Karen Mason

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Karen Mason

Millennium Stage/The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., November 12, 2015

Reviewed by Michael Miyazaki for Cabaret Scenes

Karen-Mason-Cabaret-Scenes-Magazine_212In her concert for the Millennium Stage, Karen Mason transformed the cavernous atrium of the Kennedy Center, one of the largest indoor spaces in Washington, into an intimate cabaret venue.

The set, composed mostly of standards from theater and film, started with an edgy take on “Something’s Coming” and a sprightly “Almost Like Being in Love.

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” Highlights included an uproarious “Murder, He Says,” a romantic reading of The Beatles’ “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You,” and a moving version of the Barry Kleinbort/Joseph Thalken “Time.” The set ended with the intense medley of “Help!

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” and “Being Alive” followed by a tender “Over the Rainbow.”

Introducing Mason, Michael Kerker of ASCAP summed up her work when he stated, “She takes the composer’s music and the songwriter’s words and gives them heft, weight, and true heartfelt emotion.” Director Kleinbort structured the show with great flow and refreshingly let many of the songs go from one to the next with no patter in between. A consistent treat of Mason’s work is to hear her couture musical arrangements by the likes of Brian Lasser and current Musical Director Christopher Denny, who provided seamless support for the concert.

One of the biggest bonuses of this show for cabaret fans is that it was recorded and is available on the Kennedy Center site at http://www.kennedy-center.org/video/index/M6541/

Michael Miyazaki

Michael Miyazaki is a Washington DC/Baltimore area-based performer, director, and writer. He has performed at various venues in the DC area, and his most recent show is Thanks for the Memories: The Musical Legacy of Bob Hope. He has appeared with numerous local theater troupes including Scena Theatre, the Source Theatre, and Fraudulent Productions. He has attended the Perry-Mansfield Cabaret Workshop (working with master teachers Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, Barry Kleinbort, Christopher Denny, Shelly Markham, and David Gaines), and has also studied under Sally Mayes, Tex Arnold, Lina Koutrakos, Rick Jensen, Amanda McBroom, and Alex Rybeck. He is the creator of the blog The Miyazaki Cabaret Update: DC & Beyond (currently on hiatus) and is a member of the DC Cabaret Network and the Arts Club of Washington.