Editing Twyla Tharp (section)

===Broadway===
[[File:Twyla Tharp - 1981.jpg|thumb|left|Tharp in 1981]]

In 1980, Tharp's work first appeared on Broadway with Twyla Tharp Dance performing ''When We Were Very Young'', followed in 1981 by ''The Catherine Wheel'', her collaboration with [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]] at the [[Winter Garden Theatre|Winter Garden]]. ''Wheel'' was broadcast on PBS and its [[The Catherine Wheel (album)|soundtrack]] released on LP. Her dance piece ''Fait Accompli'' was set to music by [[David Van Tieghem]] as released on the [[These Things Happen (David Van Tieghem album)|These Things Happen]] LP (1984).

In 1985, her staging of ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' played at the [[George Gershwin Theatre|Gershwin]] for 367 performances.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/03/theater/the-stage-singin-in-the-rain-opens.html|title=THE STAGE: 'SINGIN' IN THE RAIN' OPENS|last=Rich|first=Frank|date=July 3, 1985|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 29, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Tharp premiered her dance musical ''[[Movin' Out (musical)|Movin' Out]]'', set to the music and lyrics of [[Billy Joel]], in Chicago in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-20-et-segal20-story.html|title='Movin' Out' as fast as they can|last=Segal|first=Lewis|date=September 20, 2004|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 12, 2022|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> The show opened on Broadway in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Billy-Joel#ref981045|title=Billy Joel {{!}} American musician|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=September 29, 2017|language=en}}</ref> ''Movin' Out'' ran for 1,331 performances on Broadway. A national tour opened in January 2004. It received 10 Tony nominations and Tharp won Best Choreographer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/01/theater/theater-the-tony-awards-how-twyla-tharp-learned-to-tell-a-tale.html|title=THEATER/THE TONY AWARDS; How Twyla Tharp Learned to Tell a Tale|date=June 1, 2003|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 29, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Tharp opened a new show, ''[[The Times They Are A-Changin' (musical)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]'', to the music of [[Bob Dylan]] in 2005 at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. ''The Times They are A-Changin''' set the records for the highest-grossing show and highest ticket sales as of the date of closing (March 2006).<ref>Marketing Statement from The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego</ref> It was also the first show to receive a second extension before the first preview. After its run in California, the New York show ran for 35 previews and 28 performances.

In 2009, Tharp worked with the songs of [[Frank Sinatra]] to mount ''Come Fly with Me'', which ran at the [[Alliance Theater]] in Atlanta and was the best-selling four-week run as of the date of closing in 2009.<ref>Marketing Statement from [[Alliance Theater]]</ref> Renamed ''[[Come Fly Away]]'', the show opened on Broadway in 2010 at the [[Marquis Theatre]] and ran for 26 previews and 188 performances. ''Come Fly Away,'' was retooled and opened under the title ''Sinatra: Dance with Me'' at The Wynn Las Vegas in 2011. ''Come Fly Away'' National Tour opened in Atlanta in August 2011.