Karen Mason is an American musical theatre actress and singer.
18 Facts About Karen Mason
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Karen Mason has appeared on stage in Broadway theatre, notably as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, and is a multiple award-winning cabaret performer.
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Karen Mason majored in theater at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, graduating in 1999.
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Karen Mason started as a "singing hostess at Lawrence of Oregano in Chicago" in 1976 after leaving college, where she met the late pianist and composer Brian Lasser, with whom she worked until his death in 1992.
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Karen Mason has performed in cabaret and with symphonies for many years.
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Karen Mason was one of the featured cabaret vocalists at Duplex Cabaret Theatre, New York City, in the early 1980s, and in 2005 presented a program "Better Days" with songs by her late musical director Brian Lasser.
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Karen Mason appeared at the Bay Area Cabaret, Empire Ballroom, San Francisco in 2010.
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Karen Mason continues to perform her cabaret act at such venues as Davenport's and The Iridium.
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Karen Mason first appeared on Broadway in Play Me a Country Song in 1982.
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Karen Mason took the role of standby to Glenn Close as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in the Los Angeles production in 1993, and went on to play almost 300 performances over two years both in Los Angeles and on Broadway.
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Karen Mason took over the role of Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray on April 6,2008.
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In 2011, Karen Mason was scheduled to play Mrs Danvers in the musical Rebecca on Broadway.
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Karen Mason appeared on tour in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies as Madame Giry.
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In December 2020, Karen Mason appeared in The Doris Dear Christmas Special on Broadway on Demand, where her performance received a 5-star rating.
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Karen Mason has recorded 6 solo albums, including Right Here, Right Now.
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Karen Mason appears on the cast recordings of And the World Goes 'Round and Wonderland.
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Karen Mason is married to Paul Rolnick, a producer and composer.
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Karen Mason has received 10 MAC Awards, including the 2004 MAC Award for Major Female Vocalist, and three Bistro Awards.