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Broadway revival of A Few Good Men draws mixed reviews
A Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, starring Bradley Whitford, Tom Blyth and Krysta Rodriguez, opened to reviews from major outlets.[1, 2, 3] The New York Times wrote that the revival of Sorkin's 1989 breakthrough lacks tactical cohesion.[2]
The Guardian, reviewing the production at the Vivian Beaumont theater in New York City, called the performances unconvincing and said the big stage was ill-fitting for the courtroom drama.[1] The New York Post described the play as a musty old courtroom drama with zero surprises.[3]
Covered by The New York Times, New York Post and The Guardian
Read first Review: ‘A Few Good Men,’ With Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, Gives Up the Fight
Where accounts differ (1)
- FramingThe Guardian called the revival a missed opportunity with unconvincing performances, while the New York Post called it a musty old courtroom drama resembling a million others.[1, 3]
- The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 29, 11:00 p.m. ET A Few Good Men review – Aaron Sorkin’s legal drama makes unwelcome return to stage
Vivian Beaumont theater, New York City Unconvincing performances and an ill-fitting big stage make a retooled version of the classic courtroom drama feel like a missed opportunity Given the current state of the US…
- New York Post · Leans right · Oct 29, 11:07 p.m. ET ‘A Few Good Men’ review: Aaron Sorkin’s mediocre courtroom drama is back on Broadway
The Broadway play starring Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth is a musty old courtroom drama that resembles a million others with its chatty windbags and zero surprises.
- The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 29, 11:00 p.m. ET A Few Good Men review – Aaron Sorkin’s legal drama makes unwelcome return to stage
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 3 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 0 are center and 1 is right of center.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 2 of 42 left-leaning, 0 of 33 center and 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
No center outlets in Tare's list covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: none.
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: none.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
Read across the spectrum
- Left-leaning Review: ‘A Few Good Men,’ With Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, Gives Up the Fight
- Center No center outlet in Tare's list covered it.
- Right-leaning ‘A Few Good Men’ review: Aaron Sorkin’s mediocre courtroom drama is back on Broadway