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THEATRE REVIEW: "A Few Good Men" at the Falls Theatre (Wappingers Falls, NY)

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      On February 21st, 2026, my family and I saw a matinee performance of the Aaron Sorkin play "A Few Good Men" at the Falls Theatre in Wappingers Falls, New York.  It was presented by County Players.  Unfortunately, I was still healing from throwing my back out several days ago, and left during intermission.  But my mom and a friend stayed for the second act, so I was filled in enough to write this blog post.       "A Few Good Men" had its Broadway Premiere at the end of 1989, shortly before becoming a movie in 1992.  By that time, the National Tour of the play had performed in several cities throughout the country.  Yet the movie is far more well-known than the play.  While the line "you can't handle the truth" pre-existed the film, Jack Nicholson made the line famous.  In the play, that line is said in act two, so I regretfully missed it.  But my mom said the actor who played Col. Jessup (which was Michael A...