HBO recently announced that a new two-part Billy Joel documentary, titled Billy Joel: And So It Goes, will premiere this summer on the cable network and its Max streaming service. Now comes word that the film will get its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
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The movie will kick off the festival with an opening-night screening on June 4 at the famed Beacon Theatre.
News of the world premiere was announced Sunday, April 6, by Tribeca Festival co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal in las Vegas during The NAB Show, a trade conference for the broadcast, media, and entertainment industries.
“For nearly 25 years, the Tribeca Festival has celebrated the artists who give New York its heart and soul,” Rosenthal said. “[A]nd on the opening night of the 2025 Festival, we are thrilled to honor Billy Joel—an artist who has embodied that very spirit. Paying tribute to the legendary performer who captured the essence of a ‘New York State of Mind’ is a perfect way to kick off this year’s celebration of creativity and inspiration.”
An official synopsis of And So It Goes explains that the film offers “an expansive portrait of the life and music of Billy Joel, exploring the love, loss, and personal struggles that fuel his songwriting.” The movie will feature “never-before-seen performances, home movies, and personal photographs, along with extensive, in-depth one-on-one interviews.”
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Billy Joel: And So It Goes was co-directed and co-produced by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin. Lacy’s previous directing credits include the documentaries Spielberg (2017) and Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018).
Director Susan Lacy’s Comments About the Doc’s Tribeca Festival Premiere
Lacy issued a statement sharing her excitement about the Billy Joel documentary premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.
“I and my co-director, Jessica Levin, couldn’t be more thrilled about our film Billy Joel: And So It Goes opening the esteemed Tribeca Festival,” she said. “Our thanks go out to Jane Rosenthal and the Festival team and to HBO and the wonderful folks there who have supported us throughout in our efforts to bring an in-depth, honest, and musically expressive portrait of this complex talent.”
Lacy added, “We are beyond appreciative of Billy Joel’s trust in us to bring his story to the screen. There is no better place for this film to premiere than at the Beacon [Theatre], the venue for so many historic musical events for decades, and in the city so important to Billy Joel.”
Purchasing Tickets to the Screening and More About the Festival
Those who have purchased a Tribeca Festival membership or ticket packages will be able to attend the premiere. Passes and packages are available now at TribecaFilm.com. Single tickets for the And So It Goes screening go on sale on April 29.
A full list of movies that will be shown at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival will be announced soon.
Billy Joel’s Upcoming Tour Plans
Joel recently announced that he was postponing about four months’ worth of 2025 tour dates because he needed time to “recover from recent surgery and to undergo physical therapy.”
The Piano Man will resume performing with a July 5 concert in Pittsburgh, a co-headlining date with Rod Stewart. Joel has 16 confirmed upcoming shows on his schedule, which is mapped out through July 3, 2026, show in Charlotte, North Carolina. That event is a joint concert with Sting.
Check out Billy’s full schedule at BillyJoel.com.
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