Daryl Nitz and Ensemble: Elaine Stritch at 90

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Daryl Nitz and Ensemble

Elaine Stritch at 90

Davenport’s, Chicago, IL, February 2, 2015

Reviewed by Carla Gordon for Cabaret Scenes

Elaine-Stritch-Davenports-Cabaret-Scenes-Magazine_212Tributes to Broadway and cabaret’s baby Elaine Stritch are blossoming. Stritch at 90 was Chicago’s first, with an ensemble that, as a whole, was energized and effective. Comedy selections took the evening.  That is little wonder, given that the project is the brainchild of iconic comedy cabaret performer Daryl Nitz. Putting just the right amount of cur in curmudgeon, Ann McGregor, in what is arguably her best performance to date, built Noël Coward’s “Why Do the Wrong People Travel?” to a tour de force of wit and exasperation. Another standout performance was Cynthia Clarey’s “To Keep My Love Alive.”  Clarey, who is much respected as a fine classical singer, flexed her comedy chops with aplomb, never overdoing the tale of the upscale murderess.
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Johnny Rodgers is a top-notch musical director and his well-interpreted solo performance of “Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please” was another standout, as was Laura Freeman’s  reflective, gently sung offering  of “He Was Too Good to Me.
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”  Closing with “The Ladies Who Lunch” was just right. Here’s to an excellent tribute by a talented cast who did “Stritchie” proud!

Carla Gordon

Carla Gordon is a singer/songwriter, director, and producer. The Chicago Tribune cited her among “Chicago’s most accomplished cabaret performers….a major player in Chicago cabaret.” Reviewer Pam Peterson called her “Honey-voiced wisecracker!” Ageless Magazine called her performance as Sophie tucker, “A gem!” Gordon writes custom material for singers nationwide. Her flagship show, "Blacklisted," featuring songs made famous by artists blacklisted under McCarthyism, has toured to critical acclaim. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Cabaret Professionals and on the Advisory Board of the Skokie Theater. Her songs air on WFMT’s Midnight Special and are being performed performed by cabaret artists nationwide. carlacabaret@aol.com