Karen Mason Celebrates 20 Years Of Davenport's Chicago

Award-winning vocalist, Broadway star, and recording artist Karen Mason returns in concert to celebrate Chicago's premier cabaret Davenport's 20th anniversary. Karen was the first performer to headline the club when it opened it's doors in November, 1998. Karen is taking time off from her current role as Madame Giry in the North American premier of LOVE NEVER DIES - Andrew Lloyd Webber's epic sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

Karen will pay homage to the venue with a score of songs ranging from her signature hits, intimate ballads to epic show-stoppers. Davenport's is located at 1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, These 4 special performances will take place on Wednesday, November 7 at 8pm, Thursday, November 8, at 80m, Saturday November 10 at 8pm and Sunday November 11 at 7pm. There is a $35 Cover Charge plus a two drink minimum Due to the demand of these special shows, prepaid reservations are required by calling 773-278-1830 or online at Davenportspianobar.com.

With her Broadway stage performances, TV appearances, CD recordings and live concerts, Karen "has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds" (TheaterScene.net), which her performances always reaffirm. A multi-MAC and Backstage Magazine Bistro Award winner, Karen's most recent CD release, It's About Time received a MAC Award for Album of the Year. Karen's recordings are available on the web at karenmason.com, amazon.com and iTunes.

It will be "coming home week" for Mason, who she began her career in Chicago and became a favorite of the Windy City's nightclub scene, before heading off to the bright lights of New York. Since that time, Mason has forged a career that has been filled with many triumphs including replacing Glenn Close as Norma Desmond, in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Sunset Boulevard. TV viewers may also recognize her from her recurring roles on the hit NBC shows ED and Law & Order.

An internationally acclaimed vocalist, Karen has performed throughout the world including Great Britain, Scotland, Sweden and Brazil. She has headlined at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, the UCLA/ASCAP Concert and has shared concert stages with such musical luminaries as Luciano Pavarotti, Rosemary Clooney, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Jerry Herman, and John Kander & Fred Ebb.

You can visit her website www.karenmason.com for further information.