Karen Mason in “Karen’s Back…at Birdland!”
- Presented By: Birdland Jazz Club
- Dates: March 24, 2025
- Location: Birdland Jazz Club
- Address: 315 West 44th Street , New York, NY 10036
- Time: 7:00 PM
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Birdland is proud to present the return of concert and Broadway leading lady Karen Mason on March 24 at 7pm, in her new show Karens Backat Birdland! After sold-out shows in Puerto Vallarta, New York City and Chicago the formidable Ms. Mason returns for one night only to welcome spring with a bouquet of songs from Broadway and pop, including a handful of selections from her new Award-winning CD, Karen Mason and All That Jazz. Supporting her will be an ace team of musicians: musical director Christopher Denny on piano, and Ritt Henn on bass. Barry Kleinbort will direct. Karen Mason was seen playing Mrs. Marsh on Ryan Murphys Halston on Netflix. On tour, starred as Madame Giry in the North American premiere of Love Never Dies (Andrew Lloyd Webbers epic sequel to The Phantom of the Opera). On Broadway, she starred as The Queen of Hearts in Wonderland and originated the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia! (2002 Drama Desk nomination as Best Actress). Her other leading roles include Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and in Los Angeles for three years; Velma von Tussel in the Broadway company of Hairspray; Monotony singer and Mazeppa in Jerome Robbins Broadway. In regional theater, Karen starred in Chasing Rainbows (Paper Mill Playhouse), A Christmas Story as Miss Shields; White Christmas (St. Louis Muni Opera); Side by Side by Sondheim (Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida); Gypsy (Sundance Theatre in California); Company (Huntington Theatre in Boston). Off-Broadway, she won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in And The World Goes Round.She is a 14-time MAC Award winner, and was the recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award. She also won 3 Bistro Awards. Her nine recordings include the 2024 release of All That Jazz (King Kozmo Records/Zevely Records Inc); the single Its About Time, written by Paul Rolnick and Shelly Markham; her 2009 MAC Award-winning Right Here/ Right Now, The Sweetest of Nights, When the Sun Comes Out, Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!, Better Days (featuring the 1998 Emmy Award-winning song Hold Me); and Not So Simply Broadway. Also, Wonderland (original cast), the film Jeffrey (Varese Sarabande); Wonderful Town (JAY Records); the cast album of And The World Goes Round (RCA Victor).
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