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Arts & Entertainment Friday | February 21, 2014 B1 The Baylor Lariat CONSTANCE ATTON| LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER CONSTANCE ATTON | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER Delta Delta Delta’s Egyptian-themed show “Take Me to the Pyramids” is one of the Lariat choices for “Reviewer’s Kappa Omega Tau’s 2014 production “The Battle Within” was chosen as one of the Lariat favorites because of Darling” for procision and creativity. their innovative storytelling. Students SING their hearts out By Taylor Griffin ZETA TAU ALPHA PI KAPPA PHI DELTA TAU DELTA News Editor “Rescue Me” “Nightmare on Fifth Street” “The Delta Boys” As a newbie to the tradition hype that is All-Uni- versity Sing, it certainly has been interesting to ob- serve the Baylor culture in this way: guys in eyeliner If there’s one thing Ze- studying in the library, girls complaining about late Despite working with a backdrop that reeked of What happens tas know how to do, it’s nights and the overarching sense of competition in the Color by Numbers, this performance had lots of po- when you throw how to entertain a crowd. fresh February air. tential to be more ghostly with maybe a little more together a Sing rou- From the mom jeans to After research into past years and hearsay from practice — and latex prosthetics. tine but somehow the human hamster wheel, peers, I have envisioned the elements of a perfect Excellent and eclectic choice of songs made for a manage to all get the there was never a dull mo- Sing act: a mix of current and old school music that more intriguing story. Bonus point for the Fall Out same color wind- ment in their pet shop rou- is creatively chosen and has purpose; inflated energy Boy addition; it added breaker? The Delts, tine. A round of applause throughout; a motivated plot that is driven without range and grunge to the and it was fantastic. is in order for the creative force, costumes and props that intensify; and a com- mix. The backdrop music selection and choice pelling, innovative theme. But they sold me was a little confus- of mixing at the end. on with the blacklit, ing, and at times, The cutesy pet shop Morphsuited skeletons. the performance theme, though different, KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA I’m a sucker for a good was so awkward it wasn’t the most inventive pop-and-lock section hurt. However, they “Running Wild” of the night and took away from the group’s superb only if done expertly, did answer the age- showmanship prowess. Plus, the singing was a bit which trust me, they old question: How shaky opening night. don’t disappoint. does one solve the Zetas are fearless on stage and know how to put The rest was lacklus- battle between N’SYNC and Backstreet Boys? Singing Kappa began the on a good show. With a better theme, they would no ter, but darn it if they a Hanson song of reconciliation. night in the heart of doubt have stolen Sing. charmed me. But this performance had its high points. Yes, the the African savan- boy band image was thrown around a lot, but did no nah, and in their KAPPA SIGMA one see the actual breakdancing battle in the back? It attempt at paying ALPHA DELTA PI & was nuts. homage to the ar- “How We Roll” BETA UPSILON CHI Despite the lemonade stand in the back, they tistic Broadway ver- rocked their floody-water purple drawers. sion of “The Lion “Rescue Me” King,” one thing is for certain: Kappa is Is it possible for a Sing not the most vocally performance to be both DELTA DELTA DELTA talented. gritty and dapper? Appar- This act had great potential “Take Me to the Pyramids” Besides the ently, this group can make to be incredibly adorable, but I tribal, militaristic it happen. was a tad disappointed with the choreography that I was wondering how misuse of material. The concept suited the theme, long it would take for a lends itself to a heck of a lot of Let me just say, TriDelts I didn’t see that incredible energy until the end. On Gatsby reference to show clever songs, but the ones chosen went to work on that stage, on top of which, the music didn’t flow as well together as up in one of the acts. didn’t heighten the act to its com- so many levels. Kappa’s competitors. Thank you to Kappa Sig petitors. These girls ooze theater, The act had a host of vibrant props and a gorgeous for giving it justice. The beginning made me only exactly the makeup of a per- backdrop, but the bobbing giraffes in the back resem- Whether they were at- slightly uncomfortable with the fect Sing act. The