Pakistan, Jan. 17 -- Life is a cabaret on 'Riverdale' this week. In an exclusive clip, Josie McCoy takes the stage at Veronica's speakeasy for a performance of the Broadway classic "Cabaret," famously sung by the likes of Liza Minnelli, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

McCoy's performance offers a break from what creator Roberto Aguirre Sacasa described as "one of our most messed up episodes" in a Tweet. Hiram had just taken over the town in the midseason finale and now he's also threatening the future of La Bonne Nuit as well, forcing Veronica to take action.

Things look pretty typical for Riverdale in the clip, but Hiram's takeover has created a "changed town," as Aguirre-Sacasa told us.

"Riverdale is very much a cha...