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    Vivian Beaumont · Oct 8, 2026–Jan 10, 2027 · about 2h30 · 14+

    Lincoln Center Theater revives Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama for 13 weeks, with Bradley Whitford as Col. Jessep and Tom Blyth as Lt. Kaffee.

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    A Few Good Men at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 2005.A Few Good Men staring Rob Lowe, John Barrowman and Michael Beckley at the Haymarket
    Photo: Nitin Parmar from Bath, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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    Sorkin's courtroom drama returns to Broadway

    A Few Good Men is back on Broadway in a 13-week limited engagement from Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Previews begin October 8, 2026, opening night is October 29, and the final performance is January 10, 2027. Michael Arden, a two-time Tony-winning director, stages it, with Bradley Whitford as Col. Nathan R. Jessep, Tom Blyth as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in his Broadway debut, Krysta Rodriguez as Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway and Michael Oberholtzer as Capt. Jack Ross.

    The play is the military legal thriller most people know from the 1992 film. Two Marines at Guantanamo Bay are charged with murder after the death of a struggling private during a "code red," an off-the-books punishment. A young Navy lawyer, Kaffee, known for quick plea deals rather than trials, is assigned to defend them, and the case leads him toward the base commander, Jessep. The courtroom confrontation between the two is the play's engine.

    From cocktail napkins to the Music Box

    Aaron Sorkin wrote much of the play on cocktail napkins while working as a bartender at Broadway's Palace Theatre. The idea came from his sister Deborah, a Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps lawyer who told him she was going to Guantanamo Bay to defend Marines accused in a hazing ordered by a superior. Many details of that real 1986 case made their way into the script.

    • Original Broadway run: opened at the Music Box Theatre on November 15, 1989, directed by Don Scardino, with Tom Hulce as Kaffee, Megan Gallagher as Galloway and Stephen Lang as Jessep. It played 497 performances, and Hulce earned a Tony nomination for Best Actor.
    • A link to the revival: Bradley Whitford was in the original Broadway replacement cast; he now plays Jessep.
    • The film: Rob Reiner's 1992 adaptation, written by Sorkin, starred Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson and was a Best Picture nominee. Jessep's "You can't handle the truth" ranks on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotes. Sorkin liked some of the screenplay's changes enough to fold them back into the stage version.
    • London: a 2005 West End production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket starred Rob Lowe.

    Sorkin went on to create The West Wing and to win an Oscar for his screenplay for The Social Network (2010).

    Runtime, age guidance and content

    The production runs approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including an intermission. It is generally recommended for ages 14 and up because of mature themes and explicit language, and children under 4 are not admitted to Broadway theaters.

    • Language: the dialogue is military and profane, which is part of its texture.
    • Themes: hazing, the death of a young Marine, a cover-up and questions of honor and obedience.
    • Style: a talky, fast courtroom drama. Teenagers who like legal or political television tend to follow it easily.

    Where to sit at the Vivian Beaumont

    The Vivian Beaumont is unlike any other Broadway house. It is the only Broadway theater outside the Theater District, at 150 West 65th Street in the Lincoln Center complex, and it was designed by Eero Saarinen with an interior overseen by the stage designer Jo Mielziner. It opened in 1965. The Broadway League lists 1,080 seats and Playbill gives 1,069; the figure moves because the stage can be set up as a traditional proscenium or pushed forward as a thrust stage surrounded by seats on three sides.

    The seating is a steep semicircle on two levels: a large orchestra and a small balcony of only five rows. As built, every seat is within about 65 feet of the stage, closer than the back of most Broadway mezzanines. Lincoln Center Theater had not published the stage configuration for this production when this guide was written, so check the seating map when you buy.

    Best: center orchestra, middle rows

    For a play built on a cross-examination, you want to see faces. The steep rake means the rows ahead of you rarely block the view, and the middle of the orchestra sits at a comfortable angle to the courtroom action.

    Good value: front of the balcony

    Because the balcony is so shallow, its first rows feel much closer than a typical balcony. If the production uses a thrust, the balcony also gives the cleanest view of staging that faces several directions.

    Use caution

    • Extreme sides of the semicircle: the Beaumont's curve wraps far around the stage. In a proscenium setup, the far ends can lose the back of the set; in a thrust setup, actors will sometimes have their backs to you.
    • The very front rows: close, but you look up and across the stage, which can flatten a staging that uses depth.

    How tickets sell for a Lincoln Center limited run

    Lincoln Center Theater is a nonprofit with a membership base, and that shapes availability. Members buy through their own LCT channel, LincTix offers lower-cost seats to theatergoers ages 21 to 35, and general tickets are sold through Telecharge. The result is that many prime seats for the first weeks are taken before the open market sees them.

    • After opening night (October 29): reviews can move demand sharply in either direction for a 13-week run.
    • Thanksgiving through New Year's: the busiest weeks of the year in New York, and the run's final stretch overlaps them.
    • The last weeks before January 10: limited engagements typically sell their final performances first.
    • Best selection: Tuesday through Thursday evenings in early November.

    On the resale market, the center orchestra holds its value best, and weeknight balcony seats are where prices give first. Every GoodSeats order is backed by a 100% guarantee.

    Getting to Lincoln Center

    Because the Beaumont sits on the Upper West Side rather than near Times Square, allow extra time if you are coming from a Theater District dinner. The 66th Street–Lincoln Center subway station on Broadway is the closest. After this run, the theater's next announced production is a revival of The Sound of Music, with previews from March 23, 2027. For other dramas this season, see the planned Plays hub, the Broadway guide and the New York City guide. Production details are on Lincoln Center Theater's site.

    Frequently asked questions

    When is A Few Good Men on Broadway?

    Lincoln Center Theater's production runs at the Vivian Beaumont Theater from October 8, 2026, with opening night October 29, through January 10, 2027.

    Who is in the cast of A Few Good Men?

    Bradley Whitford plays Col. Nathan R. Jessep, Tom Blyth plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Krysta Rodriguez plays Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway and Michael Oberholtzer plays Capt. Jack Ross. Michael Arden directs.

    How long is A Few Good Men?

    About 2 hours and 30 minutes, including an intermission.

    Is A Few Good Men appropriate for teenagers?

    It is generally recommended for ages 14 and up because of mature themes and explicit language.

    Is the Vivian Beaumont Theater a Broadway theater?

    Yes. It is the only Broadway theater outside the Theater District, located at 150 West 65th Street in Lincoln Center, with about 1,080 seats on two levels.

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