Stephanie Lynne Mason
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.