I was so proud to be the first show back at Feinstein’s/54 Below and I am just as proud to be included in this New York Times story about the return of the NYC cabaret scene, along with so many brilliant fellow artists. Shout out to Justin J Wee for capturing this moment of me rehearsing before the show, surrounded by people I love. I am so grateful that George Salazar and I got the opportunity to do our show and I can’t wait to do more. Here's to making art in basements with your family.
Iconis rehearsing for his return to the live stage. Justin J Wee for The New York Times
With Venues Reopening Across New York, Life Is a Cabaret Once Again
The New York Times | By Elysa Gardner
“Thank you all for risking your lives by coming out tonight,” Joe Iconis quipped, welcoming a socially distanced crowd to the June reopening of the cabaret venue Feinstein’s/54 Below in Manhattan.
Iconis, a composer, lyricist and performer beloved among young musical theater fans, was joking, but before diving into an alternately goofy and poignant set with the actor and singer George Salazar — a star of Iconis’s first Broadway production, “Be More Chill” — he added, earnestly, “It’s the most incredible thing to be able to do this show for real human beings, not computer screens.”