Luba Mason: Luba Mason 5′ 10″

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Luba Mason

Luba Mason – 5’ 10”

The Green Room 42, NYC, July 10, 2019

Reviewed by Stephen Sorokoff for Cabaret Scenes

Luba Mason
Photo: Stephen Sorokoff

At The Green Room 42, Broadway star and recording artist Luba Mason (Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde, How to Succeed…, recently earned a Lucille Lortel nomination for her role in the acclaimed Public Theater production of Girl from the North Country) premiered a new Broadway-centric concert, Luba Mason – 5’ 10”, with the pianist and music director to so many Broadway stars and legendary singers, Billy Stritch!

This was a stunning performance by Mason, and while many aspiring female Broadway actors would say “I want your life,” the desire probably changes as she recounted some of the more troubling parts of her early years and first marriage. I think the wish would only be for “I want your talent and career.” The evening was an emotional tour de force both dramatically and musically. Pairing with the extraordinary musicianship, personality, and at times vocals of Stritch was a masterful component. There was only Stritch’s piano, an easel, and Mason on stage last night and, in this case, any more would have distracted from this awesome performance by a fearless artist who has total command and mesmerizes an audience with her voice and presence.

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Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Besides being a pianist, his business career was in the Fashion Industry. He was CEO of a textile manufacturing facility and President of an international textile machinery company. He was on the Board of Directors of the “First All Children’s Theatre” which brought the Stephen Schwartz musical "The Trip and Captain Louie" to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His wife Eda, an interior space designer and classical pianist, was on the Board of Barrington Stage Company and is still active at BSC. Stephen’s photographs, videos, and articles appear on Broadwayworld.com, T2Conline.com, and The New York Observer. He is active in the entertainment events at the Friars Club, where he is a member. He is the music editor of Times Square Chronicles and an Advisory Honorary Board Member of The Society For The Preservation of The Great American Songbook.