ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, dʒˈoʊ mˌeɪd hɜː deɪbjˈuː ɪn mjˈuːzɪkəl θˈiəɾɚ, stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ æz ðə fˈiːmeɪl lˈiːd ɪnðə wˈʊmən ɔnðə bɹˈɛdfɹuːt tɹˈiː, bˈeɪst ˌɔn ˈeɪmi tʃjˈuːŋz nˈɑːvəl ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm.
The same year, Joe made her debut in musical theater, starring as the female lead in The Woman on the Breadfruit Tree, based on Amy Cheung's novel of the same name.