He is currently on the faculty of Pace University’s Musical Theatre Program. Joel was a 2012 Dramatist Guild Fellow and has shared his work with many esteemed dramatists including Stephen Sondheim, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty and Tom Kitt. His work has been showcased at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Barrington Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Merkin Recital Hall, and many other venues. Joel’s bluegrass/rock musical Carolina Breeze received a workshop in June of 2012. Joel received the ASCAP Max Dreyfus Award for promise as a musical theater composer in 2009.