Wade Preston Boeger
The Movin' Out Story
From May of 2002
To December of 2005

Thanks to Tommy Byrnes (Billy's guitarist and musical director) 

  

I landed the keyboard player chair

as well as the understudy to the lead "Piano Man" role
played by Michael Cavanaugh

a great gig, for I do at least three shows a week as the lead...

in the band for Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel's Broadway production of 



We opened in Chicago 
 

at the Shubert Theatre

on June 25, 2002.
My debut as the Piano Man was on June 29, 2002.
Our final performance at the Shubert was on September 1st, 2002.
Previews began in New York City at the Richard Rogers Theatre on September 30, 2002.
Opening night was on October 24, 2002.
We closed on December 11th, 2005. 1331 shows. Not a bad run, not bad at all.

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.
I admit it. I cried a little.

Cavanaugh sent me a link to a little bootleg of Billy doing Miami 2017 on the last night. Poor video quality and the sound doesn't link up with the picture, but you can hear the excitement in the audience. I'm no-where to be found on the video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zEdG31ecRSI&search=billy%20joel

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 folks.
More Of My Pictures from Movin' Out

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(above photos by Wade
except for "Postcard" by Ian Carney)

Photo by Rebecca Williams

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