F. Murray Abraham defies the pope.
An unexpectedly upbeat Galileo Galilei is at the center of the Wilma's bright and appealing production, which is more comfortable than might be anticipated - for a play by Bertolt Brecht.
Director Julie Fei-Fan Balzer presents a brisk staging of Brecht's play that seems fearful of the language, as if aimed at the attention-deficient.
“Starry Messenger,” a one-act play by Ira Hauptman, revolves around Galileo’s trial in 1633 and the clash between science and religion.
Actor puts his faith in science and fumes when reason doesn't prevail
A Heretical Astronomer Rethinking His Revolution by ALLAN KOZINN
Philip Glass's 18th opera, which is notably fresher than his last few operas, presents Galileo's story in reverse chronology; it is the operatic equivalent of the film "Memento."
Things have come full circle for the actor, who will star in David Hare's version of "The Life of Galileo" at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Ira Hauptman's Starry Messenger, an inward look at the ripples Galileo's discovery made within his own family, will receive its world premiere at the Theater for the New City.
The New York Post writes that Danny Strong THE HUNGER GAMES held a world premiere reading of his new rock musical GALILEO yesterday afternoon, October 28. The cast featured Tony winner Lena …
In an age where there is irrefutable evidence for science and an overwhelming urge to further knowledge, it seems almost imponderable that a mere few hundred years ago authorities shunned th…
Ian McDiarmid's artful performance shines brightly in Brecht's satire rich in excitement of discovery.
Roxana Silbert revives her RSC version of A Life of Galileo at Birmingham Repertory Theatre before a UK tour.