Monica Lu and Nicholas Simpson
June 11th, 2019
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Monica Lu and Nicholas Simpson
Join Monica Lu and Nicholas Simpson as they perform classic cabaret with fabled and famed opera arias and the Great American Songbook. The night will feature songs such as “Ben Venga Amore,” “My Romance,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” “La Vie En Rose,” and more operatic arias and standards. It is sure to be a night you won’t want to miss!
Monica Lu & Nicholas Simpson plays Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on June 11th 2019 at 9:30pm There is a $25 – $35 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.
More About Monica Lu
Monica Lu is the recipient of the “Oversea Study/Research Grant” of the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, in which she specializes in contemporary music and the development of Taiwanese contemporary music. Monica just finished a world tour with MCO Productions on Azamara.
As an active soloist and performing artist, Monica recently performed with Martha Graham Dance Company in New York City Center, opened for singer Helga Davis at National Sawdust, and has appeared at MoMA with Bang On A Can and Ensemble 4’33”
In addition to her practice in performing art, Lu was commissioned to compose original music for the Lucille Ball documentary, “We Love Lucy” (2018, Judith Edlund), “Frühlings Erwachen/Spring’s Awakening” (2017, Nicky Maggio), and “Music and Life” (2017, Magdiela Rivas).
More About Nicholas Simpson
Nicholas has recently been heard as King Charles II in the New York premiere of Carlisle Floyd’s newest opera, The Prince of Players, with the Little Opera Theatre of New York, and as the tenor soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Performance Santa Fe, under the baton of Joseph Illick.
During the 2017-2018 season, Mr Simpson has appeared as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos in Berlin, as Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca with the Maryland Symphony, in a series of Christmas Concerts with the Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea, in a concert tour of the south with mezzo soprano Cindy Sadler, and as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with The Festival of the Atlantic.
More About FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW
Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, is a performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, Feinstein’s/54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein’s/54 Below presents iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music and has set a new standard for culinary excellence worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage.
In their description of the venue, The New York Times writes, “Feinstein’s/54 Below has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat in the house. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade-patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan’s other major supper clubs.”
Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein’s/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $5-$105. 54Below.com/Feinsteins
