Movin' Out

Awards

Tony Awards
Won:
Best Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Best Orchestrations: Billy Joel and Stuart Malina

Nominated:
Best Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: John Selya
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Elizabeth Parkinson
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Michael Cavanaugh, Keith Roberts
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Ashley Tuttle
Best Direction of a Musical: Twyla Tharp
Best Lighting Design: Donald Holder

Drama Desk Awards
Won:
Outstanding Choreography: Twyla Tharp

Nominated:
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical: John Selya
Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Elizabeth Parkinson
Outstanding Director of a Musical: Twyla Tharp
Outstanding Lighting Design: Donald Holder

Theatre World Awards
Won:
John Selya

Astaire Awards
Won:
Best Choreographer: Twyla Tharp
Best Male Dancer: John Selya
Best Female Dancer: Elizabeth Parkinson

Ensemble
Mark Arvin, Karine Bageot, Alexander Brady, Holly Cruikshank, Ron De Jesus, Melissa Downey, Pascale Faye, Scott Fowler, David Gomez, Rod McCune, Jill Nicklaus, Rika Okamoto

Matinee Cast

Swings
Andrew Allagree, Aliane Baquerot, Laurie Kanyok, William Marrié, Meg Paul, Lawrence Rabson, Dana Stackpole, John J. Todd

Act I

Long Island in the ‘60s, the King and Queen of the prom, Brenda and Eddie, are finished, while forever sweethearts James and Judy are ready for marriage. Their friend, Tony is looking for  that kind of love, and he finds it with Brenda, who has become her own woman. War takes the men away from home, leaving their loved ones to pick up the pieces. James loses his life in combat, while Tony and Eddie return home broken as Judy grieves.

Overture

“It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”….The Company
Scene 1: Brenda and Eddie Split
“Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” ….Brenda, Eddie, Tony, James, Judy, Sergeant O’Leary and Ensemble
Scene 2: Tony Moves Out
“Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” …. Tony, Eddie, James, and Sergeant O’Leary
Scene 3: James and Judy Are Forever
“Reverie (Villa D’Este)/Just The Way you Are” …. James, Judy and Ensemble
Scene 4: Brenda Is Back
“For The Longest Time/Uptown Girl” …. Brenda, Eddie, Tony and Ensemble
Scene 5: Tony and Brenda Get Together
“This Night” … Tony, Brenda and Ensemble
Scene 6: Eddie Knows
“Summer, Highland Falls”…. Eddie, Brenda, Tony and Ensemble
Scene 7: Off To War
“Waltz #1 (Nunley’s Carousel)” …. Tony, Eddie, James, Drill Sergeant and Ensemble
Scene 8: The Sky Falls
“We Didn’t Start The Fire”…. Judy, Brenda, James, Tony, Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 9: Two Bars: Hicksville/Saigon
“She’s Got a Way”….Tony, Brenda and Ensemble
Scene 10: Coming Home
“The Stranger”…. Judy and Ensemble
“Elegy (The Great Peconic)” …. Judy, Brenda, Tony, Eddie, Drill Sergeant and Ensemble

Act II

The vets try to cobble their lives back together. Tony can’t seem to find a way to reconnect with Brenda, while Eddie can’t connect with anyone. Spiraling into a lonely existence of drugs and self-loathing, Eddie takes a tour through a nightmare of his past, projecting Judy as his guide. By chance, he encounters Judy jogging in the park, and her forgiveness allows him to finally set his life back on track. Brenda and Tony rediscover the love needed to heal their wounds. The friends reunite to discover they have all found their way back home.

Scene 1: Vets Cast Out
“Invention In C Minor”….Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 2: Eddie Rages
“Angry Young Man”…. Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 3: Tony Disconnects
“Big Shot”…. Tony, Brenda and Ensemble
Scene 4: A Contest of Pain
“Big Man on Mulberry Street”…. Tony, Brenda an Ensemble
Scene 5: Eddie Gets High
“Captain Jack”…. Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 6: Eddie Reaches Out
“Innocent Man”…. Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 7: Eddie’s Nightmares
“Pressure”…. Judy, Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 8: Eddie’s Journey Back
“Goodnight Siagon”…. Eddie, Judy, James, Tony and Ensemble
Scene 9: Brenda’s Lost Dreams
“Air (Dublinesque)”…. Brenda
Scene 10: Tony and Brenda Reconcile
“Shameless”…. Brenda and Tony
Scene 11: Judy Releases Eddie
“James”…. Judy and Eddie
Scene 12: Eddie Attains Grace
“River of Dreams/Keeping the Faith/Only the Good Die Young”… Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 13: The Reunion Begins
“I’ve Loved These Days” …. Tony, Brenda, Eddie and Ensemble
Scene 14: Reunion/Finale
“Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (Reprise)…. The Company

After nearly two years of rehearsals, workshops and previews in Chicago and New York, Movin’ Out opened on Broadway in 2002. Throughout the process, Tharp continued to restructure the show and add new material to draw out details in the plot.

This jukebox dance-musical, set to the music of Billy Joel, follows five friends from Long Island through the 1960s, the Vietnam War and into the 1980s. The choreography and lyric text work in tandem to tell their story of loss, love and forgiveness.