Joe Iconis

Music and lyrics by Iconis, book by Iconis and Robert Maddock. The show was originally written as Iconis and Maddock's thesis at NYU.[3]

A "rock musical about a Long Island high school garage band."[4] It played SPF at The Public Theater in June 2008. The musical was presented at the Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab in Pittsfield, Massachusetts from August 16, 2012 to September 2, 2012.[4] The musical had its world premiere at the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, California from October 27, 2013 to November 24, 2013.[5]

Music, lyrics, and book by Iconis.

A rock musical about two brothers who learn to respect the differences in each other and the bizarre plants they love. The musical is based on the book of the same name by Nancy McArthur. Produced by TheaterWorksUSA, it opened Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in July through August 2008.[6]

Music, lyrics, and book by Iconis.

A trio of interconnected musicals about deadlines. The three parts are entitled “Nelson Rocks!”, “Miss Marzipan”, and “The Process”. The piece ran at Ars Nova in New York City in concert in July 2007,[7] and played Urban Stages from December 2008 through January 2009. The musical had a reading at the Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals in January 2010.[8]

Music and lyrics by Iconis.

A rock concert about young people hell bent on destruction and creation. The show was seen in various incarnations at Ars Nova and Joe’s Pub (in 2007).[9] The final version premiered at the Zipper Factory Theater (now closed) in November 2008 and January 2009.[10][11] The show returned to Off-Broadway in May 2009 at the Second Stage Theatre.[12] A cast recording was released in September 2010 from Sh-K-Boom Records. The New Jersey premiere of the song cycle was on August 6–8, 2015, performed by the Young Adult Drama Group (YADG), in North Brunswick.

Music, lyrics, and book by Iconis.

In a blood-and-whiskey-soaked world of shoot 'em ups, stolen brides and kazoo-wielding villains, a rogue musician with a killer guitar is out to set things right. Directed by John Simpkins and starring many Iconis regulars, Bloodsong played Off-Broadway at Ars Nova in April - May 2010.[13] In 2010, Bloodsong Of Love was nominated for 3 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Jeremy Morse), Outstanding Music (Joe Iconis), and Outstanding Book of a Musical (Joe Iconis).[14] In 2011, it was presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.

Music and lyrics by Iconis, book by Joe Tracz (based on the novel by Ned Vizzini).

The musical premiered in June 2015 at Two River Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey.[15]

A limited engagement Off-Broadway production starring Will Roland as the protagonist, Jeremy Heere, opened July 26, 2018 at the Pershing Square Signature Center and was scheduled to run until September 23, 2018. After selling out, it then received a one week extension and ran until September 30, 2018.[16]

The production played on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre from February 13, 2019 to August 11, 2019.[17] Iconis was nominated for Best Original Score at the 73rd Tony Awards.

On October 20, 2018, a film adaptation was announced with Greg Berlanti and Shawn Levy as producers.[18]

On August 11, 2019, Be More Chill gave its final curtain call, ending its Broadway run. After the show ended, Iconis gave a speech thanking the people who had "been playing with me for so many years... and people who have been so supportive" and performed "The Goodbye Song."

Music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, book by Joe Iconis, Jason "Sweettooth" Williams, and Lance Rubin.

The musical premiered in August 2016 at the Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The musical has a book co-written by Iconis, Lance Rubin and Jason "Sweettooth" Williams. The musical stars Annie Golden as a down on her luck Broadway star.[19][20]

An Off-Broadway production occurred in 2019, with previews starting July 9, 2019. The show played from July 23, 2019 to August 18, 2019 at the Greenwich House Theater.[21] On December 12, 2019, it was announced that a cast album featuring the Off-Broadway cast will be released in late 2019.[22] The cast recording's release was delayed and came out on April 24, 2020.[23]

Book, music, and lyrics by Iconis.

The musical made its professional world premiere in 2019 at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey after a developmental performance at Penn State University in 2017. Previews began on November 9, 2019. The show opened on November 15, 2019 and closed on December 1, 2019. It was directed by John Simpkins. Love in Hate Nation is a 1960s-set rock romance between two girls in a juvie hall. The musical was developed at Penn State Centre Stage in 2018.[24]

Iconis is currently working on a musical about Hunter S. Thompson for La Jolla Playhouse with playwright Gregory S. Moss.[25][26] He is also developing a new stage jukebox musical with Rob Rokicki called Punk Rock Girl, featuring songs written or made famous by such female musicians or female-fronted bands as Avril Lavigne, Pink, Pat Benatar, and Blondie. The world premiere date for Punk Rock Girl is set for September 10, 2020 at the Argyle Theatre.[27]