5 Songs by Composer Joe Iconis and the Inspirations Behind Them
Joe Iconis, the songwriter behind the Drama Desk Award-nominated Bloodsong of Love, Be More Chill, and the upcoming Broadway Bounty Hunter, is currently in residence at Feinstein's/54 Below, where he and his family of musical-theater rabble rousers will take the stage for upcoming performances on April...
WNYC: An I-Don't-Like-Musicals Musical Theater Playlist
Tonight the cast of "Hamilton" performs via satellite at the Grammy Awards, and this fall the cast album’s #12 debut on the Billboard 200 was the highest outing in the category since 1963. To put that in context, it’s the first time since Keanu Reeves was born, since Andy Griffith was on TV, and since AstroTurf was...
VIDEO: Rock Out and 'Celebrate Christmas' with the Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular
Joe Iconis and Family perform "Celebrate Christmas (With Me)" from The 8th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular at 54 Below on December 18 and 19...
Chilling with Joe Iconis
VIDEO: Facetime Interview with Joe Iconis & Joe Tracz
Billboard Names Joe Iconis One of Broadway's next Great Songwriters
THEATER TALK: Full Interview With Joe Iconis
Katie Buenneke, Neon Tommy: Hi! I’m Katie.Joe Iconis: Hello, nice to meet you, I’m Joe.NT: Nice to meet you too! I guess we’ll just go ahead and get started.Iconis: Cool!NT: What made you want to become a composer?Iconis: What did make me want to become a composer? I am from New York, originally from...
Backstage: Broadway’s Next Generation Gets Its Start in Concerts
Many would argue that Joe Iconis birthed the rock ’n’ roll musical theater cabaret and helped create this concert culture, first with his collection of songs “Things to Ruin,” which premiered at Ars Nova in 2006. Around the same time, writing duo Kerrigan and Lowdermilk were putting on shows around town, and...
Theater Review: 'The Black Suits' At The Kirk Douglas Theatre
The teen years are filled with relationship woes and fears of growing up, and “The Black Suits,” directed by John Simpkins and now playing at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, does a great job of capturing that teenage angst within the confines of a Long Island garage. Joe Iconis’s new musical...