The bookless show uses Joel's song lyrics and Tharp's choreography to tell the story of five friends and lovers across three decades through love, war and loss. There is no dialogue and all songs are performed by the pianist-singer, who sings non-stop and heads an on-stage band during the show.
Movin' Out has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 2002, Broadway which opened in 2002, US Tour which opened in 2004 and West End which opened in 2006.