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BAY AREA CABARET continues the 2006 / 2007 SEASON
• KAREN MASON Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007 • 5pm Crystal Ballroom at the Marines Memorial Club
Upcoming… • MAUREEN McGOVERN – Sunday, May 6, 2007 • 5pm Commandants Ballroom at the Marines Memorial Club “ “Karen Mason has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds!” - TheatreScene.net
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2006 - Bay Area Cabaret continues its 2006/2007 season of performances by top flight singers and songwriters. Presented in the elegant intimacy of the Marines Memorial Club ballrooms, at 609 Sutter Street in San Francisco, the Sunday series features award-winning Broadway & recording star KAREN MASON performing a Valentines show on Feb. 4, 2007, and Grammy and Tony-nominated artist MAUREEN McGOVERN on May 6, 2007. Tickets for all performances are $45 / $40. Tickets and subscriptions for performances are now on sale at www.bayareacabaret.org and individual tickets are available at City Box Office 415/ 392 - 4400. For further information about these programs, visit the web site at www.bayareacabaret.org
To arrange an interview with Karen Mason, please call publicist Lawrence Helman at 415/ 661-1260.
Karen Mason “…is not the type of singer that just stands up and sings - each song is a dramatic display of her amazing talent.” (talkinbroadway.com) She has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, TV, and recording and is a 9-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs) Award winner and winner of the 2006 Nightlife Award for Major Female Vocalist. She has headlined Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Feinstein's at The Regency, Rainbow & Stars, the Algonquin, The Supper Club and The Ballroom in NYC, The Cinegrill and the UCLA/ASCAP Concert Series in LA, The Plush Room in SF, Davenport's in Chicago as well as venues in the UK, Sweden, Brazil, Scotland, Tokyo and Osaka. She has shared concert stages with Luciano Pavarotti, Rosemary Clooney, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Jerry Herman, John Kander & Fred Ebb, and starred with The New York Pops, The Chicagoland Pops, and other nationally renowned orchestras.
Ms. Mason originated the role of Tanya (“the slut”) on Broadway in Abba's MAMMA MIA!, winning a 2002 Drama Desk nomination as Best Actress. Her other leading roles include Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD, which she performed on Broadway and in LA for 3 years; Mazeppa in JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY, and Rosalie in CARNIVAL (Drama Desk nomination). Karen won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND, and starred Off-Broadway in her own show KAREN MASON SINGS BROADWAY, BEATLES AND BRIAN.
Her TV appearances include the hit dramas ED and LAW & ORDER: SVU. Film credits include SLEEPING DOGS LIE and A CHORUS LINE.
In 2005, Karen released her fifth CD, SWEETEST OF NIGHTS, after winning the 2002 MAC Award for Major Female Recording of the Year for WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT. Her other CD's are BETTER DAYS (featuring the 1998 Emmy winning song, "Hold Me", by Brian Lasser); NOT SO SIMPLY BROADWAY; and her live recording CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! (all on Zevely Records).
Karen’s February program will include love songs by a wide range of artists, from Jule Styne to Billy Joel, original material and standards, Karen returns to Bay Area Cabaret by popular demand, following her sold-out Crystal Ballroom performance in 2005.
Karen Mason web site - http://www.karenmason.com
Bay Area Cabaret has presented Broadway legend Barbara Cook, Broadway stars Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley, Karen Mason, Patricia Racette, singer/songwriter Amanda McBroom, and jazz artist Ann Hampton Callaway. Founded in 2004 by Marilyn Levinson (niece of the late James Schwabacher), Bay Area Cabaret is devoted to presenting rare and elegant cabaret performances by nationally acclaimed concert, stage and recording artists spanning repertory from the Great American Songbook and Broadway, to jazz standards and pop.
Nightlife / Cabaret/Club Editors, please note…
What: Bay Area Cabaret presents Opening Night 2006 / 2007 Season
Who: Karen Mason - award-winning Broadway and recording star
Date: Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Venue: Crystal Ballroom at the Marines Memorial Club 609 Sutter Street, SF
Tickets: $40 / $45
Telephone: 415/ 392 - 4400
Website: www.bayareacabaret.org
Marines Memorial Club is wheelchair accessible.
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