Spectacular Tribute to Pink at The Palm

Our overcast but unrainy days prevail; I love walking to an event and arriving relatively dry instead of dripping like a forgotten tap. Back-to-back blockbusters at The Palm Cabaret and Bar with Eva Jimenez’s spectacular tribute to Pink unfolded last night. With four dancers using every bit of space on the Palm’s expanded stage, Eva danced, kicked, jumped, tumbled, and flew through every emotion imaginable, her voice catching a couple of times during “When I Get There,” remembering her dad. The sudden, deep missing surprised her and engaged the audience’s collective in a heartbeat.

Eva steered Pink’s anger against injustice well, focusing on joy, freedom, and change to be better. Her smile radiated through the night.

“Let’s Get This Party Started” is much improved over last season, something I couldn’t imagine happening after seeing her debut just six months ago, almost to the day.

(A side note about Eva’s hair: it takes Joshua Breau four months to get her hair to its gorgeous color! Bravo, bravo, Josh!)

The Starboys and Stargirl dancers were impeccable as always, as was Losanna, the show’s co-producer, in her duet with Eva.

This Tribute to Pink has high drama, incredibly fast-paced choreography, terrific background visuals, and so much love pouring from Eva’s heart to touch everyone in the house personally. An eclectic, electric zap of life unfolded in pat-able, soft Pink, Just Go!