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This is a YouTube playlist of "Movin' Out," the original Broadway cast recording (2002), and other tracks.   Click on the icon in the upper left corner for a track list.
Summary

      In 2002, Billy Joel's songs were featured in a Broadway musical, Movin' Out.   As stated in Wikipedia:  "Conceived by Twyla Tharp, the musical tells the story of a generation of American youth growing up on Long Island during the 1960s and their experiences with the Vientam War. The principal characters are drawn from those who appeared in various Joel tunes: high school sweethearts Brenda and Eddie ("Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"), James ("James"), Judy ("Why Judy Why"), and Tony (Anthony in "Movin' Out").  The show is unusual in that, unlike the traditional musical essentially is a series of dances linked by a thin plot, and none of the dancers sing. All the vocals are performed by a pianist and band suspended on a platform above the stage while the dancers act out the narrative sans dialogue, making the show, in essence, a rock ballet." 

      Tommy Byrnes, lead guitarist for the Billy Joel band, was the musical consultant for Movin' Out and put together the band for the Broadway musical which included drummer Chuck Burgi.  Burgi would eventually join Billy's band.  The songs were sung by Michael Cavanagh.

      The first national tour of Movin' Out ran for three years, opening on January 27, 2004 and ending on January 21, 2007 after 1,111 performances. The tour also played to generally excellent reviews and full houses in 82 U.S. cities.  (Click here for review).
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Billy's songs were the basis for the successful Broadway musical Movin' Out, choreographed by Twyla Tharp.
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Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp (2002). Photo by Pete Souza (?).
Michael Cavanaugh performed Billy Joel's songs in the Broadway musical Movin' Out. 
Songlist

1.  Scenes from an Italian Restaurant       
2.  Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)  
3.  Reverie (Villa D'Este) 
4.  Just the Way You Are            
5.  The Longest Time      
6.  Uptown Girl   
7.  This Night      
8.  Summer, Highland Falls         
9.  Waltz #1 (Nunley's Carousel)  
10. We Didn't Start the Fire        
11.  She's Got a Way      
12.  The Stranger            
13.  Elegy for the Fisherman       
14. Invention in C Minor 
15.  Angry Young Man    
16.  Big Shot      
17.  Big Man on Mulberry Street  
18.  Captain Jack           
19.  An Innocent Man      
20.  Pressure      
21.  Goodnight Saigon   
22.  Air (Dublinesque)     
23.  Shameless  
24.  James         
25.  The River of Dreams/Keeping The Faith/ Only the Good Die Young
29.  I've Loved These Days         
30.  Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Reprise)
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Performance from the 2003 Tony Awards (River of Dreams/Keeping the Faith/Only the Good Die Young)
Full musical (audience shot)
Michael Cavanagh performs at a Billy Joel concert.
Billy Joel went onstage for the final Broadway performance of "Movin' Out."
Performance from Gershwin Award Ceremony (2015)
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