Joe Iconis

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Joe Iconis

Background information
Birth name	Joseph Peter Iconis
Born	(1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 Garden City, New York
Occupations	Musical Theater Writer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active	2003–present
Website	www.mrjoeiconis.com

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

Biography

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).

Productions

"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 will be released in September 2010 from Sh-K-Boom Records.

“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). 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.

Awards

Jonathan Larson Award (2006)
Ed Kleban Award (2007)^[1]
MAC/ASCAP John Wallowitch Award (2010)^[2]
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

External links

Songs

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)

References

Persondata
Name	Iconis, Joe
Alternative names
Short description	American writer
Date of birth	September 22, 1981
Place of birth	Garden City, New York
Date of death
Place of death

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