Overview

• The film’s first half premiered June 4 at the Beacon Theatre without Joel after he announced a normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis.
• His health issues, worsened by recent concerts, have led to hearing, vision and balance problems and the cancellation of all shows over the next 13 months.
• Directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin blend rare footage and interviews to trace Joel’s early bands, his rise to stardom and his two past suicide attempts.
• Elizabeth Weber appears as the pivotal figure who propelled Joel’s breakthrough hit “Just the Way You Are” and managed his career in the 1970s.
• The complete two-part documentary will arrive on HBO and HBO Max later this summer, with its second half focusing on his “An Innocent Man” era and Madison Square Garden residency.