Brandon Leffler Joins Cast of TRIP OF LOVE at Stage 42; New Ensemble Members Announced

Trip of Love, New York's high-voltage 1960's Pop Music Spectacular, proudly announces three casting updates: Brandon Leffler steps into the role of George. Leffler's Broadway and national tour credits including On the Town,Cinderella, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Cats, and Fanny and Anyone Can Whistle atEncores! Great American Musicals In Concert®. Television audiences have seen Leffler on TV's "SNL," "30 Rock," and "Gossip Girl."

Joining the ensemble Trip of Love ensemble is Colby Q. Lindeman andConnor McRory. Lindeman's credits include Standard Time (Duke on 42, Fulton Opera House), Wicked; the national tours of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular andUrban Cowboy: The Musical; and television's, NBC's "SMASH," HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and the upcoming "Vinyl" (HBO). McRory's credits include the national tour of Irving Berlins White Christmas, Holiday Inn at the MUNY, Spamalot, A Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Sunset Blvd, and more at PCLO.

High-voltage dance numbers. Powerhouse vocals. It was a time when we were born to be wild, boots were made for walking and we were all looking for somebody to love. The 60's are alive now at the high octane sexy musical spectacular, Trip of Love where the worlds of "Mad Men," and "American Bandstand" collide with "Dancing with the Stars," Woodstock and "Soul Train." Celebrate classic pop hits from such greats as The Beatles, Tom Jones, The Beach Boys, Leslie Gore, Jefferson Airplane, Petula Clark, Bob Dylan, The 5th Dimension, The Vandellas, Nancy Sinatra and more. With a cast a two dozen scorching hot young men and women, Trip of Love takes audiences on a musical journey through a history of rock and roll with such hits as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," "Downtown," "Venus," "California Dreamin," "You Don't Own Me" and "Wipe Out."

Created, directed and choreographed by James Walski (Saturday Night Fever, Starlight Express), Trip of Love stars Joey Calveri (Broadway's Rock of Ages), Kelly Felthous (Flashdance, Nat'l Tour), Dionne Figgins (Broadway's Motown),Brandon Leffler (Broadway's On the Town), Austin Miller ("Grease: You're The One That I Want"), Tara Palsha (Vegas! The Show, Las Vegas), and Laurie Wells (Broadway's Mamma Mia!), with Yesenia Ayala, Colin Bradbury, Bo Broadwell, Kyle Brown, Ian Campayno, Whitney Cooper, Alexa De Barr, Daniel Lynn Evans, Lisa Finegold, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Steve Geary, Daryl Getman, Jennifer Gruener, Colby Q. Lindeman, Connor McRory, and Kristin Piro.

Trip of Love features a spectacular, psychedelic design by Tony Award winning scenic designer Robin Wagner (TheProducers, Dreamgirls) and James Walski, and Tony Award winning costume designer Gregg Barnes (Aladdin, Kinky Boots). The lighting design is byTamotsu Harada; sound design by Peter Fitzgerald/Domonic Sack; Hair design by John Marquette; and projection design by Daniel Brodie.. Trip of Love is produced by Makoto Deguchi (Blue Man Group: Tubes),and had its world premiere in April of 2008 at the Theatre Brava! in Osaka, Japan.

LISTINGS INFORMATION: Trip of Loveplays at Stage 42 (422 W 42nd Street). Performances are Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 2pm and 8pm, Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $35 - 70 and can be purchased via Telecharge.com, (212) 239-6280.

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