This Tuesday, San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse begins performances of “The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical.” Yes, you read that right. The musical, which spans Thompson’s childhood in Kentucky to his death in Colorado, tracks the creation of his mythologized image through his best-known works — “Hell’s Angels,” “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,” “Fear and Loathing in …
NEW YORK — Joe Iconis seems to have all the normal influences expected from a young musical theater composer. Yet beyond its relatable themes, catchy tunes, and brightly colored staging lies something more old-fashioned: The longtime kinship between Iconis and one of the show’s producers, Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Tepper and Iconis have collaborated for almost a decade on musicals, concerts …
