Theatre Trivia Tweet: Sorkin’s Big Break Aaron Sorkin was writing the book for the new musical Houdini but is said to have gone onto another project. Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter, producer and playwright, got his big break from a play he wrote that also became a popular movie. What was that play? SelectReveal Answer> That was the courtroom drama A Few Good Men, which was based on the real-life experience of his sister who was with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps and involved in a trial of a similar nature. Post navigation previous postNext Post