Original Cast Recording:
01. Bad Daughter
02. Viper
03. Hanging Over My Head
04. King Of Coney Island
05 Talia's Song
06. Drunk On Love
07. Not The Gun
08. The Storm
09 Your New Home
10 Queen of Coney Island
11. Solitude
12. Occam's Razor
13. Better Not To Touch
14. Rise Of Fame
15. Occam's Reprise
16. Loss
17. Little Taste
18. One
19. After All These Years

In The Bubble (2007)
Originally produced by: Northwestern University, July 27 - August 12, 2007
Music: Joe Popp and Michael Friedman
Lyrics: Joe Popp, Rinne Groff, and Michael Friedman
Book: Rinne Groff
Director: Michael Greif
Description: An updated musical version of the movie The Boy In The Plastic Bubble.

Demo recordings:
01. I Protest
02. Dr. Bellamy
03. Boy in the Plastic Bubble
04. What's It Like
05. Fireworks
06. Get Me Out
07. I Want Germs
08. Then You Fail
09. Gina's Pool
10. History 101
11. Lime Green Leisure Suit
12. Bad Man
13. Unknown and New
14. Confusion
15. I Protest Reprise

MAXWELL (2002)
Originally produced by: Jobsite Theater, Jan. 4-20, 2002 & Feb. 1-2, 2002
Music, Lyrics, & Book: Joe Popp
Director: R.M. Lawrence

Demo recordings:
01. Introduction
02. I Have No Patience for the Patients
03. Working Ourselves to Death
04. Death Rains
05. Staring Back at Me
06. Inches Away
07. Yes It Can
08. Where's Mine?
09. Lowest Common Denominator
10. Walk Along
11. What You Need
12. There's Always a Weakness
13. You're Not Him
14. Bad Days
15. Inches Away Reprise

JY2K (2001)
Originally produced by: Jobsite Theater, August 13-29, 1999
Music & Libretto: Joe Popp
Director: Chris Holcom
Description: A mini-rock opera that tells of the return of Jesus on the eve of Y2K.

Demo recording:
01. JY2K

Whirligig (1999)
Originally Produced by: Center Productions, June 4-27, 1999
Music & Additional Lyrics: Joe Popp
Book and Lyrics: Mac Wellman
Director: Wendy Leigh
Description: A musical adaptation of Wellman's play about a cosmic bus station.

01. Whirligig Theme
02. Wicked Sister
03. Ride
04. All Purpose Word
05. Plinth
06. Xuphus Tell Me Why
07. I Am A Weird
08. There Ain't No Bus
09. Murderer
10. You Don't Think
11. You Will Creep Low
12. Truly Wonderful
13. Victory
14. You Never Fooled Me
15. The Universe

Macbeth (1997)
Originally Produced by American Stage, April 13 - May 18, 1997
Music & Lyrics: Joe Popp
Book: William Shakespeare
Director: Lisa Powers
Description: A rock adaptation of the scottish play with a punk band as the witches.

Demo recordings:
01. Star Spangled/Foul is Fair/What Was Lost
02. All Hail
03. Come Thick Night
04. Poison Yourself
05. Just a Little Shove
06. It's Time for Sleep
07. Is this a Dagger
08. M-U-R-D-E-R
09. Someone's Killed the King
10. I'm the Guy with Authority
11. Banquet Song
12. Double Double
13. Show Show
14. Pain Will Not Go
15. Out of Position

Beelzevision (1994)
Music & Libretto: Joe Popp
Description: A rock opera about a shut-in who is obsessed with the television.

01. Honey Can You Feed Him?
02. Solid State
03. Beginning To Speak
04. These Are The Parts
05. Am I A Good Mom
06. What Have I Done?
07. Shut The Hell Up
08. It's Broken
09. Even Sad
10. PHILlis COe
11. It's Just A Thing
12. It's All Fake
13. News Girl
14. Spiffy Windows
15. My Window
16. It Comes Out Here
17. Why Are You Waiting?
18. Channel 5 Dominatrix
19. Mother's Breast
20. Rev. Revelation
21. Organ Man
22. I've Become My TV

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