Joe Iconis
Latest News on Joe Iconis:
Joe Iconis and Lauren Marcus Welcome Their First Child (Apr 7, 2024)
Feature: Meet 54 Below's Newest Board Members (Apr 3, 2024)
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Album Will Be Recorded Next Week; Released on Ghostlight Records (Mar 20, 2024)
Joe Iconis and Lauren Marcus Welcome Their First Child (Apr 7, 2024)
Feature: Meet 54 Below's Newest Board Members (Apr 3, 2024)
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Album Will Be Recorded Next Week; Released on Ghostlight Records (Mar 20, 2024)
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Joe Iconis is a musical theater writer and performer. He has been nominated for a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards and a Lucille Lortel Award, is the recipient of an Ed Kleban Award, Jonathan Larson Award and Richard Rodgers Award. Joe’s musical Be More Chill (with Joe Tracz) opened this season at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre, following a sold-out Off-Broadway run at The Pershing Square Signature Center and a world premiere at Two River Theatre.
He is the author of Broadway Bounty Hunter (with Lance Rubin and Jason SweetTooth Williams; Barrington Stage Company and Greenwich House Theater Off-Broadway), Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova, NAMT), The Black Suits (Center Theater Group, Barrington Stage Company), ReWrite (Urban Stages, Goodspeed Opera House), Theaterworks USA’s The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks and We The People. Musicals currently in development include The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical (for La Jolla Playhouse), Punk Rock Girl, and Love In Hate Nation.
His music appeared on Season 2 of NBC’s “Smash,” with his song “Broadway, Here I Come!” hailed by The New York Times as a new entry in The Great American Songbook. Albums: Be More Chill (OCR), which has been streamed over 220 million times; Things To Ruin (OCR); Two-Player Game; and The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree all available on Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records.
His concert act, Joe Iconis and Family, frequently plays Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Laurie Beechman Theater, Weston Playhouse, and other venues around the country.
Joe is deliriously inspired by Robert Altman, Dolly Parton, Martin Scorsese, Sardi’s, The Rolling Stones, whiskey, The Muppets, and The Family of artists he frequently surrounds himself with.
Joe Iconis Photos
Members of The Creative Team-Jennifer Werns, Joe Iconis, Rob zRokicki and Jennifer Peacock join with Natalie Powers, Seth Eliser, Jackson Mattek, Kayla Catan, Jaylan Evans, Kelly McIntyre, Ashley LaLonde, Lauren Marcus, Phillips Arroyo, Jordan Leigh McCaskill, Brooke Shapiro and Kaloniee Gallimore
Date:
01/23/2022
From: Photos: Joe Iconis' PUNK ROCK GIRL Opens at The Argyle Theatre
Members of The Creative Team-Jennifer Werns, Joe Iconis, Rob zRokicki and Jennifer Peacock join with Natalie Powers, Seth Eliser, Jackson Mattek, Kayla Catan, Jaylan Evans, Kelly McIntyre, Ashley LaLonde, Lauren Marcus, Phillips Arroyo, Jordan Leigh McCaskill, Brooke Shapiro and Kaloniee Gallimore
Date:
01/23/2022
From: Photos: Joe Iconis' PUNK ROCK GIRL Opens at The Argyle Theatre
Amanda Flynn, Rob Rokicki, Mike Rosengarten, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Jason SweetTooth Williams, Joe Iconis, Will Roland, Max Friedman, Danielle Gimbal, Harrison Chad, Charlotte Marks, Charlie Rosen, Alexa Spiegel, Ian Kagey, Bailey Ford and Carly Heitner
Date:
01/23/2022
From: Photos: Joe Iconis' PUNK ROCK GIRL Opens at The Argyle Theatre
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The Cast and Crew of The 12th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza that includes Joe Iconis, John Simpkins, Jennifer Ashley Tepper,
Emilie Battle, Ally Bonino, Jack Bowman, Amara Brady, Chris Brick, Melanie Brook, Liz Lark Brown, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, Harrison Chad, Ian Coulter-Buford, Bill Coyne, Max Crumm, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Alex Dorf, Lauren Echausse, Seth Eliser, Sydney Farley, Vince Fazzolari, Amanda Flynn, Coby Getzug, Danielle Gimbal, Ian Kagey, Dennis Michael Keefe, Jessica Kent, Rachel Lee, Lorinda Lisitza, Tuan Malinowski, Lauren Marcus, Matthew McCollum, Kelly McIntyre, Eric William Morris, Kevin Michael Murphy, Shakina Nayfack, James Penca, Josh Plotner, Rob Rokicki, Will Roland, Charlie Rosen, Mike Rosengarten, MiMi Scardulla, Brooke Shapiro, Lena Skeele, Emerson Mae Smith, Philip Jackson Smith, Jordan Stanley, Cori Stolbun, Brent Stranathan, Rachel Sussman, Vinnie Urdea, Tatiana Wechsler, Jared Weiss, and Jason SweetTooth Williams.
