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Galileo
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Galileo
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Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Albert Brush
playwright:
Bertolt Brecht
music:
Stanley Silverman
,
Hanns Eisler
People (43)
Wesley Addy
Old Cardinal
(Original)
Capt. Sidney Bassler
A Monk
(Original)
Senator I
(Original)
Leonard Bell
A Monk
(Original)
Harris Brown
Ballade Singer
(Original)
Frank Campanella
A Scholar
(Original)
Senator II
(Original)
Mary Grace Canfield
Elderly Lady
(Original)
John Carradine
Inquisitor
(Original)
Michael Citro
Andrea
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Taylor Graves
Clavius
(Original)
Don Hanmer
Little Monk
(Original)
Pitt Herbert
Supporting Monk
(Original)
Harry Hess
Lord Chamberlain
(Original)
Werner Klemperer
Infuriated Monk
(Original)
Rusty Lane
Barbarini
(Original)
Charles Laughton
Galileo
(Original)
Richard Leone
Singer
(Original)
Iris Mann
Ballade Singer's Daughter
(Original)
Dwight Marfield
Federzoni
(Original)
Allen Martin
Curtain Boy
(Original)
Joan McCracken
Virginia
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Duke of Florence
(Original)
Elizabeth Moore
Ballade Singer's Wife
(Original)
Thomas Palmer
Philosopher
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Andrea
(Original)
Philip Robinson
Matti
(Original)
Larry Rosen
Prince
(Original)
Lawrence Ryle
Bellarmin
(Original)
Hester Sondergaard
Sarti
(Original)
Warren Stevens
Informer
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Priuli
(Original)
John Straub
Sagredo
(Original)
Philip Swander
Ludovico
(Original)
Donald Symington
Giuseppi
(Original)
Albert Tavares
Singer
(Original)
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Wesley Addy
Old Cardinal
(Original)
Capt. Sidney Bassler
A Monk
(Original)
Senator I
(Original)
Leonard Bell
A Monk
(Original)
Harris Brown
Ballade Singer
(Original)
Frank Campanella
A Scholar
(Original)
Senator II
(Original)
Mary Grace Canfield
Elderly Lady
(Original)
John Carradine
Inquisitor
(Original)
Michael Citro
Andrea
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Taylor Graves
Clavius
(Original)
Don Hanmer
Little Monk
(Original)
Pitt Herbert
Supporting Monk
(Original)
Harry Hess
Lord Chamberlain
(Original)
Werner Klemperer
Infuriated Monk
(Original)
Rusty Lane
Barbarini
(Original)
Charles Laughton
Galileo
(Original)
Richard Leone
Singer
(Original)
Iris Mann
Ballade Singer's Daughter
(Original)
Dwight Marfield
Federzoni
(Original)
Allen Martin
Curtain Boy
(Original)
Joan McCracken
Virginia
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Duke of Florence
(Original)
Elizabeth Moore
Ballade Singer's Wife
(Original)
Thomas Palmer
Philosopher
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Andrea
(Original)
Philip Robinson
Matti
(Original)
Larry Rosen
Prince
(Original)
Lawrence Ryle
Bellarmin
(Original)
Hester Sondergaard
Sarti
(Original)
Warren Stevens
Informer
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Priuli
(Original)
John Straub
Sagredo
(Original)
Philip Swander
Ludovico
(Original)
Donald Symington
Giuseppi
(Original)
Albert Tavares
Singer
(Original)
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Bertolt Brecht
Writer
Charles Laughton
Translation
Hanns Eisler
Music
Albert Brush
Lyrics
Joseph Losey
Director
Lotte Goslar
Choreographer
Robert Davison
Scenic Design
Costume Design
The Experimental Theatre, Inc.
Producer
The American National Theatre and Academy
Producer
T. Edward Hambleton
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
7
1947
Closing Date
Dec
14
1947
Performances
6
as of Dec 05, 2025
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