Get a 1st Listen to a Track From Karen Mason's Upcoming Kander and Ebb Album | Playbill

Cast Recordings & Albums Get a 1st Listen to a Track From Karen Mason's Upcoming Kander and Ebb Album

The Broadway Mamma Mia! and Hairspray star mashes up Cabaret and The Happy Time in this preview of And All That Jazz!, releasing October 25.

Karen Mason's new solo album dedicated to the songs of John Kander and Fred, Ebb Karen Mason and All That Jazz!, releases October 25 from Zevely Records and King Kozmo Music. And we've got a special early preview of one of the tracks! Listen above to hear Mason's mashup of Cabaret's "Wilkommen" and The Happy Time's "Life of the Party" (plus a little of The Rink's "Colored Lights," for theatre fans listening extra close).

Pre-save the upcoming release here.

Mason is accompanied on piano by her longtime music director, Christopher Denny. The album is produced and mixed by Paul Rolnick with arrangements by Denny and Barry Kleinbort, who directed the original concert version of the show.

The recording features Mason's take on “All That Jazz,” “Maybe This Time,” and “A Quiet Thing” as well as songs from The Visit (“Love and Love Alone”), The Scottsboro Boys (“Go Back Home”), and The Happy Time (“The Life of the Party”). Other titles include “I’m One of the Smart Ones” and "My Coloring Book."

“I have always loved Kander and Ebb’s music,” Mason said in an earlier statement. “When I was first getting interested in theatre, I learned that most female roles were sopranos. But when I heard the cast album from Cabaret, I discovered females singing in my vocal range. And it opened up the world to me! So my connection with Kander & Ebb started very early, and they further enriched my life when I got cast in And the World Goes ‘Round.”

Mason has appeared on Broadway in Mamma Mia!, Wonderland, Hairspray, and Sunset Boulevard, as well as in the U.S. tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. The recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award, she has also performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Drury Lane Oakbrook, and London's Royal Albert Hall.

Mason will celebrate the album's release with concerts November 10 at 54 Below in Manhattan and November 13-16 at Davenport's in Chicago. Details and ticketing links are at KarenMason.com.

 
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