Preview of Movin’ Out(Musical of Billy Joel Songs) at the Pantages Theater(9/14-10/31/04)
“A SHIMMERING PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN GENERATION!”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Five life-long friends.
Two turbulent decades.
24 classic Billy Joel songs.
“THE #1 SHOW OF THE YEAR!”
—TIME MAGAZINE
A NEW DANCE MUSICAL
BASED ON THE SONGS AND MUSIC OF
TONY AWARD-WINNER
BILLY JOEL
CONCEIVED, CHOREOGRAPHED AND DIRECTED BY
TONY AWARD-WINNER
TWYLA THARP
Visa presents MOVIN’ OUT, the Tony Award-winning new dance musical conceived, choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp and based on 24 classic songs by Billy Joel, will play a strictly-limited engagement at
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Told through the choreography of Twyla Tharp and more than two dozen of Billy Joel’s hit songs, MOVIN’ OUT is the story of lifelong friends through two turbulent decades that change them and the world around them forever. Songs like “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” and “Pressure” all come together to weave a musical backdrop which beautifully complements Tharp’s innovative choreography. The songs and dance take audiences through a poignant narrative comprised of three main elements: post-World War II idealism, the Vietnam War and its subsequent unrest, and finally, survival.
Many will recognize MOVIN OUT’s main characters, as they come straight from Joel’s lyrics. There’s Brenda and Eddie from “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” Tony and Sergeant O’Leary from “Movin’ Out,” Judy from “Why, Judy, Why,” and James from “James”—and their story is told completely through dance, with no dialogue whatsoever. MOVIN’ OUT is “a story told without language,” Tharp says. “The movement and the action tell the story—the experience, the emotional resonance, comes from action rather than language.”
MOVIN’ OUT is prodcuced by James L. Nederlander, Hal Luftig, Scott E. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Clear Channel Entertainment and Emanuel Azenberg. Musical continuity and supervision is by Stuart Malina. MOVIN’ OUT features a scenic design by Santo Loquasto, costume design by Suzy Benzinger, lighting design by Donald Holder and sound design by Brian Ruggles and Peter Fitzgerald.
TWYLA THARP has created more than 125 dances, choreographed five Hollywood movies, written an autobiography, received a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement and two Emmy Awards for her television work, been awarded 17 honorary doctorates and numerous grants including the MacArthur Fellowship. In 1993 she was inducted into the
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BILLY JOEL has had 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations since signing his first solo recording contract in 1972. In 1990, he was presented with a Grammy Legend Award. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, Joel was presented with the Johnny Mercer Award, the organization’s highest honor, in 2001. In 1999 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and he has received the Recording Industry Association of America Diamond Award, presented for albums that have sold more than 10 million copies. In 2003 he, along with Stuart Malina, won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Movin’ Out.
Having sold more than 100 million records over the past quarter century, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in the world. In addition to his Grammy Awards, Joel has earned three Awards for Cable Excellence and has received numerous ASCAP and BMI awards including the ASCAP Founders Award and the BMI Career Achievement Award. In 1994, he was given the 1994 Billboard Century Award. Among his many other awards and honors, Billy Joel has been given a Doctor of Humane Letters from Fairfield University (1991), an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music (1993), an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra University (1997) and a Doctor of Music from Southampton College (2000). Outside his music career, Joel has donated his time and resources to a variety of charitable causes. A longtime advocate for music education, he first began holding “master class” sessions on college campuses more than 20 years ago, giving sessions at colleges across the country and around the world. In addition, he has held classes as a benefit for the STAR Foundation (Standing for Truth About Radiation) and to establish the Rosalind Joel Scholarship for the Performing Arts at
Tickets, which range in price from $55.50 – $80.50, are available for purchase online at www.BroadwayLA.org, by phone at 213-365-3500 or 714-740-7878, or in person at the Pantages Theatre Box Office. Located at
Performances of MOVIN OUT are Tuesdays – Fridays at
VISA: The only card accepted for single tickets of the national tour of MOVIN’ OUT. www.visa.com/movinout
MOVIN’ OUT Live Cast Recording Now Available from Sony Classical.
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LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR:
Dates: SEPTEMBER 14 –
Theatre: PANTAGES THEATRE
Performance Schedule: TUESDAY – FRIDAY at
SATURDAY at
SUNDAY at
*** Schedule exceptions! There will be a special weekday matinee performance on Thursday, Oct. 28 at
Prices: Orchestra & Mezzanine $80.50
Front Balcony $70.50
Rear Balcony $55.50
Tickets: PANTAGES THEATRE BOX OFFICE (Open daily from
Charge by Phone: 213-365-3500 or 714-740-7878
Online: www.ticketmaster.com
Outlets: TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY OUTLETS.
To purchase tickets in person, please visit the Pantages Box Office.
PLEASE NOTE THAT VISA IS THE ONLY CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED FOR SINGLE TICKET PURCHASES TO THE NATIONAL TOUR OF “MOVIN OUT.”
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