Photo: Cooper Lawrence
Incredibly kind review of ICONIS & FAMILY at @54Below with a very sexy headline!
Joe Iconis & Family at 54 Below – the Best Musical Theater Concert You’ll Ever See | Theater Pizzazz | By Cooper Lawrence and Sheila Watko
Another great Joe Iconis & Family show is in the books at 54 Below. It was—once again—the coolest party in town with the coolest group of Broadway theater kids we all wish we could be a part of. And for a few hours, we were.
Started in 2007, Iconis (Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter) has created one of the most innovative musical theater concert scenes – one which became, arguably, the most popular and prolific series of shows 54 Below has to offer. The latest iteration, which ran last week from July 30 – August 3, was intriguingly subtitled the “Meditations in an Emergency Tour.”
Joe Iconis & Family is its own beast. A mix of songs from his musicals, random songs Iconis has written, and some of his standalones are performed by an enormous cast. No less than twelve performers are regularly on stage—and with special guests, it can be an even larger group. The audience leaves having had a fully satisfying concert experience.
One of the more unique features is you never know who will show up to join series regulars like Be More Chill stars Lauren Marcus, George Salazar, and Jason SweetTooth Williams. In this latest iteration, the cast of about twenty performers was joined by Annie Golden (Broadway Bounty Hunter, The Full Monty) and Ali Louis Bourzgui (Tommy).