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The ‘rock and roll poetry’ of Joe Iconis’ Hunter S. Thompson musical

Political Theater, Episode 375

Hunter S Thompson at his ranch, sitting in his kitchen, which he also used as an office on Oct. 12, 1990 in Woody Creek, Aspen, Colo. Playwright Joe Iconis visited the late journalist's home while working on "The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical."
Hunter S Thompson at his ranch, sitting in his kitchen, which he also used as an office on Oct. 12, 1990 in Woody Creek, Aspen, Colo. Playwright Joe Iconis visited the late journalist's home while working on "The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical." (Paul Harris/Getty Images)
By Jason Dick
Posted July 3, 2025 at 9:09am

Maybe the best way to make sense of things in politics is to break out into song. Is this what Joe Iconis had in mind when he got the idea to make a musical based on the life of Hunter S. Thompson, one of the most influential political writers ever?

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