Acts Of Kindness Cabaret: You Can’t Be Serious

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Acts Of Kindness Cabaret

You Can’t Be Serious

Skokie Theatre, Skokie, IL, April 15, 2018

Reviewed by Carla Gordon for Cabaret Scenes

(L-R) Cynthia Clarey,
Caryn Caffarelli,
Hilary Ann Feldman

Brainchild of cabaret artist Hilary Ann Feldman, Acts Of Kindness Cabaret (AOK Cabaret), also with Caryn Caffarelli and Cynthia Clarey, offers cabaret programming, largely free of charge, as fundraisers for other not-for-profit groups. In that endeavor, to date it has raised over $300,000. The icing on their well-intentioned cake is that hundreds of new audience members enjoy their first foray into cabaret. That You Can’t Be Serious was performed at the Skokie Theatre and open to the public, offered an opportunity for fans to enjoy a thoroughly engaging cabaret.

Opening with a well-executed and well-harmonized “Comedy Tonight” set the tone for a show, with a strong emphasis on funny. Caffarelli’s delightful offering of “Dieter’s Prayer” (Amanda McBroom) captured the wit and the truth of longing for what all too often “lands on my hips.
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” Clarey delivered an updated parody of “Strangers in the Night.
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” This iteration explores various online dating disasters, ranging from the guy who concealed that he is married, to the one who brings his mom on the date, to the convict. The trio hit a comedy home run with “What I Really Want,” centering it around uncontrollable lust for that perfect piece of chocolate cake.
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Women, in particular, understand.
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In a departure from comedy Feldman performed “Grace,” an original ballad co-written with R.
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Shane Adams. Its rich lyric imparts an important, timely message.

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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