Karen Mason, the Drama Desk-nominated actor seen in the original Broadway cast of the international hit musical Mamma Mia!, will release her latest CD, It’s About Time, March 3.
The title track of the new recording was written by Mason’s husband (Paul Rolnick) and Shelly Markham for Marriage Equality. Other songs on the new disc include “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?,” “A House Is Not a Home,” “Over the Rainbow,” “The Man That Got Away,” and more. Click here to preorder the new recording.
Mason, whose numerous Broadway credits include Hairspray, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Sunset Boulevard, and more, will celebrate It’s About Time with an evening at the famed Manhattan jazz club Birdland March 6 at 7 PM. She will be joined at the Manhattan nightspot by Tedd Firth at the piano, Bob Renino on bass, and Rex Benincasa on drums. Barry Kleinbort directs the evening; Rolnick will be a special guest.
Mason will also bring her MAC Award-winning cabaret act to Playbill Travel’s star-studded Broadway on the High Seas 8 Caribbean cruise February 17-24. (Click here for more information.)
Birdland is located at 315 W. 44th St. There is a $30 cover charge and a $10 food and drink minimum.