Christine O’Grady and Jennifer Werner choreograph, with costumes by Michelle Eden Humphrey and Brendan McCann. Max Friedman is assistant director, Alexa Spiegel is assistant producer, E. Sara Barnes is stage manager, and Lady del Castillo is assistant stage manager and The Joe Iconis Carolers that includes-Cori Stolbun, Alex Dorf, Amara Brady and Tuan Malinowski
Date:
12/14/2019
From: Photo Coverage: Inside the 12th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza at Feinstein's/54 Below
The Cast and Crew of The 12th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza that includes Joe Iconis, John Simpkins, Jennifer Ashley Tepper,
Emilie Battle, Ally Bonino, Jack Bowman, Amara Brady, Chris Brick, Melanie Brook, Liz Lark Brown, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, Harrison Chad, Ian Coulter-Buford, Bill Coyne, Max Crumm, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Alex Dorf, Lauren Echausse, Seth Eliser, Sydney Farley, Vince Fazzolari, Amanda Flynn, Coby Getzug, Danielle Gimbal, Ian Kagey, Dennis Michael Keefe, Jessica Kent, Rachel Lee, Lorinda Lisitza, Tuan Malinowski, Lauren Marcus, Matthew McCollum, Kelly McIntyre, Eric William Morris, Kevin Michael Murphy, Shakina Nayfack, James Penca, Josh Plotner, Rob Rokicki, Will Roland, Charlie Rosen, Mike Rosengarten, MiMi Scardulla, Brooke Shapiro, Lena Skeele, Emerson Mae Smith, Philip Jackson Smith, Jordan Stanley, Cori Stolbun, Brent Stranathan, Rachel Sussman, Vinnie Urdea, Tatiana Wechsler, Jared Weiss, and Jason SweetTooth Williams.
Christine O’Grady and Jennifer Werner choreograph, with costumes by Michelle Eden Humphrey and Brendan McCann. Max Friedman is assistant director, Alexa Spiegel is assistant producer, E. Sara Barnes is stage manager, and Lady del Castillo is assistant stage manager and The Joe Iconis Carolers that includes-Cori Stolbun, Alex Dorf, Amara Brady and Tuan Malinowski
Date:
12/14/2019
From: Photo Coverage: Inside the 12th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza at Feinstein's/54 Below
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Joe Iconis poses at the opening night of the new musical based on the film "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" on Broadway at The Longacre Theatre on October 16, 2019 in New York City (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
Date:
10/17/2019
From: Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE LIGHTNING THIEF
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Joe Iconis poses at the opening night of the new musical based on the film "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" on Broadway at The Longacre Theatre on October 16, 2019 in New York City (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
Date:
10/17/2019
From: Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE LIGHTNING THIEF
Joe Iconis with Gerard Canonico, George Salazar, Jason Tam, Stephanie Hsu, Tiffany Mann, Talia Suskauer, Katlyn Carlson, Troy Ivvata, Cameron Bond, Britton Smith, Morgan Siobhan Green, Jason Sweettooth Williams
Date:
01/17/2019
From: Photo Coverage: The BE MORE CHILL Gang Sees Their Brand New Marquee At the Lyceum!
