Geoffrey Nauffts Hops on Deck of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Revival

By: Feb. 28, 2006
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Geoffrey Nauffts has joined the cast of the upcoming revival of Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial in the role of Lt. Thomas Keefer.

The previously-announced Joe Sikora (Zoot Suit, House and Garden in Chicago) also recently joined the show as Lt. Stephen Maryk. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will begin performances at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th Street) on Friday, April 14th and open on Broadway on Sunday, May 7th at 7pm.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will feature David Schwimmer ("Friends"), in his Broadway debut, as Lt. Barney Greenwald, Tony Award-nominee Ivanek (The Pillowman, Two Shakespearean Actors) as Lt. Com. Philip Francis Queeg, Terry Beaver (Democracy, Twentieth Century, Henry IV) as Captain Blakely, Murphy Guyer (The Graduate, Swimming in the Shallows) as Captain Southard, Brian Reddy (Dinner at Eight, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, A Little Hotel on the Side) as Dr. Forrest Lundeen,  and Ben Fox (Our Town, Three Seconds in the Key) as Lt. Willis Keith.   The show will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks (La Cage aux Folles, Guys and Dolls).

Nauffts is no stranger to military classics, having appeared in both the Broadway production and film version of A Few Good Men. His Off-Broadway credits include Everything Will Be Different, Snakebit, and June Moon, as well as productions at Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, and Ensemble Studio Theatre, among others. He is a member of the Drama Department and Naked Angels, where in 2002 he directed Stephen Belber's Tape. His television credits include "Six Feet Under," "Law & Order," "Homicide," "Picket Fences," and "The Commish," on which he appeared for three seasons. Film credits include Melinda and Melinda, Unfaithful, Mississippi Burning, Infinity, A Few Good Men and Field of Dreams.

Originally published as a novel in 1951, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is the story of a naval lieutenant on trial for mutiny in wartime. The novel won Wouk the Pulitzer Prize, selling millions of copies and becoming a classic story of American history. The play premiered on Broadway in 1954 and also inspired a film starring Humphrey Bogart.

In addition to The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Herman Wouk's work includes The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Marjorie Morningstar, Youngblood Hawke, The Hope, The Glory, A Hole in Texas, as well as the non-fiction books This Is My God and The Will to Live On. Wouk himself served aboard two destroyer-minesweepers, the U.S.S. Zane and the U.S.S. Southhard, from 1942 to 1946.

Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Debra Black and Roger Berlind, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will feature a set designed by John Lee Beatty, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Paul Gallo, and sound design by Peter Fitzgerald.

Tickets for the show will go on sale to Visa card holders on March 11th and to the general public on March 23rd. The box office of the Lyceum Theatre will open on March 27th. Tickets, which range from $47.25-$96.25, will be available by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or visiting www.telecharge.com.


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