Karen Mason News

At Birdland Jazz Club, catch The Cookers, Celebrating the Slide Hampton Octet, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Grace Fox Big Band, Maqueque, Sean Harkness Quartet, Monty Alexander, and Emmet’s Place Live.

Karen Mason is set to star in solo cabaret show, Kander & Ebb...And All That Jazz! at the Birdland. The performance runs for one night only on Monday, March 28th at 7pm. Birdland is located at 315 West 44 Street, NYC. Tickets for Mason's new show can be purchased on Birdland Jazz's website or by calling the box office at 212-581-3080. 

THIS YEAR to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the show’s Broadway Opening, and their friendship, JAMES CANNING joins Ilene and Carole for a fun get-together, bringing music of the season plus stories, laughs and songs saluting the iconic GREASE they originated.  Music Direction by Ian Herman. Engineered by Stuart Allyn.

On March 28 at 7 PM, Karen Mason returns to Birdland for one night only to perform her new show, KANDER & EBB…AND ALL THAT JAZZ! As one of the original stars of the off-Broadway production of And The World Goes ‘Round, Mason has a personal connection to these legends and their music. A night of unforgettable stories, laughter, and music, Including “Ring Them Bells,” “My Coloring Book,” and “Go Back Home.” This new show highlights Mason’s vocal prowess, charisma, and overall versatility. Her storytelling is as stellar as her vocals.

When a much-delayed birthday concert finally premiered in November, the show sold out in record time. This week the folks who missed out had their lucky shot at joining in the celebration.

Right off the heels of a series of December concerts, Karen Mason returns to 54 Below with a repeat look at her SRO show from November.

​​​​​​​Academy of the Arts, a new, west-suburban, non-profit academic and art school projected to open in fall 2025, will host its first fundraiser gala and concert at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville. The concert will feature stars from some of Broadway's biggest shows.

After a challenge from her editor, BWW Cabaret's photojournalist has curated a collection of photos that she feels represents the highlights of her year in cabaret and concert.

The return to live entertainment brought a lot of honesty and authenticity, and some singing actors who had a lot to say. This is the list of shows that rose, in some way, to a new level for audience member and cabaret journalist Stephen Mosher.

Thirty-six years later, Karen Mason and Brian Lasser's holiday concert is as good as ever... better than before, and essential to the holiday season.

The nondenominational Chelsea Community Church's 47th annual Christmas Candlelight Carol Service will take place on Monday,December 20 at 6 PM ET online, streaming on Facebook and YouTube. In addition to scripture lessons and choir singing, Broadway, cabaret and recording star, Karen Mason, will read A Visit from St. Nicholas.

KAREN MASON has announced that the new music video for the song “We Never Ran Out of Love (We Just Ran Out of Time)” is available today, Monday, December 13. The video is edited by Michael Lee Stever. It was the recipient of the 2020 “Jamie deRoy Songwriting Award” from The ASCAP Foundation, given to its songwriter Paul Rolnick.

Legendary Broadway/TV star Carole Demas and fellow Broadway and TV star Eric Michael Gillett are together at last, performing a variety of their favorite songs, lifting your holiday heart with their festive cabaret/concert, Joyful Spirits, Live and On Demand. 

An abundant collection of music pays tribute to a great man and a great series.

Whether singing Broadway or original pop music, Karen Mason can tell a story and sell a song better than anybody.

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'Irving Berlin: Love Songs and Such'--being released December 13th--features such  Broadway and cabaret  notables as  Betty Buckley, Anita Gillette, Karen Mason, Stephen Bogardus, Steve Ross, Jon Peterson.

Karen Mason's annual holiday show is legendary in the industry and in New York City. After too many days off, Mason's holiday festivities return.

Stephen Sondheim 1930 -2021

Karen Mason has released a CD filled with songs well-known and compositions by local writers and it's available now.

The 10th anniversary series, 10 Years of 54 Below, will be overseen by the club’s Creative and Programming Director, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and begins in January 2022, running through the end of the year.