Some of my earliest memories are listening to the Original Cast Recordings of Little Shop of Horrors, Into the Woods, and The Phantom of the Opera while obsessing over the packaging. I loved being able to have an official piece of the show to interact with. A cassette felt different than a souvenir program or a t-shirt brandishing show art. A cassette was a living, breathing thing to me- show art that sang!
Track-by-Track Breakdown: Joe Iconis On Creating Love in Hate Nation
I am very very proud of this @LoveHateNation Track By Track I wrote for @playbill. Not sure if I'll get the opportunity to communicate my thoughts on the score as in depth as I did here, so I really made it count! She ain't fluffy. Give her a read…
The Love in Hate Nation Original Cast Recording is Out Now!
Love in Hate Nation Original Cast Recording: Listen / Download A turbulent rock romance by Joe Iconis, composer and lyricist of the worldwide sensation Be More Chill! Set in a 1960s Juvie Hall, Love in Hate Nation uses classic “bad girl” movies as the inspiration for the story of young people caught between eras of a changing America…
First Listen: "The Other One" From Love in Hate Nation, New Joe Iconis Cast Recording
Tomorrow, Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the Two River Theater production of Love in Hate Nation. With book, music, and lyrics by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), Love in Hate Nation is about a depressed, Black, queer teenage girl named Susannah Son who is sent by her white adoptive father to the National Reformatory for Girls…
Get a First Listen to 'Life in Hate Nation' From Joe Iconis' Love in Hate Nation
Joe Iconis' Love in Hate Nation is getting a cast recording via Ghostlight Records, with a digital and streaming release set for February 11. The album will feature the cast of the musical's 2019 world premiere at New Jersey's Two River Theater, which included Sydney Farley, Amina Faye, Jasmine Forsberg, Lauren Marcus, Kelly McIntyre, Lena Skeele…
BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'Solitary' From LOVE IN HATE NATION
The cast of Love in Hate Nation includes Sydney Farley, Amina Faye, Jasmine Forsberg, Lauren Marcus, Kelly McIntyre, Lena Skeele, and more. Love in Hate Nation - Original Cast Recording will be released in digital and streaming formats on Friday, February 11. Get a first listen to 'Solitary' from the musical below!
LISTEN: The Musicals of Tomorrow with Joe Iconis
“Welcome to The Musicals of Tomorrow! This episode is part of the premiere group and features discussions about Rob Rokicki and Sarah Beth Pfiefer’s Experience Marianas’ and Joe Iconis’ Love In Hate Nation. Joe was also joined by Love In Hate Nation Two River Theater cast members Amina Faye and Kelly McIntyre.”
Love in Hate Nation Gets Cast Recording
The Joe Iconis musical premiered at Two River Theater in 2019, with the cast reuniting August 2 to record and sights set on a fall release through Ghostlight Records. The cast included Sydney Farley, Amina Faye, Jasmine Forsberg, Lauren Marcus, Kelly McIntyre, Lena Skeele, Emerson Mae Smith, Ryan Vona, and Tatiana Wechsler. The musical…
VIDEO: Find Your Inner Bad Girl With LOVE IN HATE NATION Activities From Two River Theatre
The theater-angel-genius-people over at Two River Theater are launching these Love In Hate Nation inspired art prompts. Theaters like Two River who not only produce work but actively put their resources and energy into engaging with their audience will be the institutions who save us…
Joe Iconis sings “Solitary” from Love in Hate Nation
Piano maestro Joe Iconis presents "Solitary," the Act 2 opener of Love in Hate Nation as #SceneAtTwoRiver earlier this season. One thing we know for certain, wherever you are, we hope you're not hurting. 💜