Stephanie Lynne Mason
Stephanie Lynne Mason is a New York City-based theater actress.[1] She has performed in several theatrical productions including Broadway theatre.[2]
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Mason grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Her paternal great-grandfather was a Sicilian fisherman.[3] She graduated from Columbus Academy in 2005. Her father died from leukemia in 2008.[3] She moved to New York City directly after high school and got a talent agent.[3]
Career
[edit]At age 19, for her first professional performance, she was cast as Maria in West Side Story at Houston’s Theater Under the Stars.[3]
Mason made her Broadway theatre debut as swing in the 2015 revival of Fiddler on the Roof. It opened November 12, 2015 and closed December 31, 2016, running a total of 431 performances. She also performed in Axis Theater Company's Evening 1910 which opened May 8, 2016 and performed for 3 weeks closing May 28, 2016.[4] She played Dyanne in the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet, a jukebox musical celebrating early rock and roll stars, in September 2016.[5]
Mason has also performed with Folksbiene in their Off-Broadway run of Amerike the Golden Land which opened July 4, 2017 and performed for 6 weeks including a 2 weeks extension, closing August 20, 2017.[6]
She also performed in the Folksbiene sold-out run of The Sorceress in December 2017, a performance as part of the Folksbiene's restoration process led by artistic director Zalmen Mlotek.[7] She had to learn Yiddish language for the performance.[3]
In April 2018, she appeared in the concert 'Rise Too: Our Story' a benefit performance for arthritis at the Davenport Theatre.[8]
In the summer of 2018, Mason performed in the premiere of Fidler Afn Dakh as Hodel at the Folksbiene – continuing with the show as it won the Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Musical in June 2019.
In the fall of 2023, she played Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the John Engeman Theater.
Stage credits
[edit]Year | Show | Role | Production Level | Notes |
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2017 | Fidler Afn Dakh | Hodel | Off-Broadway | Museum of Jewish Heritage July 15, 2018 – August 20, 2018 |
2017 | The Sorceress | Mirelle | Off-Broadway | Museum of Jewish Heritage December 25, 2017 – January 1, 2018 |
2017 | Amerike the Golden Land | Ensemble | Off-Broadway | Museum of Jewish Heritage July 4, 2017 – August 20, 2017 |
2016 | Million Dollar Quartet | Dyanne | National Tour | Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre September 7, 2016 – September 18, 2016 |
2015 | Fiddler on the Roof | Swing | Broadway | Broadway Theatre November 12, 2015 – December 31, 2016 |
2016 | Evening 1910 | Kate | Off-Broadway | Axis Theatre May 8, 2016 – May 28, 2016 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stephanie Lynne Mason News". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ "Stephanie Lynne Mason Theatre Credits and Profile". www.abouttheartists.com.
- ^ a b c d e Ingall, Marjorie (July 10, 2017). "A Musical Theater Performer's Crash Course in Yiddish". Tablet.
- ^ Collins-Hughes, Laura (May 11, 2016). "Review: 'Evening — 1910,' a Slice of Life on the Bowery With Movies on the Horizon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Simakis, Andrea (July 11, 2014). "Ensemble cast strikes gold as the 1950s rock icons of this 'Million Dollar Quartet' (review)". The Plain Dealer.
- ^ Phillips, Maya (August 3, 2017). "Review: Celebrating a 'Golden Land' With a Lot of Song and a Little Mugging". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (December 21, 2017). "National Yiddish Theatre Folskbiene's THE SORCERESS Begins Performances December 25". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Musbach, Julie (April 12, 2018). "RISE TOO: OUR STORY To Be Hosted By Marti G. Cummings". BroadwayWorld.