Joe Souza
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Joe Souza is a singer and actor. He is best known for his appearance in the film version of the Off-Broadway
musical, Naked Boys Singing
, and as a performer in softcore adult pornography.
in the role of Charlie. He previously starred on the LA stage in the award winning world premiere of Sneaux! The Musical (book by Tim Garrick, music and lyrics by Lori Scarlett) at the Matrix Theatre, Co-starring Kristen Bell
. He has been seen Off-Broadway in Gorgeous Mosaic and Nelson Jewell's Working Out With Leona. Other regional theatrical credits include Ramon in the Chicago
premiere of Love! Valour! Compassion!
Matt in The Fantasticks
, Judas in Godspell
, Kalman in The Rothschilds and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
. He also worked alongside Arthur Kopit in a reading of the musical Lewis and Clark.
adult pornography
movies which either aired on pay-per-view
adult television channels or were released straight to video. He is often billed under the stage names Matt Dalipaz and Marcus Leland. Between 2001 and 2009 Souza appeared in 16 such films including "The Witches of Breastwick," "Naked Pleasures" and "Private Sex Club". In 2007 he appeared in the film version of the Off Broadway musical Naked Boys Singing
, in which the entire cast is frontally nude for the entire production. He appeared in featured extra roles in the films Boogie Town
and The Under Shepherd.
Souza has made guest appearances in very minor featured extra roles on several television programs. This has included "Construction Worker" on General Hospital
, "Guy" on Scrubs
and "Gym Bag Reporter" on Make It or Break It.
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
musical, Naked Boys Singing
Naked Boys Singing (film)
Naked Boys Singing! is a 2007 musical/comedy film adaptation of the 1998 off-Broadway musical of the same name.-Cast:*Kevin Alexander Stea as Naked Maid*Joe Souza as Bliss of a Bris*Phong Truong as Window to the Soul*Jason Currie as Entertainer...
, and as a performer in softcore adult pornography.
Theatre
Souza starred in the LA World Premiere of BARK! The MusicalBark! The Musical
Bark! The Musical is a musical with music by David Troy Francis and lyrics by Gavin Geoffrey Dillard and Robert Schrock .-Synopsis:...
in the role of Charlie. He previously starred on the LA stage in the award winning world premiere of Sneaux! The Musical (book by Tim Garrick, music and lyrics by Lori Scarlett) at the Matrix Theatre, Co-starring Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell is an American actress. Although her first film role was an uncredited appearance in Polish Wedding, Bell previously acted in stage and musical productions. In 2001, she made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer...
. He has been seen Off-Broadway in Gorgeous Mosaic and Nelson Jewell's Working Out With Leona. Other regional theatrical credits include Ramon in the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
premiere of Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion! is a play by Terrence McNally. Its off-Broadway premiere took place at the Manhattan Theatre Club on October 11, 1994, in a staging by Joe Mantello that ran for 72 performances...
Matt in The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into...
, Judas in Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
, Kalman in The Rothschilds and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
. He also worked alongside Arthur Kopit in a reading of the musical Lewis and Clark.
Film and Television
The bulk of Souza's film career has been in heterosexual softcoreSoftcore
Softcore pornography is a form of filmic or photographic pornography or erotica that is less sexually explicit than hardcore pornography. It is intended to tickle and arouse men and women. Softcore pornography depicts nude and semi-nude performers engaging in casual social nudity or non-graphic...
adult pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
movies which either aired on pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
adult television channels or were released straight to video. He is often billed under the stage names Matt Dalipaz and Marcus Leland. Between 2001 and 2009 Souza appeared in 16 such films including "The Witches of Breastwick," "Naked Pleasures" and "Private Sex Club". In 2007 he appeared in the film version of the Off Broadway musical Naked Boys Singing
Naked Boys Singing (film)
Naked Boys Singing! is a 2007 musical/comedy film adaptation of the 1998 off-Broadway musical of the same name.-Cast:*Kevin Alexander Stea as Naked Maid*Joe Souza as Bliss of a Bris*Phong Truong as Window to the Soul*Jason Currie as Entertainer...
, in which the entire cast is frontally nude for the entire production. He appeared in featured extra roles in the films Boogie Town
Boogie Town
Boogie Town is loosely based on Arthur Laurents 1957 stage musical, West Side Story. On December 22, 2008, Variety reported that Vivendi Entertainment acquired worldwide theatrical distribution rights for the film and that Chris Stokes would be directing, writing the screenplay and producing the film...
and The Under Shepherd.
Souza has made guest appearances in very minor featured extra roles on several television programs. This has included "Construction Worker" on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, "Guy" on Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
and "Gym Bag Reporter" on Make It or Break It.
External links
- Joe Souza at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
: - Video From Bark! The Musical, Joe Souza singing "Grassy Fields"
- Official Myspace Page.
- Official Facebook Page.