Paul Rolnick News

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.

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

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

KAREN MASON – the acclaimed Broadway star and concert artist – has announced that her new album Let the Music Play, is available in all digital formats and on CD today, Friday, November 12 from Zevely Records.

KAREN MASON – the acclaimed Broadway star and concert artist – has announced the release of her new single, the powerful and timely title track from the upcoming album Let the Music Play, today Friday, October 15.

Any time Dorian Woodruff sets out to make a new show, he leaves no stone unturned in his effort to get it right, which is why he sometime takes an entire year to put everything in place. More than two years after his hit 'Welcome Home' show, Dorian comes home to Pangea with a new show set the the music of a legendary singer/songwriter.

Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret, 1383 North Milwaukee  Ave., celebrates its 23rd Anniversary as Chicago's premier location for enjoying music in an intimate setting with the return of Broadway actress and multi-award-winning cabaret performer Karen Mason with Vaccinatin' Rhythm, Thursday, Nov. 4 - 6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

'Halston' cast member returns to her musical roots with new album produced by Paul Rolnick.

KAREN MASON – the acclaimed Broadway star and concert artist – has announced the release of her new album Let the Music Play, which will be released Friday, November 12 in all digital formats and on CD from Zevely Records

On Monday, July 19, some uber-talented people stormed the Birdland stage for another installment of Jim Caruso’s Cast Party. 

Sally Wilfert returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below with her brand-new show, How Did I End Up Here? She and music director Joseph Thalken take you on a musical journey from innocent Ohio farm girl to acclaimed Broadway songstress. 

Thursday, May 20th 2021 marked Broadway and cabaret powerhouse Karen Mason's return to the stage to perform in front of a live audience in her new show, Vaccinatin' Rhythm - directed by Barry Kleinbort.

Broadway, television and recording artist, Karen Mason will perform two shows at Bucks County Playhouse as part of its recently announced Broadway Spotlight Concert Series. 

Four decades of Rick Jensen were not enough for anyone but, sadly, they were all the club community would get.

The history of show business is loaded with couples who work as well offstage as they do on. These twosomes have brought their offstage magic to the stages of the cabaret and concert world.

This year, the BroadwayWorld Cabaret awards were thrilled to be able to celebrate streaming events from all across the globe thanks to the innovation of the Cabaret community during the pandemic - and we look forward to celebrating the return of NYC Cabaret with you all in 2021.

Voting ends THIS WEEK for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Check out the local nominees, cast your vote, and support live theatre entertainment in Cabaret!

These are the final weeks to vote for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Voting will run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January!

A drag creation of actor, singer, host Ray DeForest, Doris was born in the wake of Ray’s beloved mother, Taffy, succumbing to the dreaded Alzheimers Disease. Artistically developed as a way to feel close with Taffy, Deforest performs to honor her memory, and brighten the lives of his audiences with a little laughter, a little song, and a lot of whiskey sours.

There's just two short weeks left to vote for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Voting will run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January!