Joe Iconis with Gerard Canonico, George Salazar, Jason Tam, Stephanie Hsu, Tiffany Mann, Talia Suskauer, Katlyn Carlson, Troy Ivvata, Cameron Bond, Britton Smith, Morgan Siobhan Green, Jason Sweettooth Williams
Date:
01/17/2019
From: Photo Coverage: The BE MORE CHILL Gang Sees Their Brand New Marquee At the Lyceum!
creative team: orchestrator Charlie Rosen, composer-lyricist Joe Iconis, musical director Emily Marshall, director Stephen Brackett, choreographer Chase Brock, and book writer Joe Tracz
Date:
01/11/2019
From: Photo Coverage: They're Ready for Their Upgrade! In Rehearsal with the Cast of BE MORE CHILL
creative team: orchestrator Charlie Rosen, composer-lyricist Joe Iconis, musical director Emily Marshall, director Stephen Brackett, choreographer Chase Brock, and book writer Joe Tracz
Date:
01/11/2019
From: Photo Coverage: They're Ready for Their Upgrade! In Rehearsal with the Cast of BE MORE CHILL
Ian Kagey, Tom Jorgensen, Liz Lark Brown, Destinee Rea, Alexandra Ferrara Alex Tripp, Cori Stolbun, Philip Jackson Smith, Joe Iconis, Jeremy Morse, Jared Weiss,Harrison Chad, Rachel Lee, Jason Veasey
Date:
09/03/2018
From: Photo Coverage: Joe Iconis, BE MORE CHILL & Friends Take Over The Main Stage at Barrington
From Be More Chill-Chase Brock (Choreographer), Joe Iconis (Composer/Lyricist), Katlyn Carlson, Tiffany Mann, Will Roland, Jason SweetTooth Williams, Emily Marshall (Music Director), Jennifer Ashley Tepper (Producer), George Salazar, Lauren Marcus and Ger
Date:
08/16/2018
From: Photo Coverage: The Cast of BE MORE CHILL and More Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park
Joe Iconis and the band-Charlie Rosen (Trumpet/Keyboard), Rob Rokicki (Acoustic Guitar/Keyboard), Ian Kagey (Bass), Dennis Michael Keefe (Sax and Clarinet), Ashley Rodbro (Flute/Piccolo), Tom Horgensen (Drums) and Mike Rosengarten (Guitar)
Date:
12/18/2017
From: Photo Coverage: The 10th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular
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Joe Iconis Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lyrics
Joe Iconis, Be More Chill
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Music
Joe Iconis, Be More Chill
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding New Score
Joe Iconis, Be More Chill
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Joe Iconis, Be More Chill
The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Musical
Joe Iconis, We the People: America Rocks!
winner
- 2007 - Most promising musical theatre lyricist
Joe Iconis
Joe Iconis Videos
Video: Watch Clips from Joe Iconis's HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL at La Jolla Playhouse
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 1, 2023
Photos & Video: Beowulf Boritt Celebrates Book Launch at Sardi's With Samuel L. Jackson & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2022
VIDEO: The Playbillies Cover 'Elephant Love Medley' From MOULIN ROUGE! Featuring Joe Iconis, Lauren Marcus, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2021
Living Room Concerts: Lauren Marcus and Joe Iconis Perform a Tune From COMPANY!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Apr 28, 2020
VIDEO: Carl Hendrick Louis Performs From RADIO GOLF as Part of Two River Theater's Scene at Two River Series
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2020
VIDEO: Two River's Special Events Manager Katie Benson Shows Off Art From Opening Nights, Galas, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2020
VIDEO: Watch Lindsay Mendez Sing 'Pretty Funny' From DOGFIGHT as Part of #54BelowatHome Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2020
VIDEO: Go Inside The Rehearsal Room For London's BE MORE CHILL
by BroadwayWorld UK TV - Jan 24, 2020
VIDEO: First Look at Clips From Joe Iconis' LOVE IN HATE NATION in All New Trailer
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2019
VIDEO: Watch the Music Video For 'Oh Well' From Joe Iconis' LOVE IN HATE NATION
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2019
Joe Iconis News
Joe Iconis and Lauren Marcus Welcome Their First Child
Be More Chill composer Joe Iconis and writer/actress Lauren Marcus have welcomed their first child!
Feature: Meet 54 Below's Newest Board Members
54 Below recently welcomed six new members to their distinguished board of directors. We asked them a few questions to get to know them a bit better. Meet James Gunderson, Tom Hood, Howard Lee Morgan, Brian Kaltner, Lee H. Perlman and Susan L Raanan!
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Album Will Be Recorded Next Week; Released on Ghostlight Records
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced plans for an original cast recording of the new Broadway musical Water for Elephants. Learn more here!
