A Few Good Men (Gallery Players) NYC Reviews and Tickets

84%

(29 Reviews)

Positive

97%

Mixed

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Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Entertaining, Great writing, Intelligent

About the Show

The Gallery Players revives Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow soldier at Guantanamo Bay.

Their lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, he eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial. Sorkin's play was the basis for the 1992 Oscar-nominated film of the same name.

Member Reviews (29)

Dizzying, Edgy, Great writing, Masterful, Thought-provoking

See it if great story, great acting and a play that can be slow at times, but still keeps you in the game all the way through.

Don't see it if can be intense at time, can be slow at times . If you do not like this genre of a play.

Absorbing, Intelligent, Entertaining

See it if An enjoyable rendition of a military courtroom drama. Well written and enthusiastically performed.

Don't see it if Acting was of mixed quality, some roles better than others. I liked the story and characters but wasn't especially moved.

Entertaining, Intelligent, Relevant, Thought-provoking, Good acting & staging

See it if Aaron Sorkin's gripping courtroom drama still holds up proving authoritarianism never goes out of style. Energetic acting and staging

Don't see it if Some of the plot gets lost at times due to rushed dialogue but leading men are dynamic & suprising use of Gallery playing space compensate

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Intelligent, Resonant

See it if you enjoy great acting by a 19 member cast in a well written show, We did enjoy the original (Stephen Lang) ,

Don't see it if You only enjoy song and dance shows Make time for this perfromance. Read more

100

Absorbing, Entertaining, Great acting, Must see, Great writing

See it if You want to thoroughly entertained. You want to see a fantastic cast. You want to see superb acting and writing. You want to be blown away.

Don't see it if You want light and fluffy. You don't want to become immersed in a military trial that stinks of cover up. You want to miss a great play. Read more

Great acting, Great staging, Riveting

See it if you want to see an exciting, compelling piece of theatre performed by an outstanding off-off Broadway theater company. As good as Bwy.

Don't see it if you don't enjoy courtroom military court marshal/murder dramas or you must compare it to the movie version.

Entertaining, Absorbing, Great staging, Masterful, Intelligent

See it if you want a solid, well-written, vividly acted, imaginatively staged, entertaining courtroom drama.

Don't see it if you're expecting an innovative military, courtroom drama or have no patience for a lot of poetic writing (remember when that was the norm?)

Ambitious, Entertaining, Great acting, Great writing, Great staging

See it if you like Aaron Sorkin, the movie A Few Good Men, plays dealing with the military or lawyers, & if you live in Brooklyn.

Don't see it if you don't like Aaron Sorkin, the movie, military or legal dramas, or intimate venues. It's pretty long & not light or fluffy

Critic Reviews (1)

“The story relayed in this play is loosely based on real-life events that took place at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in July 1986. This is an outstanding production with extremely talented actors in all of the roles. There isn't a weak link in the chain of command. This play brings back to life all the excitement and intensity present in the original Broadway production and the movie. If you don't go, Col. Jessep may ‘rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull.’"
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Creative team

Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Jessep