Billy Joel's: Movin' Out

The what: a story based on twenty-four hit singles by Billy Joel, the "piano man" rock musician. He has written hits such as "Only the Good Die Young," "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," "She's Always a Woman to Me," and countless more. The bonus: contemporary choreography by Twyla Tharp. Now not everyone knows the top ten of choreography, but I studied Tharp when I was in college in the seventies. Apparently, she leaped out of Barnard College with her degree in 1963 and has been setting the dance world on fire ever since. She is still HOT!

Like Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel sang about matters touching him personally. Therefore, their material follows their times and their lives. Joel's music reflects the first-hand witness of the Vietnam conflict, the social rebellion of the sixties and seventies and the explosion of drug use by teens, his own romantic ups and downs, recession, and recovery. In the show Movin' Out, the story is presented through the original ordering of his songs. It helps to read the program beforehand because it contains what is essentially a libretto.

I saw the touring company and it was a bit pricey for me. However, now I am ashamed that I hesitated in spending the money. It was worth much more than the ticket cost.