Joe Iconis

Joseph Peter Philip Iconis (born September 22, 1981) is an American musical theatre writer.

Iconis is a graduate of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. He is a recipient of the 2006 Jonathan Larson Award, the 2007 Ed Kleban Award, and a Backstage Bistro Award. His innovative rock musical style has brought forth several shows. He has collaborated with Robert Maddock and Reza Jacobs on “Plastic! The Musical”, and Robert Maddock on “Triumphant Baby!”

Iconis is also a concert performer, performing with his musical theater family or as part of the Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree at The Laurie Beechman Theater and Joe’s Pub. As part of his Iconis & Family concerts, Joe has had several popular musical theater faces including Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega (Original cast of Rent) and John Gallagher, Jr. (original cast of Spring Awakening). Joe is closely associated with a group of actors referred to as “The Family.” Notable family members include Jason “SweetTooth” Williams, Lance Rubin, Katrina Rose Dideriksen (Hairspray), Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening, In the Heights), Eric William Morris, Lorinda Lisitza, Badia Farha, Lauren Marcus, Matt Hinkley, Nick Blaemire, Jason Tam, Sarah Glendening, Jared Weiss, Jeremy Morse, Liz Lark Brown, MK Lawson, and musical theater icon Annie Golden (Assassins, Hair, Xanadu).

His song, “Broadway, Here I Come!” was featured on the first episode of the second season of the NBC television show, Smash (performed by Jeremy Jordan). He is married to musical theater actress Lauren Marcus.

"The Black Suits"

Music and lyrics by Iconis, book by Iconis and Robert Maddock. A rock musical about a Long Island high school garage band. Played SPF @ The Public Theater in June 2008. Played as part of Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab in Pittsfield, MA in August 2012. World premiere at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles in 2013.

“The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks”

Music, lyrics, and book by Iconis. For TheaterWorksUSA. A family rock musical about a pair of brothers who learn to respect the differences in each other and the bizarre plants they love. Based on the book of the same name by Nancy McArthur. Played The Lucille Lortel Theater in July through August 2008.

“ReWrite, a mini-musical triple feature”

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”. Played Urban Stages from December 2008 through January 2009. Played Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals.

“Things To Ruin”

Music and lyrics by Joe Iconis. A theatrical rock concert about young people hell bent on destruction and creation. Seen in various incarnations at Ars Nova and Joe’s Pub. The final version premiered at the Zipper Factory Theater (now closed) in November 2008 and January 2009. The show returned to New York in May 2009 at the Second Stage Theatre. A cast recording was released in September 2010 from Sh-K-Boom Records. The New Jersey premiere of the song cycle will be August 6-8, 2015, performed by the Young Adult Drama Group (YADG), in North Brunswick. ^[1]

“Bloodsong of Love: The Rock'N'Roll Spaghetti Western”

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 a slew of Iconis regulars, "Bloodsong" played Ars Nova in the Spring of 2010. On May 3, 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). ^[2] Also presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre in 2011.

Upcoming Stage Musicals

Iconis is currently working on a stage musical adaptation of the novel "Be More Chill", a new book musical called "Annie Golden, Bounty Hunter Yo!", and a musical about Hunter S. Thompson.

• Jonathan Larson Award (2006)
• Ed Kleban Award (2007)^[3]
• MAC/ASCAP John Wallowitch Award (2010)^[4]
• Daryl Roth Award (2006) for PLASTIC! The Musical with Robert Maddock
• Backstage Bistro Award (2007) for TRIUMPHANT BABY! with Robert Maddock
• Nightlife Award (2007) for TRIUMPHANT BABY! with Robert Maddock

• Myspace
• NYU Alumnus Bio
• New York Times Review of "Things to Ruin"
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Joe has written the music and lyrics for many songs including:

• Albuquerque Anyway
• All the Mistakes That He Made About the Girl
• Almost (99 I-Love-Yous) (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Almost There
• Ammonia
• Angel of Grand Avenue
• Anymore
• Archie's All- American
• Ash Tray Baby
• Asleep on My Arm
• A Whole Entire Person (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• At The Science Fair
• Badlands
• Banana's Prayer
• Band Bang Bang Bang
• Band-Aids and Cigarettes
• The Bar Song
• Big Fat Ruby
• Black Suit On
• Blue Hair
• Broadway, Here I Come!
• Camden County Penitentiary (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Car Ride to Long Beach
• Celebrate Christmas With Me
• Destroyer
• Dinosaurs (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• (Do) The Slide Whistle
• Do You Wanna Go Eat Food?
• Dodge Ball
• Don't Ya Make Me Ask Ya Twice
• Eddie's Got a Color TV (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Everybody's at the Bar Without Me
• Find The Bastard
• Footprints (The Sasquatch Song) (with Rob Rokicki)
• Geek Rock Garage King
• Get Out of Here, Move On, and Don't Look Back (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Girl, Your Days Are Numbered
• Go, Blackies, Go
• Good for You
• Guide to Success
• Haddonfield, 15 Years Later (For Judith)
• Hatchet Job
• Head Shot
• Helen's in Skin Flicks (Now)
• Honey
• I Saw it Suck Up a Sock
• I Was A Teenage Delinquent
• I Was Born This Morning (The Cicada Song)
• If I Win the Science Fair
• If You Like It
• I'm Going To Nashville
• In the Bathroom (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• It's All Good
• Jeff
• Joey is a Punk Rocker
• Just as Long as You and I Are in Cahoots (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Just Means
• Kevin
• Last on Land
• Life Is Good
• Lisa
• Lonely Town
• Lonely Woman
• Lovesong of Blood
• Mamma, Cut Me Deeper!
• Matilda McDort - A Hairstyle on Trial (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• McFly is Looking for a Drummer
• Muthers R Speshul (When Yer Sad)
• Nato's Song
• Nerd Love
• Never Heard Nothing (Like This Shit Here)
• Norman
• Old Records
• One Step Closer to Crazy (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Only Person in the World
• Ooh, Sweet Baby Jesus
• Out Of Sight/ Out Of Mine (The Buddy Song)
• Outlaw
• Party Hat
• Penny Dreadfuls
• Pictures of Feet (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Plants Make Wonderful Pets
• Plastic! (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Poptarts
• Popular Opinion (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Rather Be
• Robot and Gorilla and the Case of the Missing Socks
• Rock 'N' Roll Band
• Rockin' The Prom
• Rosalie (Don't Go Fallin' in Love)
• (Run Away From You)
• Shoot 'Em Up
• Sing, Love, Be (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Social Worker
• Someday
• Son of A Gun
• Sorta, Kinda, Not So Bad
• Spin Those Records
• Starting To Forget
• Sweet Baby Jesus
• Sympathy For The Killer
• Take You With Me
• Talk of the Town
• That's What You Get (For Falling in Love) (With Tom Hanks) (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• The Actress
• The Answer
• The Bone Bar
• The Calling/ Don't Ya Make Me Ask Ya Twice
• The Dirty Little Things
• The Feeling
• The Final Confrontation
• The Friendship Song
• The Goodbye Song
• The Indian Song
• The Kind That Falls (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• The Origin Story
• The Princess Song
• The Prisoner's Christmas Song
• The Protector
• The Robot Song (Flesh And Bone)
• The Saddest Girl in the World
• The Song
• The Vagabond
• The War Song
• The Whiskey Song
• The Woohoo! Song
• Tight Rope Walker
• Triumphant Baby (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
• Turkey Leg
• Velociraptor
• Welcome to My Room
• When I Look In Her Eyes
• Yolanda at the Bottom of the Stairs (lyrics by Robert Maddock)

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