Movin’ Out
Shows · Movin’ Out
Twyla Tharp choreographed, directed, and shaped a collection of Billy Joel songs into a “rock ballet.” While the nonsinging dancers danced her significant athletic steps, a rock band played above/ behind them with pianist Matt Cavanaugh doing the vocals of those familiar tunes that Joel orchestrated. Brenda and Eddie, and James and Judy, are teenage couples growing up on Long Island in the 1960s and have to confront…
- Opened
- 2002
- Performances
- 1,303
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Modern
Productions2 on Broadway
| 2002 | Richard Rodgers Theatre Original. October 24, 2002 | 1,303 performances |
| 2006 | Apollo Victoria Theatre Original. |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 1 album held
Licensing not confirmed
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4 passages naming Movin’ Out, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
Movin’ Out 1,303 performances Opened October 24, 2002 Closed December 11, 2005 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p455
Examples include Jelly’s Last Jam (Jelly Roll Morton), Mamma Mia! (ABBA), Movin’ Out (Billy Joel), All Shook Up (Elvis), Lennon (John Lennon), and The Times They Are a’Changin’ (Bob Dylan). book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p209
MOVIN’ OUT* 664 performances Opened October 24, 2002 book:theatre-world-2003-04-season-v-60-willis#p300
In 2003, she recreated her own basement dances in the “musical” Movin’ Out. Now, this show was a big hit and highly acclaimed, but I guess I just didn't get the “We Didn't Start the Fire” ballet. book:today-in-history-musicals-today-in-history-stollenwerk-joe-1973-today-in-history#p197
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