TRIP OF LOVE to Welcome DANCE MOM's Nia Sioux to Company

Trip of Love, New York's high-voltage 1960's Pop Music Spectacular, welcomes Nia Sioux to the company. Starting July 12, the star of the hit Lifetime Television series "Dance Moms" will join the company, performing specialty dance solos including "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", "Moon River," and "Wipe Out."

"I am honored to join the cast of Trip of Love and am so excited to be part of this high energy show," says Nia Sioux. "This is truly a dream come true. I can't wait to move to NY with my mom [Holly Frazier] this month and then hit the stage in July! This is going to be the best summer ever!"

"We're all looking forward to welcoming Nia into the company," says Trip of Lovecreator/director/choreographer James Walski, "Being a fan of 'Dance Moms,' I have watched Nia grow into a strong, confident young girl with athletic and expressive ability. She is an inspiration and role model for a younger generation of dancers and her constant growth as a performer challenges them to be the best that they can be. Her charm, versatility and strength make her a perfect fit for Trip of Love and I am truly honored to work with her."

Nia Sioux has wowed audiences as a dancer, singer and actor on the small screen and in live performances, proving to be one of today's hottest triple threats. A fan favorite on the hit series "Dance Moms" for over six seasons, audiences have seen Nia take on the world of music as she released her first single "Star In Your Own Life" which quickly got over 1 million views on YouTube in its first month (it now has almost 8 million views) and her follow up single "Slay" has over 2.5 million views on YouTube. She has a strong social media following with over 3 million followers on Instagram (@niasioux), over 450,000 followers on Twitter(@RealNiaSioux), over 375,000 likes on Facebook (NiaSiouxFrazier) and over 160,000 subscribers onYouTube (NiaSiouxFrazier).

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 currently stars Joey Calveri (Broadway's Rock of Ages), Kelly Felthous(Flashdance, Nat'l Tour), Bahiyah Hibah (Broadway's The Color Purple, The Little Mermaid, Rock of Ages, Memphis), 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, Sissy Bell, Bo Broadwell, Ian Campayano, Alexa De Barr, Daniel Lynn Evans, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Steve Geary, Jennifer Gruener, Marina Lazzaretto, Colby Q. Lindeman, Connor McRory, Kristin Piro, Connor Schwantes, Kirstin Tucker and Colt Adam Weiss.

Trip of Love features a spectacular, psychedelic design by Tony Award winning scenic designer Robin Wagner (The Producers, 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.

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