Advancing to the semi finals this week: Lightwire Theater, The Untouchables, Jacob Williams and Wordspit and The Illest
Tonight’s talent was pretty weak overall. Who do you think will advance to the semi-finals?
The Untouchables – Director of the Miami All Stars dance troupe has a new group. This time, it’s a troupe full o little children, including his own. Well, you all know how I feel about the kiddie acts. These kids are talented, but they should be at home playing with blocks, or something. Me no likey. Howard thinks they are remarkable because of their youth. He is inspired by the level of dance for their age. Despite their age, Howie is amazed by their professionalism. Sharon adores them for their youth, enthusiasm and dedication. 1-866-602-4801
Rock Star Juggler Mike Price – I’m not sure what’s so rockstar about what he does other than the Who background music. Juggling knives and fire on a unicycle is not that thrilling. YIKES. He’s obviously really nervous and committed several mistakes, including dropping one of his fire torches. That was really underwhelming. Sharon was not impressed with his fire juggling. It didn’t work for her. Howard loves what he does, but doesn’t think America will vote him through. Howie noticed that the pressure got to him. 1-866-602-4802
Inspire the Fire – “Firework” – Non profit organization who perform Glee-like routines. They’ve got way more heart than talent. Oh noes. One of the dancers totally wiped out doing a flip. Howie wasn’t inspired tonight. He liked them when they were a little street. Cheesy. $125 dollar act. Sharon agrees with Howie. Tonight everything was wrong. Howard felt they did themselves a lot of damage. It felt like a rehearsal. “The fire got put out.” Whoa. That was a little harsh. They piled on compliments before, and honestly they weren’t that much better then. Obviously, they weren’t expecting to be dissed. 1-866-602-4803
Cristin Sandu – His dad came from a family of circus performers, his mom was a neurosurgeon. He does this balancing act thingy on metal barrels that could be dangerous, I suppose. It’s more of a party trick than an act. Granted, a really difficult party trick. This week, the barrels gave way and the trick didn’t work. Whoops. That was pretty much a giant fail. The judges were nice about it. They feel bad it didn’t work out, but there you go. Dude is pretty devastated. Sad. 1-866-602-4804
Elusive – He was deaf when he was a kid. But now he’s not? Oh, he had some operations. He began dancing before he got his hearing back. He performs a B boy routine to a James Brown tune. He’s pretty good. But, I’m spoiled by So You Think You Can Dance. Howie loves his story. His dancing dazzles him. He thinks Turf will be his main competition. He wants a dance off. Sharon thinks he’s a really strong and emotional dancer, but his moves are cliched. Howard doesn’t think he was better than Turf tonight. He’s got to do more. 1-866-602-4805
Jake Wesley Rogers – “Toxic” by Britney Spears – 15 year old high school sophomore. Ohhh. A white guy flipping a Britney Spears song. Like that’s never been done before. Having said that, he actually PERFORMS the song, gets up from the piano and tells a story. Howard feels Toxic is vapid and didn’t feel an emotional connection. Howie didn’t like the arrangement of the song. You’re going to have to do more as a singer, he says, You’re going to have to blow us away. Sharon agrees, she didn’t like the song. But she still likes his confidence. She thinks he has great potential. 1-866-602-4806
All Wheel Sports – There’s dancing, bike riding, gymnastics, trampoline jumping, it’s a bit busy, but it’s the kind of thing that doesn’t work on TV but could work on a Las Vegas stage. Sharon loves the combination of different genres. Howard thinks it works better on a smaller stage. But people at home may not get it on TV. Howie agrees. He feels he just saw a headlining show. He wants people at home to take his word for it, even if it doesn’t translate to TV. The audience agrees. 1-866-602-4807
Wordspit and The Illest – “Light’s Cameras Flashing” – They sing an original song. I don’t know, I didn’t find that song that impressive. It’s another act that has too much going on to translate well on TV. There’s singing, rapping, a huge band. I felt my eyes glossing over. Howard’s recommendation may have helped them, though. They are Howie’s favorite group, but they made a disastrous choice, singing an original song. He feels that they cut their chances in half. Not playing the game. Sharon agrees. At home, they can’t feel the energy at home. Howard, on the other hand, loved it. He’s happy to hear something different. “Thank God for originality,” says Howard. 1-866-602-4808
Jacob Williams – Comedian. – The delivery felt off this week. But I think his material is way better than Tom Cotter, who is more polished, but REALLY REALLY LAME. Sharon likes his awkward vibe. She didn’t think his material was brilliant. Howard thinks his likability is off the charts, terrific. Howie thinks he is the best act of the night. He loves the character he plays and believes he’ll advance to the next round. 1-866-602-4809
All Beef Patty – Drag queen. – “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” – Eh. This act is turgid. She’s got dancers moving all around her, but she herself barely walks across the stage. And the voice is just so so. Beyond the outrageous drag shows, there isn’t much going on. A drag act has to be more than just singing in a dress. Howard isn’t convinced she could be more than a cabaret act. Howie was disappointed that she didn’t use the stage. Sharon thinks she looks like a chunky Cher. Agrees that she should have used the stage. Having said that, Sharon thinks ABP lifted the show. 1-866-602-4810
Spencer Horsman – This time, Spencer wiggles his way out of locks and chain mail inside a big burlap bag while suspended over sharp spikes. I agree with the judges. That was a little boring. Sharon admires his youth, but the act was clever but boring. Howard thinks he’s usually great, thinks it failed because we couldn’t see him. Howie also felt it was a let down because the audience couldn’t see what was happening. 1-866-602-4811
Lightwire Theater – This is one of those light show deals that is totally boring to watch on television. I’m going to say that it’s probably pretty impressive in the theater. It gets a standing ovation. Howie, “You brought it home.” Howie is convinced they are going to the finals. Sharon calls it “spectacular.” Howard thinks they left it all out on stage. “That’s a million dollar act,” says Howard. 1-866-602-4812
