Joe Iconis spent years writing “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical,” before finally being invited to walk in the famed journalist’s footsteps.

Joe Iconis spent years writing "The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical," before finally being invited to walk in the famed journalist's footsteps.

Hunter S. Thompson, center, is seen during an appearance in Memorial Coliseum at the University of Kentucky in 1980. By Stewart Bowman, The Courier-Journal.

Hunter S. Thompson grew up on Ransdell Avenue in the Highlands neighborhood. An incident in Cherokee Park sent him in a different direction, one that would influence his life.

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Joe Iconis, playwright and composer, and Eric William Morris, star, of “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S Thompson Musical.” This segment aired on June 19 ...

Iconis’s propulsive score is peppered with protest anthems, beat-poet swagger and a recurring rock ’n’ roll hymn to outsiders and misfits. “All hail Hunter S. Thompson,” the ensemble chants.

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 ...

As Joe Iconis' The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical prepares for its Washington DC premiere at Signature Theatre, watch an exclusive video of George Salazar performing 'Brown Buffalo.' ...

Hunter S. Thompson is pictured at the Democratic National Convention in New York City on July 15, 1976. (Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images) By Jason Dick. Posted June 11, 2025 at 12:23pm ...

Twenty years ago this summer, the ashes of Louisville’s most revered writer were fired out of a cannon at his Woody Creek, Colorado, home. Hunter S. Thompson had shot himself the preceding ...

What can one say about Hunter S. Thompson, the infamous “Gonzo” journalist who wrote about the Hell’s Angels, The Kentucky Derby, who wrote prolifically in Rolling Stone Magazine and who ...