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Broadway Revival of Aaron Sorkin Legal Drama Draws Critical Disappointment

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A high-profile Lincoln Center revival of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men fails to win over major critics.

A Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin's breakthrough courtroom drama A Few Good Men has opened at Lincoln Center in New York. The new production brings the 1989 military trial narrative back to a prominent commercial stage. Early critical reaction has been largely unfavorable, with reviewers arguing that the production lacks dramatic tension and falters on an oversized stage.

The headlinersThe production features Bradley Whitford, Tom Blyth, and Krysta Rodriguez in principal roles.
Promotional previewFour cast members performed a scene from the play live inside the New York Times offices ahead of opening night.
Stage challengesCritics highlighted that the expansive dimensions of the Vivian Beaumont Theater diluted the intimate intensity of the legal drama.

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Why it matters

Aaron Sorkin wrote A Few Good Men as his theatrical debut in 1989 before adapting it into a hit 1992 feature film. The Lincoln Center Theater production tests how well the Cold War-era military story translates to modern Broadway audiences.

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