Birdland Jazz Club presents the return of Karen Mason, honoring her three-decade collaboration with music director Christopher Denny, in the new show, 30… And Counting, on Monday, August 8 at 7:00 PM.
Mason performed her first concert with Denny on August 5, 1992. A few years later, director Barry Kleinbort was added to the mix, and this triad of talent has been creating brand new shows ever since. This evening will highlight some of their favorite arrangements including “Help/Being Alive,” “Watch What Happens/I Will Wait for You,” and “Pick Yourself Up,” with many more surprises.
Mason is a 14-time MAC Award winner, and was the recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award. She has also won 3 Bistro Awards. Her eight recordings include the single “It’s About Time,” written by Paul Rolnick and Shelly Markham; her 2009 MAC Award-winning Right Here/ Right Now, The Sweetest of Nights, When the Sun Comes Out, Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!, Better Days (featuring the 1998 Emmy Award-winning song “Hold Me”) and Not So Simply Broadway.
Theatrically, Mason was recently seen playing Mrs. Marsh on Ryan Murphy’s “Halston” on Netflix. On tour, she was Madame Giry in the North American premiere of Love Never Dies (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s epic sequel to The Phantom of the Opera). Her Broadway career includes Wonderland, Sunset Boulevard, Hairspray and many more. She originated the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia! , receiving a 2002 Drama Desk nomination as Best Actress. Mason has numerous credits in Off-Broadway and regional theater.
There is a $40 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. For reservations, please call 212-581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com.
Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan.
