Wade Preston Boeger
The People In and Of
Movin' Out

Movin' Out, after running for over three and a half years (if you include our beginnings in Chicago in June of 2002) closed on Sunday, December 11th, 2005.

The last show was amazing. The audience was applauding wildly ten minutes before the curtain even opened.
The vibe in the theatre was electrifying.
The band was on fire. The passion of the dancers could be felt by everyone. The performance was heartbreakingly beautiful.
Billy finished the night by playing Miami 2017 (I've Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) and You May Be Right.
It was surreal.
Cavanaugh sent me a link to a bootleg of Billy doing Miami 2017 on the last night. Poor video quality and the sound doesn't sync up with the picture, but you can hear the excitement in the audience. I'm no-where to be found on the video, but it's worth a listen, especially with the alternative lyrics towards the end.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zEdG31ecRSI&search=billy%20joel

While I still perform as piano man on the tour from time to time, my memories of Broadway will never fade.
It was the most fun I've ever had, the most difficult and the most rewarding project I've ever been involved with.
I think I speak for everybody involved.

Band / Music Personnel

You know this guy... he wrote all the songs

Stuart Malina (Musical Coordinator, Conductor, Genius, and fortunately for us... a nice guy!)

David Rosenthal, Billy's keyboardist, programmed the all synth sounds and wrote all my charts.

No photo of Twyla up yet, but soon. I do finally have a few.

Tommy Byrnes (Maestro, Guitar, Vocals, creator of the band)
Billy's guitarist and musical director for a long time now
 

Michael Cavanaugh (the star piano man and vocalist)
Now (as of December 2005) living in Vegas

Chuck Burgi (Drums)
Now (as of December 2005) Billy Joel's drummer

Dennis DelGaudio (Guitar and Vocals)
Now (as of February 2006) the musical director
of the European Movin' Out Band

Kevin Osborne (Trombone, vocals and whistler), Greg Smith (Bass and vocals), Barry Danielian (Trumpet)

John Scarpulla (Sax and Percussion) Scott Kreitzer (Sax)

Chuck, Dennis, Greg and Michael
at the Monroe Street Red Line Subway Station in Chicago

Our first public performance at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago was Tuesday, June 25, 2002.
My debut as the "Piano Man" was Saturday, June 29, 2002, the matinee. The official opening night in Chicago was Friday, July 19, 2002. In New York opening night was October 24, 2002 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. We closed on December 11, 2005. 1331 shows. Not a bad run, not bad at all.

Closing Night Party at B.B. Kings December 11, 2005

This was the most incredible thing I've ever experienced. I'm so proud to have been a part of it. We made history.
Thanks for writing all this great music, Billy.

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(above photos by Wade)

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Thanks!