Nippon Club Hybrid Holiday Party 2021
The Nippon Club is pleased to present “Holiday Party 2021,” a hybrid event that will be held in-person on Wednesday, December 15, at the Nippon Club Tower, and streamed online from December 22-24. Please join us in-person or virtually for a night of top-notch entertainment with delicious food!
This year’s entertainments will be live performances by New York club jazz diva Monday Michiru and her quartet; and by Broadway singers Ryan Silverman, whose performance The New York Times noted as “standing in memory,” and Ali Ewoldt, who debuted in 2006 as Cosette in Les Miserables and played as Maria in West Side Story.
At the “in-person” event, you will be able to enjoy a luxurious buffet prepared by Chef Yasuoka with a selection of drinks such as sparkling wine. For the “virtual event,” you will be able to pick up the Nippon Club’s special lunch box to eat at home or in the office while enjoying the performance via live streaming. We will also have some great raffle prizes at the in-person event. We hope that our party will brighten up the holiday season even though COVID-19 continues as last year.
*All guests the age of 12 and older are required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination. You must have received your vaccine shot of final doses (one dose or two depending on the type of vaccine) at least 14 days before your visit. Please present your proof of COVID-19 vaccination with a photo ID (name that matches with the proof of COVID-19 vaccination) at the entrance when you come to the venue. We also recommend that you wear a mask.
*Valid proofs include NYC COVID Safe App, Excelsior Pass, CDC Vaccination Card, or NYC Vaccination Record, or other official immunization records from within or outside the U.S., including from your healthcare provider.
【In-Person event】
Date and time：
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (at the Nippon Club)
Place：The Nippon Club
Registration capacity：60 people
Participation fee (per person)：
Nippon Club member $ 300 / non-member・guest $ 360
（with special buffet meal & drink, tax/service included）
Dress Code：Business Casual
Registration is now closed
【Virtual viewing event】
Date and time：
Online streaming from 6:00 pm on Wed, 12/22 to 9:00 pm on Fri, 12/24
(You can watch it as many times as you like during the period.)
Participation fee (per person)：
Nippon Club member $ 140 / non-member・guest $ 180
（with special lunch box, tax/service included）
Registration is now closed
A bento box pick-up location and time&date
12/21 (Tuesday) or 12/22 (Wednesday)
※ 12/22 is fully booked.
2:00 pm～4:00 pm（time slot every 15 minutes every hour）
Pick-up location：Nippon Club Tower Lobby
(145 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019)
＊ Please note that we cannot accept changes or replacements of the menu contents.
＊ Registration will be completed by the automatic reply confirmation e-mail.
※Cancellation must be notified by December 13th (Monday) for In-Person event. and by December 17th (Friday) for Virtual viewing event. Please note that refunds will not be given after these date.
SAORI GODA
（Master of Ceremony）
Saori is an actress who appeared in “Love Your Selfie” (NBC), “Cocktail Party” (Dir. Regge Life), “My Daughter Yoshiko” (Dir. Brian Blum) which led her to the Best Actress Award (Lifft India Filmotsav) and Best Acting Performance In A Leading Role (SoHo International Film Festival) and more, and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC).
SAG-AFTRA Eligible.
MONDAY MICHIRU
（Jazz Vocal / Flute）
Born in Tokyo, Japan and raised bicoastally in the U.S., Monday Michiru, so named to reflect both her Japanese and American-Italian heritages, started music classically on flute studying at Interlochen Arts Academy on scholarship, gravitating later to vocals, composition and production. In 1987 she debuted in the Japanese movie “Hikaru Onna” which garnered her Best New Actress awarded by the Japan Film Academy. Her subsequent move back to Japan furthered her career in acting in films, television and on-stage plays, as well as in music, hosting her own radio programs, modeling, performing in fashion corporate events, and as a journalist. Since her solo album debut in 1991, Monday has released self-produced albums on an annual basis both as a soloist and collaborator, and is known as one of the pioneers of the Japanese acid jazz movement. While she boasts countless dance floor hits worldwide, Monday’s compositional style and repertoire has evolved to that which is undeniably hers with reflections of jazz, soul, Brazilian, folk, and other urban and world flavors. Monday currently resides in New York, continues to record and perform worldwide, and heads the lyric writing workshops Lyricize.
www.mondaymichiru.com
www.facebook.com/mondaymichirumusic
www.instagram.com/mondaymichiru
“…she’s got that certain crossover appeal that is fluent in urban R&B, contemporary jazz, rock and infectious Brazilian rhythms, resulting in music that’s not easily categorized, yet is thoroughly engaging.”
— All About Jazz
“At a time when music is in a state of flux mostly as a result of the virtual collision of idioms and metaphors, it is a joy to hear the voice of Monday Michiru.”
— Latin Jazz Network
“A small, beautiful woman with endless power.”
— Jazz Dimensions
【Monday Michiru Quartet】
Monday Michiru (on flute & vocal)
Sean Harkness (on guitar)
Cole Davis (on acoustic bass)
Keita Ogawa (on drums)
RYAN SILVERMAN
（Broadway Singer）
RYAN SILVERMAN has been praised as the “smoothest, most assured bari-tenor, leading-man theatre voice at the moment” (Playbill.com). Silverman received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Actor for the role of Terry Connor in Side Show on Broadway, and has starred as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera and as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO. Silverman also received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for his performance as Giorgio in CSC’s 2013 production of Passion, one which the New York Times praised as “a performance of risk-taking, unconditional emotional commitment.” He has made soloist appearances with the New York Pops, Philly Pops, the NHK Symphony in Tokyo, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Kaohsiung Symphony in Taiwan, and Edmonton Symphony, among others. His television and film credits include Suits, Good Fight, Gossip Girl, The 5 Minarets Of New York, Sex and the City 2, and True Blood.
www.ryansilverman.com
Instagram: @ryanbsilverman
ALI EWOLDT
（Broadway Singer）
Ali Ewoldt has appeared as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Cosette in Les Miserables (Broadway, National Tour), The King and I (Broadway, Lyric Opera of Chicago), Maria in West Side Story (National Tour, International Tour) and Luisa in The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway). She has also played Philia in A Funny Thing… (The Muny), Fan in A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (Sacramento Music Circus) and Martha Jefferson in 1776 (The Muny). Ali’s concert/symphony work includes: Feinstein’s 54 Below, Tokyo’s Theatre Orb, Canyon Ranch, Alice Tully Hall, The Town Hall, NY Pops at Carnegie Hall, American Pops Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Kaohsiung Symphony and The Boston Pops with Maestro Keith Lockhart. Her TV/Film credits include The Michael J. Fox Show, Yield, Mia and The Cactus. Ali has a BA in psychology from Yale University and is a proud Filipina-American. @aliewoldt
【CONTACT】 info@nipponclub.org
