Joe Iconis' New Musical BE MORE CHILL Cast Recording Hits Stores Today

Ghostlight Records and Two River Theater announce the release of the Original Cast Recording of the new musical BE MORE CHILL, with physical CDs in stores and online today, December 18.

BE MORE CHILL - which recently had its world premiere in an extended run at Two River Theater, Red Bank, NJ - has music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, book by Joe Tracz, and is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini. The show was directed by Stephen Brackett with Chase Brock serving as choreographer. The orchestrator and musical supervisor wasCharlie Rosen and the musical director and copyist was Nathan Dame. The BE MORE CHILL cast album was produced by Kurt Deutsch, Joe Iconis and Charlie Rosen.

Also available on Ghostlight is the cast recording of Things To Ruin - The Songs of Joe Iconis and The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree. To pre-order BE MORE CHILL, visit www.sh-k-boom.com/be-more-chill.

Jeremy Heere (played by Will Connolly) is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about "The Squip" (Eric William Morris) - a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine (Stephanie Hsu), an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk?

The recording of BE MORE CHILL also features original cast members Jake Boyd (Jake), Gerard Canonico (Rich), Katlyn Carlson (Chloe), Katie Ladner (Jenna Rolan),Lauren Marcus (Brooke), George Salazar (Michael), and Paul Whitty (Jeremy's Dad/Mr. Reyes/Scary Stockboy).

The six-piece orchestra includes Nathan Dame (Conductor and Keyboard), Danny Jonokuchi (Theremin/Trumpet), Dan McMillan (Drums/Percussion), Josh Plotner(Vocoder/Reeds), Mike Rosengarten (Guitar) and Amanda Ruzza (Bass).

JOE ICONIS has been nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and a Lucille Lortel Award, and is the recipient of the Ed Kleban Award and the Jonathan Larson Award for Musical Theater writing. His songs appeared on season two of NBC's Smash and he is the author of The Black Suits, the rock-and-roll Spaghetti Western musical Bloodsong of Love, Things To Ruin, The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks and We The People. Upcoming projects include a new musical about Hunter S. Thompson for La Jolla Playhouse and an exploitation action musical called Annie Golden: Bounty Hunter, Yo!. BE MORE CHILL is Joe's third album on Ghostlight Records.

JOE TRACZ's adaptation of The Lightning Thief (with composer Rob Rokicki) received a Lortel nomination for Outstanding Musical. His work has been developed with the Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Roundabout, Ars Nova and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He is currently writing for Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

NED VIZZINI (1981-2013) was the bestselling author of acclaimed young-adult books including It's Kind of a Funny Story (also a major motion picture), Teen Angst? Naaah... and BE MORE CHILL.

STEPHEN BRACKETT is a New York City-based director of new plays and musicals. His recent credits include Jonathan Tolins' Buyer & Cellar (Rattlestick and Barrow Street Theaters/National Tour/London's Menier Chocolate Factory), Anton Dudley's City Of (The Playwrights Realm),and Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief (Theatreworks USA).

CHASE BROCK recently choreographed Sara Bareilles' Waitress at American Repertory Theater and Michael John LaChiusa's First Lady Suite at The Public Theater. He is the Artistic Director of The Chase Brock Experience and the subject of the documentary film Chasing Dance.

CHARLIE ROSEN's Broadway credits include The Visit (guitar, mandolin and zither) and Honeymoon in Vegas (orchestrations, Drama Desk nomination). His 17-piece jazz orchestra Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band is currently in residence at Feinstein's/54 Below.

NATHAN DAME's credits include A Little Night Music (Berkshire Theatre Group), Pretty Filthy (The Civilians) and The Lightning Thief (Theatreworks USA).

The creative team for BE MORE CHILL included scenic designer Dane Laffrey, costume designer Bobby Frederick Tilley, and lighting designer Tyler Micoleau. The sound design was by Zachary Williamson, the fight direction was by UnkleDave's Fight-House, the casting was by Adam Caldwell, and the production stage manager was Amanda Michaels and Carmelita Becnel during the extension run.

"BE MORE CHILL" TRACK LISTING:

1. Jeremy's Theme (Instrumental)

2. More Than Survive

3. I Love Play Rehearsal

4. The Squip Song

5. Two-Player Game

6. The Squip Enters

7. BE MORE CHILL Part 1

8. Do You Wanna Ride?

9. BE MORE CHILL Part 2

10. More Than Survive (Reprise)

11. A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into

12. The Squip Lurks (Instrumental)

13. Upgrade

14. Halloween

15. Do You Wanna Hang?

16. Michael In The Bathroom

17. The Smartphone Hour (Rich Set A Fire)

18. The Pitiful Children

19. The Pants Song

20. The Play

21. Voices In My Head

ABOUT TWO RIVER THEATER - Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, creates great American theater performed by award-winning artists. They produce American and world masterpieces, and new plays and musicals. Two River Theater offers new-play commissions and artistic development activities that support the most adventurous artists in the American theater; invites its audience to be part of the creative process through readings and open rehearsals; and cultivates students and young people to participate in innovative arts-education programs and become a new generation of theatergoers. Founded in 1994 by Joan and Dr. Robert M. Rechnitz, Two River Theater is easily accessible by car, train, or bus, with great restaurants and shopping within walking distance of the theater. For more information, visit tworivertheater.org or call (732) 345-1400.

ABOUT SH-K-BOOM & GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS - Sh-K-Boom with its imprint Ghostlight Records has become the leading independent force in Original Broadway Cast Recordings - building a library of over 150 records in the last 15 years, featuring some of the most successful Broadway musicals and solo albums by Broadway's brightest stars. Founded by Grammy Award winner Kurt Deutsch, Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight has won three Grammy Awards (for The Book of Mormon, In the Heights and Beautiful - The Carole King Musical) and is a frequent nominee, most recently for the OBCR of the 2014 "Best Musical" Tony Award winner A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Other notable recent releases include the 2015 "Best Musical" Tony Award nominee Something Rotten!, the 2014 "Best Score" Tony Award winner The Bridges of Madison County, Disney's Newsies, Pippin and Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, adding to a catalogue that includes OBCRs of Next to Normal, Hair, Legally Blonde, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Everyday Rapture, Passing Strange, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Drowsy Chaperone and many more Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. The label has also released solo albums from some of Broadway's biggest names: Patti LuPone, Sherie Rene Scott, Adam Pascal, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Alice Ripley, Christine Ebersole, Melissa Errico and Ben Vereen. The label continues to support the new generation of musical theatre composers with their extensive relationships with Michael John LaChiusa (Giant, See What I Wanna See, Little Fish) and Michael Friedman (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Love's Labour's Lost, The Fortress of Solitude), as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, Pasek & Paul, Joe Iconis, Ryan Scott Oliver, Shaina Taub, Dave Malloy, Kerrigan & Lowdermilk and Adam Gwon. The label recently created a new joint publishing venture with Razor & Tie to represent songwriters that fuse theatrical and pop music. Sh-K-Boom Entertainment is a producer of the acclaimed film version of The Last Five Years, written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. www.sh-k-boom.com