessup, Tom Blyth plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee, and Krysta Rodriguez plays Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway. Michael Arden directs.
How much are tickets to A Few Good Men on Broadway?
Tickets range from $58 to $371, depending on performance date and seat location.
Was Bradley Whitford in the original A Few Good Men?
Yes. Whitford made his Broadway debut in the original production as Lt. Jack Ross and later took over the role of Lt. Daniel Kaffee.
