The Tony Award-winning Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel dance musical Movin' Out opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on April 10th after beginning previews on March 28th. The show is due to end its limited run on July 17th before setting off on a tour of continental Europe.

Movin' Out features James Fox and Darren Reeves alternating in the role of The Piano Man, with Laura Costa-Chaud as Judy, Holly Cruikshank as Brenda, Matthew Dibble as James, David Gomez as Tony, and Ron Todorowski as Eddie, among others. The show, set to the classic hits of Joel, tells the story of six friends whose lives are changed through war, love, and separation during the 60s and 70s in America. The show relies on dance and Joel’s narrative songs with no dialogue. Movin’ Out won 2003 Tony Awards for Best Choreography by Tharp, and Best Orchestrations by Joel and Stuart Malina. It was also nominated for Best Musical.

For more information on the current US tour as well as on the West End production, visit http://www.movinout.co.uk/

Photos by Merle Frimark