February 14th, 2023 7pm Stage 2
Matthew Liu's 5th Annual Valentine's Day Fling
For a 5th year in a row, singer-storyteller and all-around sweetheart Matthew Liu puts it all out there in a Valentine’s Day show of your favorite pop songs and Broadway tunes, RnB songs and original songs, and oh so so many stories. Whether you’ve been devotedly coming for the last five years or you’re just looking for something fun to do on Valentine’s Day, no one ever leaves a stranger at Matthew Liu’s shows, ESPECIALLY when it may be most needed on Valentine’s Day. So singles, couples, throuples and more, friends old and new, wherever the journey’s taken you: here’s to celebrating the last five Valentine’s Days “flings” – WE DID IT!
Matthew Liu
“Matthew Liu is talented and handsome, plus has a charming stage presence. He deserves to be a major force in the cabaret scene” - NiteLife Exchange
At 12, MATTHEW LIU passed the Royal Academy of Dance ballet examination. By 17 he had orchestral work premieres at both Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall and Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium. At 21 he music-directed the original Sweeney Todd. Now he’s written 5 musicals, 9 more orchestral works, over 30 chamber music pieces, and an umpteen amount of songs. He plays 10 instruments but karaokes like a beast and can do the complete “Single Ladies” dance upon request.
An NYC-based actor, dancer and writer with two degrees from The Juilliard School, Matthew has had musical and theatrical premieres at such venues as Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall and National Sawdust. He currently plays 10 instruments and is a proud member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Writing Advanced Workshop. Acting: Song Liling in M. Butterfly (Woodstock Playhouse), Nightclub Cantata (the cell theatre), Stephen Sondheim’s You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (Theater 2020). Psalm 33:22. YouTube: youtube.com/c/MatthewLiu Insta/TikTok: @hithereitsmattliu
Matthew Liu's 5th Annual Valentine's Day Fling
Created and performed by Matthew Liu
with Xu Cheng, piano
ft. Sarah Nandola and Joey Chang
Music direction, original songs and arrangements by Matthew Liu