Burbank, California, United States
Joe is a busy theatrical, TV & film composer/lyricist in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas. He is a twice-published theatre author, film producer, satirist, entrepreneur and creative personality. Joe musical credits include the television series "SORDID LIVES: THE SERIES" for LOGO TV (series available on DVD and Blu-Ray), as well as the films "A VERY SORDID WEDDING", "BLUES FOR WILLADEAN" (starring Beth Grant, Dale Dickey and Oscar-Winner Octavia Spencer) and "SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES". Joe's theatrical musical credits include Leslie Jordan's off-Broadway show "HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS & OTHER SOUTHERN TRAGEDIES", the cult perennial musical "JUDY'S SCARY LITTLE CHRISTMAS" (published by Samuel French), "THE GRAVE WHITE WAY", and Del Shores' "TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS OF A TRAILER TRASH HOUSEWIFE" (published by Samuel French). Joe was also a staff composer for Warner Brothers and wrote several songs for their Feature Animation Development Department. And he was the songwriter for the National Public Radio comedy broadcast "PROPAGANDA RADIO". Joe's original songs have been performed by a variety of well-known performers, including John Raitt, Loretta Devine, Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Jbara, Billy Porter, Levi Kreis, Harry Groener, Jan Maxwell, Seth Rudetsky, Jason Graae, Stephanie J. Block, Davis Gaines, Ken Page, Mary Bond Davis, Susan Egan, Sharon McNight, Yeardley Smith, Richard Kline, Isabel Keating, Valarie Pettiford, Suzanne Blakeslee, Roxie Lucas, Debby Holiday, Patrika Darbo, Mark Baker, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Robert Mandan, Billy Barnes, Camille Saviola, Guy Haines, Kelli Bishop, Marilyn Sokol, Kristine Zbornik, and Kay Cole. Specialties: Music Composition, Lyric Writing, Writing/Journalism, Playwriting and Screenwriting, Piano, Theatrical and Film Producing, and Musical Direction.
A Kestrel Films Production "Blues for Willadean" Written and Directed by Del Shores Original Score by Joe Patrick Ward Songs Written by Joe Patrick Ward (with Del Shores & Sharyn Lane) CAST: Beth Grant ("The Artist", "No Country for Old Men") Octavia Spencer (Oscar Winner, "The Help") Dale Dickey ("Winter's Bone") David Steen ("Sordid Lives: The Series") Debby Holiday (Top 20 Billboard Recording Artist) Release Date: 2012
LOGO Television and Scout Productions present: "Sordid Lives: The Series" (12 episodes) Available on DVD and Blu-Ray Written and Directed by Del Shores Music by Joe Patrick Ward CAST: Bonnie Bedelia, Rue McClanahan, Olivia Newton-John, Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan, Beth Grant, Jason Dottley, Rosemary Alexander, Newell Alexander, Ann Walker, Dale Dickey, Tate Taylor, Margaret Cho, and Sarah Hunley
Published by Samuel French. Cast CD Available Written by David Church and James Webber Music and Lyrics by Joe Patrick Ward Directed and Choreographed by Kay Cole Original production presented at The Victory Theatre, Burbank, CA 2002 Revival production presented at The Court Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2003 Subsequent productions presented in Portland, Chicago, Venture, Nashua, Des Moines & other cities. ORIGINAL CAST: Connie Champagne, Sean Smith, Don Lucas, Lauri Johnson, Eric Anderson, Jan Sheldrick, Joanne O'Brien, Dustin Strong, Mark A. Cross, Heather Holland, Terri Homberg, Jonathan Neeley, Jim Hormel, and Charles Herrera CAST FOR NEW YORK READING: Isabel Keating, Jan Maxwell, Tom Galantich, Kristine Zbornick, Ray Wills, Kelly Bishop, Roxie Lucas and Marilyn Sokol New York Reading Directed by Leonard Foglia