Barrington Stage Company Will Offer Tuition-free Musical Theatre Conservatory To College Students
Barrington Stage Company has announced that the 2024 BSC Musical Theatre Conservatory will be tuition-free.
Broadway Podcast Network Debuts THE DRAMA BOOK SHOW! Podcast
Broadway Podcast Network introduces a new podcast, THE DRAMA BOOK SHOW! Tune in for engaging discussions on drama literature and insightful interviews with industry professionals.
Liz Callaway, Billy Stritch & More Nominated for 2024 MAC Awards - See the Full List!
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets has revealed the 2024 MAC Award nominees. See who was nominated!
Ford And Campbell Join Workshop Of New Edward Kleban Musical GALLERY
Join the Weathervane Theatre for a workshop presentation of the new Edward Kleban musical, GALLERY, starring Sara Jean Ford and Ta’Rea Campbell.
Sara Jean Ford and Ta'Rea Campbell Join Workshop of Ed Kleban's GALLERY
The Weathervane Theatre will offer a workshop presentation of GALLERY by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Kleban. We have all the details!
Work by Rachel Bloom, Sara Porkalob & More Set for 2024 Williamstown Theatre Festival Summer Season
The 2024 Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season has revealed its lineup. See the shows being presented and learn how to purchase tickets.
Maggie Kneip Will Return to Laurie Beechman Theatre in May With STUCK IN A MOMENT
fter a sold-out debut performance in February, Maggie Kneip will return to The Laurie Beechman Theatre with her show “Stuck in a Moment.” The show returns Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 7 pm.
Sam Primack, Kyle Scatliffe & More To Lead BOHEMIAN PROGENY Industry Readings
BOHEMIAN PROGENY, a new musical with book, music & lyrics by Julian Rosenblum and additional story development by Sabrina Karlin, will present industry readings at Ripley Grier Studios. Learn more about the show here!
Tickets On Sale For World Premiere Comedy A THOUSAND MAIDS At Two River Theater
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere comedy 'A Thousand Maids' at Two River Theater. Written by Tony Meneses and directed by Aneesha Kudtarkar, the show will run from April 6 to April 28, 2024 in the Marion Huber Theater.
Mary Testa to Star in GALLERY Workshop Presentation at The Weathervane Theatre
The Weathervane Theatre will offer a Workshop presentation of GALLERY by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Kleban (A Chorus Line). Learn more about Gallery and see who is starring!
L Morgan Lee Will Perform at Branford's Legacy Theatre This Weekend
Join Tony Award Nominee L Morgan Lee-most recently known for her breakout performance in 'A Strange Loop' on Broadway-in a concert filled with Broadway classics, gems by new writers, and unexpected deep-cuts that explore her dreams about love, life, and a world of possibilities.
Maggie Kneip To Debut STUCK IN A MOMENT At The Laurie Beechman Theatre
Maggie Kneip will perform Stuck in a Moment at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in February.
Larry Owens, Veronica Mansour & More to Receive 2023 Jonathan Larson Grants
The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2023 Jonathan Larson Grant. Learn more about the grant and the winners here.
Two River Theater to Present 30th Anniversary Gala; Tickets On Sale
Celebrate Two River Theater's 30th Anniversary Gala on May 4, 2024.
Broadway's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Launches Rooftop Writers Initiative
The Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG has announced the Rooftop Writers Initiative, in partnership with the Stephen Sondheim Foundation and American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant.
Two River Theater Unveils Cast And Creative Team For World Premiere of Kate Hamill's THE SCARLET LETTER
Two River Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Kate Hamill's The Scarlet Letter, the world premiere of the play. Learn how to purchase tickets!
First Stage to Present THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical This February
Get ready for a thrilling theatrical ride when First Stage opens THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical on February 3, 2024 at the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Theater.
Joe Iconis FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Joe Iconis written?
Joe Iconis has written 5 shows including The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Bookwriter), We the People: America Rocks! (Bookwriter), Be More Chill (Composer & Lyricist), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter), Love in Hate Nation (Composer).
What awards has Joe Iconis been nominated for?
Joe Iconis has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Be More Chill. He was also nominated for Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Be More Chill. Additionally, he received a nomination for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Be More Chill. Iconis was also nominated for Outstanding Musical at The Lortels for We the People: America Rocks! He was recognized as the Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist.
What awards has Joe Iconis won?
Joe Iconis has won the Kleban Award for Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist.
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