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LUBA MASON MAKES CHICAGO DEBUT AT DAVENPORT'S
Luba Mason, Broadway star of Chicago, How To Succeed..., The Capeman,
Jekyll & Hyde and more, makes her Chicago debut at DAVENPORT'S (1383
North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830 - http://www.davenportspianobar.com/
) on Wednesday & Thursday, September 26th & 27th, both shows at 8:00
pm. This classically trained vocalist with the impressive Broadway credentials,
absolutely soars into an ultra-sensual and celestial zone; one that
blends a highly electrifying mix of Latin, pop, jazz and folk to stunning
effect.
Luba's debut CD "Collage" (PS Classics), produced by
the legendary Jeffrey Lesser (Barbra Streisand, Lord of the Rings)
and available in stores now, features Luba's soulful imprint on 14
tracks of pop classics by George Harrison, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison,
Lou Reed, Elvis Costello and Ruben Blades, who also joins her for
a rendition of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." Drawing from
her Slovak roots, classical training, Broadway background and integrated
pop, jazz and Latin rhythms's sensibility, Luba Mason has created
a debut recording that accurately reflects the highly eclectic nature
of the artist herself. Collage is a musical hybrid perfected for the
new millennium.
The Collage collection is a labor of love for Luba,
a native New Yorker, who spent her early youth devoted to training
in classical voice, piano and dance. The early artistic passion of
Luba, a first generation American, born to Slovak parents, paid off,
with her early acceptance to the Circle In The Square Theatre School
and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Luba quickly gained notice from her peers and the industry
alike. She was tapped by Ruben Blades as a guest vocalist on his 2003
Grammy Award-winning CD Mundo, for which she earned critical acclaim.
Earlier this year, Mason was a featured guest on the new NBC primetime
series, RAINES opposite Jeff Goldblum.
Luba most recently starred on Broadway in the musical
Chicago as Velma Kelly. Previously, Luba earned starring roles on
Broadway in Jekyll & Hyde, How To Succeed In Business Without Really
Trying (opposite Matthew Broderick), Paul Simon's The Capeman, Trevor
Nunn's Sunset Boulevard and the Tony winning The Will Rogers Follies,
directed by Tommy Tune. Recently, she starred opposite Val Kilmer
in the American premiere of The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre
in Los Angeles. She is also no stranger to cabaret, having performed
in sold out shows at Los Angeles' famed Cinegrill as well as Opia
and Cafe Versilles of New York in 2006. The Collage Tour has played
several cities this summer including recent performances at Catalina
Jazz Club in L.A. and three nights at the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco.
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