" ....A breath of fresh air in this crazy world! With her generous heart, her tangible strength, and her fantastic voice, Hilary shines with a talent to share her stories with her audience… and you are always glad you are in that audience!”
~Karen Mason, Legendary
Broadway and Cabaret Star

Hilary is a Chicago-based singer, actor, and musical director. She received a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory and Composition, with a voice minor, from the University of Illinois in Urbana and a Post Graduate Degree in Music Production and Engineering, with a voice minor, from Berklee College of Music in Boston . After returning to Chicago in 1993, Hilary worked as a freelance audio engineer for a year before quitting her life and starting over as a performer.

For over a decade, Hilary was part of musical theatre productions at several Chicago area theatres, including the Ravinia Festival, Marriott's Lincolnshire Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook, Drury Lane Theatre Evergreen Park, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Centerlight Sign and Voice Theatre. She also performed at The Red Barn Playhouse in Saugatuck, MI and Apple Holler Red Barn Theatre in Sturtevant, WI, where she was also both musical and stage director for 4 years.

Between Chicago, Urbana, and Boston, Hilary has performed with over a half dozen high level vocal ensembles, including Chicago's Grant Park Chorus, performing music from the Middle Ages through the current era, and ranging in styles from chant, classical and avant-garde to Broadway, pop and jazz.

Hilary now considers cabaret her true artistic home. She is a proud member of Chicago Cabaret Professionals and performs regularly at Davenport 's Cabaret Room in Chicago, as well as other local venues. Recently, Hilary returned from Steamboat Springs, CO, where she had the privilege of studying, and sharing the stage, with cabaret greats Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, Shelly Markham, and Barry Kleinbort. She is currently working on her first solo CD to be released in early 2008, along with a new solo show.

In addition to her active performing life, Hilary has been teaching voice and theatre for students ages 8 – 80 for the past 11 years, and is currently on the voice faculty at The Music Arts School in Highland Park, IL as well as teaching from her private studio in Chicago, IL. She has served as musical director for over 20 area musicals and reviews, from high school to college productions, from amateur community theatre to professional summer stock.

Hilary is grateful every day for Acts Of Kindness Cabaret, for the people it brings into her life, and for the opportunity to help make the world a kinder place, one song at a time. You can visit her Web Site at http://hilaryannfeldman.com