New Jersey Stage Issue 64 | Page 47

Joe Iconis Returns To Red Bank Love In Hate Nation SHARE BUTTON No one could have expected the cultural phenomenon that Be More Chill by Joe Iconis brought to the musical theater world. It began with a success- ful run at Red Bank’s Two River Theater, but exploded when the cast album was released. Four NJ STAGE - ISSUE 64 by Gary Wien years later, Iconis is returning to Two River with Love In Hate Nation - a turbulent rock and roll romance set in a 1960s Juvie Hall. He doesn’t know if this one will lead him to another Tony Award nomination, but he’s excited to be back. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 47