GALILEO is the electrifying and emotional new Broadway-bound musical about a man who confronted those in power for corruptly suppressing the truth. When maverick scientist Galileo Galilei makes celestial observations that challenge humanity’s understanding of the universe, he’s summoned to Rome to defend his discoveries before the most powerful religious institution in the world, which is facing a rebellion of its own.
GALILEO played its world premiere at Berkeley Rep starring four-time Tony Award® nominee Raúl Esparza, helmed by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Chess, Spring Awakening, American Idiot, Funny Girl), and written by two-time Emmy® Award winner Danny Strong (Chess, “Dopesick,” “Empire,” The Butler). With an original rock score by Zoe Sarnak (The Lonely Few, Empire Records) and Michael Weiner (Broadway’s First Date), GALILEO is an explosive collision of science and faith, truth and power.