
John Simpkins
Director
Agent: Jonathan Mills, Paradigm: jmills@paradigmagency.com or (212) 897-6400
New York
BloodSong of Love: The Rock’n’Roll Spaghetti Western (Joe Iconis – book/ music/ lyrics)
Ars Nova (Three Drama Desk Nominations)
Things to Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis (co-conceiver)
Second Stage, NYMF
Beatsville (Glenn Slater – book, Wendy Leigh Wilf – music/ lyrics)
Provincetown Playhouse
The Bus (a new play by James Lantz)
59E59 Theatres
Party Come Here (Daniel Goldfarb- book, David Kirshenbaum- music/ lyrics)
The Players Theatre
Next Thing You Know (Ryan Cunningham – book/ lyrics; Josh Salzman – music)
Ars Nova
ReWrite: a musical comedy triple feature (Joe Iconis- book/ music/ lyrics)
Urban Stages
The Legend of New York (Ryan Cunningham – book/ lyrics; Josh Salzman – music)
Provincetown Playhouse
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Joe Iconis- book/ music/ lyrics)
Theatreworks, USA – Lucille Lortel Theatre
The Black Suits (Joe Iconis- music/ lyrics, Joe Iconis & Robert Maddock- book)
SPF at the Public Theater (Shiva)
Queen Esther (Ryan Cunningham- book, Joshua Salzman- music/lyrics)
Merkin Hall
Go-Go Beach (John Wimbs - book/ lyrics; Mike Shaieb, Brent Lord - music)
New York Musical Theatre Festival - 37 Arts Theatre
Blood Drive (Rachel Sheinkin- book/ lyrics; Joel Derfner- music)
29 (Gaby Alter- music/lyrics; Tommy Newman- book/ additional lyrics)
Like You Like It: The 1980’s Musical (Sammy Buck- book/ lyrics; Dan Acquisto- music)
International
Legendale (World Premiere) – Andrea Daly – music; Jeff Bienstock – words)
Fredericia Teater, Denmark
A Hero’s Tale - World Premiere (Arthur Bacon – music; Mads Nielsen – book/ lyrics)
Fredericia Teater, Denmark
Regional
Two River Theater – Red Bank, NJ (upcoming)
Love in Hate Nation (World Premiere) – Joe Iconis – book/music/ lyrics
Center Theatre Group, LA (Kirk Douglas Theatre)
The Black Suits - World Premiere (starring Annie Golden, Will Roland, Veronica Dunne)
Theaterworks Hartford – Hartford, CT
Raging Skillet – World Premiere (starring Marilyn Sokol, George Salazar)
North Carolina Theatre
Hairspray (starring Dale Hensley, Dirk Lumbard)
Human Race Theatre Company – Dayton, OH
Legendale – American Premiere (starring Max Crumm)
Goodspeed Opera House
ReWrite (Festival of New Artists)
Adam Lives (Festival of New Artists)
Barrington Stage Company
Hellraisers
The Black Suits (starring Ben Platt)
John W. Engeman Theatre
Damn Yankees (starring Andre De Shields, Felicia Finley, Austin Miller)
A Wonderful Life (starring Will Reynolds)
Sacramento Music Circus
Cabaret (starring Jacquelyn Piro, Max Von Essen, Teri Ralston)
Annie (starring Mark Zimmerman, Adinah Alexander, Jim Walton)
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
Evita (starring Kate Chapman, Eric Michael Gillett, Dan Cooney)
Berkshire Theatre Festival (Friday series)
Next Thing You Know (Ryan Cunningham – book/ lyrics; Josh Salzman – music)
Sharon Playhouse (Artistic Director)
Quartet – starring Elizabeth Franz
Merrily We Roll Along – starring Jason Tam, A.J. Shively
Big River
Judge Jackie: Disorder in the Court – starring Klea Blackhurst
Nine Wives
True Love
Georgie – written by and starring Ed Dixon
Falsettos
Les Miserables
They’re Playing Our Song
Damn Yankees
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Wedding Singer
Rent
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Altar Boyz
New York Workshops / Readings
OHenry Productions: For Better, For Worse (Reed Arnold)
Ars Nova: When the World Ends (Nick Blaemire)
NAMT (National Alliance for Musical Theatre – New World Stages):
Ripper (Duane Nelsen)
Bloodsong Of Love (Joe Iconis)
Legendale (Andrea Daly, Jeff Bienstock)
Sage Theatre: Half Married (a new play by Ryan Cunningham and Charles Antin)
Barrington Stage Company: Bad Kid School (John Gregor- book/ music/ lyrics)
York Theatre: Plastic! (Robert Maddock- book/ lyrics; Joe Iconis, Reza Jacobs - music)
You Don’t Know Jack (Jay Falzone- book/ lyrics; Jason Loffredo – music)
New Triad for Collaborative Arts/ Lincoln Center: Lyrical Langston: His Muse for Music
Loewe Theatre: Beasts and Saints (Mindi Dickstein- book/ lyrics; Dan Messe- music)
Penn State Unversity
Be More Chill (Joe Iconis/ Joe Tracz); Love in Hate Nation (Joe Iconis); The Last Day (Mike Reid/ Sarah Schlesinger); The Lucky Boy (Kirsten Childs)
New York University
The Fix, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Floyd Collins, Sweet Smell of Success, Violet, City of Angels, Urinetown, Merrily We Roll Along, Parade, A New Brain, Godspell, Fiorello!
Concerts
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Alan Menken: A Musical Tribute (featuring Alan Menken)
New World Stages: NAMT Songwriters Showcase
Teaching/ Education
New York University- M.A.
Miami University (Ohio)- B.M.