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Karen Mason is an American theatre actress and singer. She has appeared on stage in Broadway theatre, notably as Norma Desmond in ''Sunset Boulevard'' and also performs a cabaret act. ==Career== Mason was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in St. Louis and Chicago. She majored in theater at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, graduating in 1999.〔Horwitz, Simi. (Karen Mason Shakes Her Booty in 'Wonderland' ), Backstage.com, April 20, 2011〕 Mason started as a "singing hostess at Lawrence of Oregano in Chicago" in 1976 after leaving college, where she met the late pianist and composer Brian Lasser, with whom she worked until his death in 1992.〔Johnson, Reed.(Broadway Singer Gets Intimate; Karen Mason Had Big Supporting Cast In ''Sunset Boulevard'', But She's Equally Adept Standing Alone In Her Cabaret Act ). ''Daily News'' (Los Angeles, CA) (freelibrary), January 2, 1998〕〔O'Malley, Kathy. (Flying Solo Toward Stardom ), Chicagotribune.com, December 22, 1994〕 Mason has performed in cabaret and with symphonies for many years.〔(Karen Mason ) masterworksbroadway.com〕 She was one of the featured cabaret vocalists at The Duplex Cabaret, New York City, in the early 1980s, and in 2005 presented a program "Better Days" with songs by her late musical director Brian Lasser.〔Gans, Andrew (Mamma Mia!'s Karen Mason Revisits "Better Days" June 13 at the Duplex ) playbill.com, June 9, 2005〕 She has appeared at the Bay Area Cabaret, Empire Ballroom, San Francisco in 2010.〔(Drake Hotel ), Broadwayworld.com〕 She continues to perform her cabaret act at such venues as Davenport's in Chicago in 2011〔(Karen Mason - Comes To Chicago ) chicago3media.com, January 24, 2011〕 and The Iridium (New York City) in 2011.〔Gans, Andrew. (Karen Mason Offers Show Queen: Life After Wonderland July 19 in Manhattan ), Playbill.com, July 19, 2011〕 She taught at the Theatre Arts Center's Summer Workshops & Camp in Bayside, Queens, New York in 2010.〔(Karen Mason Joins Staff At Theatre Arts Center in Bayside Theatre Arts Center ), Broadwayworld.com〕 She first appeared on Broadway in ''Play Me a Country Song'' in 1982.〔Rich, Frank. (THEATER: 'Play Me A Country Song' ), ''The New York Times'', June 28, 1982〕 She took the role of standby to Glenn Close as Norma Desmond in ''Sunset Boulevard'' in the Los Angeles production in 1993, and went on to play almost 300 performances over two years both in Los Angeles and on Broadway.〔〔Marks, Peter. (Glenn Close's 'Sunset' Standby Is Ready for Her Close-Up ), ''The New York Times'', March 5, 1995〕 She originated the role of Tanya in ''Mamma Mia!'', playing the role from October 5, 2001 to October 6, 2002.〔Ehren, Christine and Robert Simonson. (Take a Chance on Them: Mamma Mia! Opens Oct. 18 ), Playbill.com, October 18, 2001〕 She took over the role of Velma Von Tussle in ''Hairspray'' on April 6, 2008.〔Hetrick, Adam and Andrew Gans. (Bow and Exalt: Karen Mason is Hairspray's Next Velma Von Tussle ), Playbill.com, March 28, 2008〕 She was the Queen of Hearts in ''Wonderland'' in 2011 on Broadway and in the Tampa and Houston productions in 2009–2010.〔〔Jones, Kenneth. (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Broadway's Wonderland to Close May 15 ), Playbill.com, May 10, 2011〕 Mason appears in the US tour of ''A Christmas Story, The Musical!'' starting in November 2011.〔Hetrick, Adam. (Karen Mason and Adam Pelty Complete Cast of A Christmas Story, The Musical!" ) Playbill.com, October 12, 2011〕 She is scheduled to play Mrs. Danvers in the musical ''Rebecca'' on Broadway in 2012.〔Jones, Kenneth. (Karen Mason Is Mrs. Danvers, Tam Mutu Is Maxim de Winter in Broadway's Rebecca; Principals Announced ), Playbill.com, December 1, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karen Mason」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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