Rachel Murdy participated in a cabaret performance workshop at the 92nd Street Y, where singers of all ages explored songwriting and connections through music. Through the song "Party Hat," they tackled themes of loneliness with humor and defiance. Joe Iconis, the workshop's composer, emphasized the importance of engaging young people in the art of performance and lyric interpretation, showcasing how these elements can invigorate the classic cabaret scene, once considered dead but now flourishing.
"You're so right on," he said, as he would repeatedly when the participants, chosen from a pool who had submitted videos, performed. "It's about a human being looking for a connection."
"I'll do anything I can to help light a fire, especially in young people," Iconis said in an interview, to show them you can have all those things that are exciting about pop singing and also learn how to interpret the lyric."
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