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Joe Iconis

JOE ICONIS

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC  

Joe Iconis is a writer and performer. He is a creature of Manhattan and can frequently be spotted banging away on a dirty old piano. His songs are featured on Season 2 of NBC's Smash. As a composer  lyricist  bookwriter he has authored the musicals Bloodsong of Love, The Black Suits (with Robert Maddock), ReWrite, The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks and We The People. His concert act, Joe Iconis and Family, frequently plays The Beechman Theater, 54 Below, and Joe's Pub. The original cast recording of Joe's theatrical rock concert Things To Ruin, is out on Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight records. He's been nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Lucille Lortel Award, and is the recipient of an Ed Kleban Award, a Jonathan Larson Award, and several other fancy-sounding writing awards. Joe is deliriously inspired by Robert Altman, Dolly Parton, Martin Scorcese, Sardi's, The Rolling Stones, whiskey, The Muppets, and The Family of artists he frequently surrounds himself with.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Joe Iconis's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Be More Chill         Black Suits, The         Bloodsong Of Love         Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular, The         Love In Hate Nation         Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, The         Plastic! the Musical         Rewrite         Things To Ruin         We the People: America Rocks
Be More Chill

Synopsis:
A girl, a boy and a super computer inside the boy's head. The just wants to stand out. The boy just wants to fit in. The super computer wants to take over the world

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Joe Iconis; book by Joe Tracz. Based on the book "Be More Chill" by Ned Vizzini

1st Produced:
Two River Theater, Red Bank NJ    

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Music:
Original cast recording: Ghostlight Records 2019

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Genre:
Musical

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Black Suits, The

Synopsis:
a group of teens try to make something of their rock group - but they all know they face a dead end life

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Joe Iconis; book by Joe Iconis; Robert Maddock

1st Produced:
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Genre:
Musical

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Bloodsong Of Love

Synopsis:
This is a new musical by Joe Iconis, described as a rock 'n' roll spahetti western. 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.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Book, Music, And Lyrics By Joe Iconis

1st Produced:
Ars Nova, NY     15 Apr 2010

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular, The

Synopsis:
Joe Iconis and cast members from his musical, Bloodsong of Love, are joined by a merry band of musical theater punks in this third annual insane celebration of all things red and green. Featuring brand new holiday songs, old favorites, tiny elves, enormous reindeer, an inebriated Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and an ungodly number of candy canes, it promises to be the happiest holiday hoedown you've ever seen.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
music And lyrics by Joe Iconis

1st Produced:
Ars Nova
511 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019     17 Dec 2010

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Genre:
Musical

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Love In Hate Nation

Synopsis:
Susannah Son is sent to the National Reformatory For Girls. There she meets Shelia Nail they form a bond and endeavour to break out of the boxes they have been placed in by society

Notes:
Music, lyrics and book by Joe Iconis

1st Produced:
Rechnitz Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey     09 Nov 2019

Organisations:
Two River Theatre

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Genre:
Musical

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Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, The

Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, The
For ten-year-old neatnik Norman, sharing a room with his messy older brother Michael is a nightmare-with heaps of crumpled paper, clothes strewn about, and piles of smelly, dirty socks everywhere! One day, Michael sends away for some 'amazing Beans', and before long, the boys are the proud owners of two giant plants. But as the plants grow taller and taller, the boys realize that their socks are mysteriously disappearing! as the plants' hunger for socks continue to grow, Norman and Michael must try to conceal their botanical secret from the rest of the kids on Levitt Lane, especially the frighteningly nosey cheerleader, Patty Jenkins.
- press release

Notes:
book, music And lyrics by Joe Iconis based on the book by Nancy McArthur

1st Produced:
Lucille Lortel Theatre     24 Jul 2008

Organisations:
Theatreworks USA

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Genre:
Childrens' Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Plastic! the Musical

Synopsis:
a one armed man wants to be whole again

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Joe Iconis; book by Joe Iconis; Robert Maddock

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Genre:
Musical

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Rewrite

Rewrite
ReWrite, a musical comedy triple feature is comprised of three wild musicals that connect in surprising and dangerous ways. Nelson Rocks! is a pop/rock show about a young dude who needs to fix his life before the 'you better get to class' bell rings. Populated by adolescents, the show throbs and pulses along a locker-filled hallway, barreling towards its inevitable showdown. Miss Marzipan is a dizzy musical about the life changing preparation that goes into a high stakes dinner party. In this heightened look at the suburban experience, a little bit of blood is spilt, but nothing that some kitchen towels can't clean up. the Process deals with a writer. With a deadline. as the Dunkin Donuts fills with the voices in his head, the writer must conquer his writer's block and finish his musical. the Dunkin Donuts counter lady acts as our guide through this passionate look into one man's writing process.

Notes:
book, music And lyrics by Joe Iconis

1st Produced:
Urban Stages
259 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001     10 Dec 2008

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Genre:
musical comedy triple feature Musical

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Things To Ruin

Synopsis:
Things To Ruin is a theatrical rock concert about human beings who are messy, emotional, drugged up, knocked down, inspired, electric and who don't have nearly enough time to cause the kind of commotion they so desperately need to. Performed by a cast of young singers and a four-piece band led by composer Joe Iconis himself, Things to Ruin rocks with an occasionally profane and always heartfelt explosion of music and high Drama
- press release

Notes:
music And lyrics by Joe Iconis

1st Produced:
Ars Nova, NY    

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Genre:
Musical comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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We the People: America Rocks

Synopsis:
Rock out with America's original "boy band"-the Founding Fathers! Join George Washington, John adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin as they trade in their powdered wigs for power chords to help an ambitious teen. On a quest to win her school election, Dawn cares more about padding her college applications than making her school a better place. With the help of these Fab Four, she discovers that "We the People" have the power to raise a patriotic ruckus and make a difference! This new musical is recommended for kids age 8 and up, and their families.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
book by Joe Iconis; music And lyrics by Brad Alexander And Kevin Del Aguila; Sam Forman And eli Bolin; Joe Iconis; Tommy Newman; Ryan Scott Oliver; Adam Overett; erik Weiner, Mark Weiner And Jordan Allen-Dutton

1st Produced:
Lucille Lortel theatre
121 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014     14 Jul 2010

Organisations:
Theatreworks USA

1st Published:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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