chill bumps bled the likes of two Burger King chicken fries. tempting a hat tip at the unintentional alluding to sexual hurt my arms as they strutted. I applaud them for taking a risk with the elabo- Prohibition Era or just an old-timey gambler scene, harassment in the workplace, but They utilized the dancers in their group and nailed it rate key change in a mash-up version of Katy Perry’s these guys were on fire from the start — don’t worry, I I can brush it off as character act- severely. While black bobs may not be for everyone, “Roar,” but using the top 40 current hit, “Pompeii,” was saw those day-old copies of the Lariat in hand. While ing. TriDelt knew exactly where to fill in the gaps. Just a mistake. Did they listen to the lyrics? Nothing about props were in shorter supply than others, these guys It just looked like too many when I thought the Steve Martin “King Tut” reference it screams “Hakuna Matata.” committed to every single movement of the routine. folks on stage that weren’t put to good use, but those topped it off, Cleopatra is brought out on a throne and I absolutely couldn’t keep my eyes off the stage long side floor lights were a nice touch though. The lead leads the ensemble in a uproar of Beyonce girl power. enough to put my pen to the paper. singing, too, was correctly casted. PI BETA PHI & PHI KAPPA CHI They brought the whole act home by using a Tina Overall, the performance just never took off from Turner classic to mention the Nile River, which was the ground. In a word, it was underwhelming. In a “Romeo and Juliet” KAPPA CHI ALPHA incredibly creative. phrase, if you can’t A Capella, don’t. Brava, TriDelt. You had my attention even from the “Foreverland” camel at the beginning. CHI OMEGA I think the Bard “Mom’s Gone, Party’s On” of Avon would ap- KAPPA OMEGA TAU prove of this retell- “The Battle Within” ing. It was certainly OK, so while Chi-O a bold move for “Pi knows how to perform, Phi Chi” to take there’s one big thing that Exactly where do we be- on such an intri- stops me from giving a high- gin with KOT? That’s a loaded cate production, er rating. question, but it’s one that al- but they delivered. I would venture to guess ways comes in full circle: these The partner work Girls running around the stage screaming? No, that when Chi-O met to guys know what works. was the best of the thanks. Aside from that, it was the choice of music that choose the theme, they had With the most compelling evening, and act- really threw me off, and they lost me with the Willy to vote on either ‘90s throw- concept of the night, they are ing montages truly Wonka/Peter Pan mash-up opener. Of course, it was back, house party and “Home the epitome of effective story- forwarded the sto- only a matter of time before a group pulled out the first Alone.” Then one girl raised telling and precisely why people keep coming back to ryline. One Direction tune. her hand and had the genius Sing year after year. However, those boys need to cool it with the fa- The choreography ventured outside of the typical idea of combining all three. In particular, the mirror work with the Jekylls and cials. And if you’re going to take on a lead singing box steps and jazz hands. However, sometimes it’s bet- Bad move, Chi-O. Bad Hydes proved for a chilling addition to this already role, the least you could do is enunciate your lyrics. ter to stick to the simple choreography than to dive indeed. frightfully exceptional act. This group hustles around The group executed transitions well with minimal head first into pirouette turns that only half the group This scatterbrained, caffeinated cluster on stage had the stage like it’s their job. They not only interest the bumping, but the general choreography lost a bit of can land. me confused from the start. The dancing and props audience; they grab them in a chokehold of curiosity momentum throughout. The performance itself made for great storytelling were sharp and well done for sure, but sometime dur- and leave them absolutely awestruck. My biggest annoyance was the interesting choice elements that were executed clearly. I could have done ing the countless hours of practice, they lost the ele- You want a performance, Baylor? You got one. to use silk blue and burnt orange, and from the au- without the incessant squealing though. ment of plot. In short, it was a tornado of 20-too-many dience, it took away more than it gave to the perfor- It really was cute, but the other elements within the hair scrunchies and lack of organization.

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