'Galileo' musical to come to Broadway this fall

Raúl Esparza, Jeremy Kushnier, and Joy Woods will star in the new show about the famed astronomer, beginning New York performances in November.

Summary

• The new musical Galileo will come to Broadway's Shubert Theatre starting November 10
• The show follows the life and discoveries of the title astronomer
• Raúl Esparza; Jeremy Kushnier; and Joy Woods star under the direction of Michael Mayer

It's reaching for the stars! The new musical Galileo will come to Broadway's Shubert Theatre this fall, starting performances November 10 ahead of a December 6 opening.

Four-time Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza (Taboo, Company, The Homecoming, Speed-the-Plow) will play the title role of the trailblazing astronomer, who made revolutionary scientific discoveries that he had to defend before one of the world's most powerful churches. Jeremy Kushnier (Little Shop of Horrors) and Tony Award nominee Joy Woods (Gypsy) will also star.

Esparza and Kushnier reprise their roles from the production's 2024 world premiere at Berkeley Rep in California, and Michael Mayer returns from that production to direct.

Galileo also features a book by Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (Dopesick, Chess), music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Zoe Sarnak, and choreography by David Neumann (Hadestown).

“The moment Galileo lifts his telescope to the sky and reshapes our understanding of the universe is one of history’s great turning points," producers Amanda Lipitz, Henry Tisch, and Jordan Roth said in a joint statement. "Bringing that moment to the stage feels both thrilling and urgent. Though this story unfolds more than 400 years ago, its themes resonate with striking clarity today.

"We’re telling a story that captures the enduring tension between truth and power — and the courage required to stand by what you know is right, even when doing so comes at great cost. That kind of courage is the essential force on which human progress relies, and it is why Galileo — and those like him — are the ones who change the course of history.”

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Photo credit: Raúl Esparza in Galileo at Berkeley Rep. (Photo by Kevin Berne)