DELCO IDOL

Last Wednesday, July 5, myself, CNN, PinF, Sophie, Matt, PinF-mama, Lynn and Jerry attended the first round of Delco Idol at the Media Theatre. There were 30 singers ranging in age from 14 to 21. In the program, Idol is described as an "outreach program for area young people who are interested in theatre and the performing arts". Therefore, it differed a great deal from the TV show; 95% of the performers sang show tunes from current and moldy oldy shows (ie: Wicked, Aida, West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Milly). We only got to hear 4 "modern" songs, and they are the ones we remember the most.







CNN and Sophie before the show starts!









Sophie was an excellent judge of the singers-we rated each with a thumbs up, down, or waving in the middle. The critique most heard from Sophie was "his/her voice was too pitchy". Look out Paula Abdul-we have your replacement ready!

Sophie's fave was Erika Graham, who did a great rendition of Alicia Key's "Fallin". I liked Dan Wolf, who also played guitar during his song, as well as Jamai who did a great John Legend song. We met a few of them after the show, and got some pictures taken, and got the chance to shake hands and congratulate those moving on the the next round...it felt very Hollywood!


Sophie and Erika










Dan Wolf and Sophie











Now, there were some Seinfeld moments during the event...the straining button, the guy starring in the Media Theatre production of West Side Story whose notes were flatter than a pancake, the beanpole with the blackbelt that sang like a Vienna Boys Choir member, to the last performer who was singing in English, but made it seem like a strange foreign language. Lynn and Jerry had to remove theselves during the first part of the show because they got the giggles so bad! However, the bottom line is that these kids got up there and did their thing, and that was amazing to watch, and now Sophie wants to attend their summer theatre program....that's what it is all about.

The night was a total success, beginning with dinner at Sligo with the Pinfers and Pinf-mama, to the after party (Sligos again!) where we recapped the highs and lows of each performer. Due to some of the atrocious clothing that these kids wore, I may offer up my fashion services for free to help some of these kids out...we couldn't believe that some of the performers had parents that actually let them out in public in those outfits! Bad pantyhose, leggings, 80's prom dresses....and most of the girls looked 40 with the make-up they had on. Like I said, I may have a new job calling!

Thanks, Sophie for our tickets to Idol...a great time was had by all of us, and I know we'll always remember that night! Missing the Pinfers already, and can't wait until we see them again...Ciao!


The Girlz, enjoying ourselves @ Sligo