Karen Mason’s New CD is OUT!
Karen Mason released her singular album Karen Mason … And All That Jazz on CD and in digital and streaming formats on Friday, October 25. For this personal new collection, Karen explores the beloved songbook of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the justly celebrated Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning team behind the Broadway musicals Cabaret; Chicago; New York, New York, and beyond. Karen is accompanied on solo piano by her longtime music director, Christopher Denny. The album is produced and mixed by Paul Rolnick with arrangements by Christopher Denny and Barry Kleinbort, who directed the original concert version of the show.
Karen Mason And All That Jazz! presents Karen’s dazzling take on Kander & Ebb’s songs, which have been lighting up Broadway since the 1960s. Eschewing her typical orchestral accompaniment for subtle yet engaging piano, Karen’s interpretations are the perfect mix of intimacy and excitement. Christopher Denny’s playing, with its myriad shades and colors, sounds like an orchestra in itself. While Mason puts her unique spin on classics like “All That Jazz,” “Maybe This Time” and “A Quiet Thing,” the album also delves into less often performed shows such as The Visit (“Love and Love Alone”), The Scottsboro Boys (“Go Back Home”), and The Happy Time (“The Life of the Party”). In one particularly fascinating twist of fate, Karen gives us the rousing “I’m One of the Smart Ones,” which was originally written for the unproduced show Golden Gate, but ended up making a memorable appearance on Broadway last season in the musical New York, New York.
“An American idol! A rarity — intense and intimate!”
– New York Times –
Karen Mason has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, and recording and “has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds!” (TheatreScene.net) The recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award, she is a 14-time MAC Award winner and has won the MAC Award for Major Female Vocalist of the Year for six consecutive years. Her highly acclaimed recordings include her newest single, “Let The Music Play.” She has also won the 2006 Nightlife Award for Major Female Vocalist and has three Bistro Awards.
Upcoming Engagements
Sondheim Unplugged at 54 Below
MAY 25, 2025
We’re Still Here! The Company of our celebrated, long-running series, Sondheim Unplugged, is thrilled to be Back in Business for season thirteen of our award-winning program. A celebrated New York event since 2010 (It’s a Hit!), Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret’s most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only, delving into the musical world of Broadway’s master composer. Hosted by Broadway wit Rob Maitner, with music direction from John Fischer, expect fun facts and tidbits about the original Broadway productions and an evening well spent with Old Friends. Because, God, That’s Good!
The performance on May 25 will feature:
Special Guests:
Ta’Nika Gibson (Lucinda, Into the Woods Broadway revival)
Nikki M. James (Tony Award® winner, Best Featured Actress in a Musical)
Ramona Mallory (A Little Night Music Broadway revival)
Karen Mason (Rose, Sundance Theatre Lab’s Gypsy)
Aléna Watters (West Side Story Broadway revival)
Featuring:
Kelli Rabke
Soara-Joye Ross
“Mason has a voice that lifts the room to some new astral plane!”
– Village Voice –