Something unusual happened at the 6 p.m. show of America’s Got Talent Presents SUPERSTARS Live on the third Wednesday in October ... but more on that later. The pipeline of talent that NBC and Simon Cowell have connected to the Strip means the best of the best who made it from AGT auditions to finals to fandom arrive in Las Vegas to contribute. Whether they will become the next Strip headliner à la Terry Fator, Shin Lim or Tape Face may depend on how they go over with the audiences at SUPERSTARS, now hosted by comedian Jordan Conley. With his entrance preceded by video welcomes from Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Cowell, Conley launched into a presentation of acts that amount to a modern version of vaudeville.
Light Balance is a natural choice to open the show and get things in motion. The fiber optic-enhanced dance crew reflects the neon energy of Las Vegas, warming things up for the acrobatic endeavors of Duo Transcend, a Las Vegas-based couple whose act is alternatingly nail-biting and romantic. Rounding out the acrobatics is self-taught Aidan Bryant, who always stops the show.
Celia Munoz takes ventriloquism to a new level by favoring speech-impeding props over speaking through dummies. She did speak through Conley, though, in an operatic bit that demanded quite a bit of focus on the comedian’s part.
Focus is the foundation of The Silhouettes’ act, an abstract shadow play that requires a high level of imagination to create, and coordination to pull off. Same for The Pack Drumline, a percussion ensemble whose choreography led them through the audience in the most adrenalizing part of the show.
Rapping magician Mervant Vera took audience participation to a new level with a group shuffling of placards containing ingredients he pulled at random to create a freestyle flow lyric.
The most intriguing act may have been the Human Fountains. The trio pays tribute to waterjet attractions by streaming fluid from their mouths, each other’s mouths and, on this occasion, into the mouth of a consenting audience member.
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