Stephanie Lynne Mason is a New York City-based theater actress. She has performed in several theatrical productions including Broadway theatre.
Biography
Early life and education
Mason grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Her paternal great-grandfather was a Sicilian fisherman. She graduated from Columbus Academy in 2005. Her father died from leukemia in 2008. She moved to New York City directly after high school and got a talent agent.
Career
At age 19, for her first professional performance, she was cast as Maria in West Side Story at Houston’s Theater Under the Stars.
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. She played Dyanne in the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet, a jukebox musical celebrating early rock and roll stars, in September 2016.
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.
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. She had to learn Yiddish language for the performance.
In April 2018, she appeared in the concert 'Rise Too: Our Story' a benefit performance for arthritis at the Davenport Theatre.
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
| Year | Show | Role | Production Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Stephanie Lynne Mason News". BroadwayWorld.
- "Stephanie Lynne Mason Theatre Credits and Profile". www.abouttheartists.com.
- ^ 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.
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