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Award-winning musical comes to the Keith-Albee

January 18, 2008 @ 11:58 PM

HUNTINGTON -- Five-time Grammy-Award winner Billy Joel and legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp brought their national tour to Huntington on Friday night as many community members got to enjoy the Tony-Award winning musical "Movin' Out."

The musical hit the stage at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center as part of the Marshall Artists Series.

It made its debut on Broadway in 2002 and includes a cast of about 30 dancers and musicians.

The show is a story of life-long friends through two turbulent decades that changed the world forever from the post World War II idealism to the collective unrest during the Vietnam War.

The national tour began on Jan. 26, 2004.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Billy Joel's Movin' Out is performed at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Movin' Out brings 24 Billy Joel classics to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five lifelong friends over two turbulent decades.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Billy Joel's Movin' Out is performed at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Movin' Out brings 24 Billy Joel classics to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five lifelong friends over two turbulent decades.

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