Lopez’ gifts diminish as a live performer

“As an actress, Jennifer Lopez transcends the multiplex screen. As a model, she transcends the magazine photo spread. As a singer, she transcends the video.

But as a live performer who needs to reach every seat in a major sports stadium, Lopez’s natural gifts diminish, her limitations bared. Surprisingly, eight years after her debut album, it is a medium of which she remains a relative newcomer. Her first-ever concert tour stopped at the United Center Sunday, where she presented quite a paradox: the nervous jitters of a first-time performer and the larger-than-life personality of a major star.”*

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