Review: ‘Galilee, 34’ at South Coast Repertory offers a fresh take on the life of Jesus

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Review: ‘Galilee, 34’ at South Coast Repertory offers a fresh take on the life of Jesus

“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” In “Galilee, 34” talented playwright Eleanor Burgess channels Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical question but ups the ante from his “Hamilton” lyric to hypothesize about the origins of an even bigger historical biography, aka, “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” This superbly written two-act play received its world premiere on South Coast Repertory’s Argyros stage this weekend. “Galilee, 34” works as both intel…