BALTIMORE – If there ever is another the star has already been born. , the reigning princess of pop after a decade of ascending to the crown, is like Disney royalty come to life. With her luxurious blond curls, coquettish demeanor and mellifluous voice, Carpenter, 25, fills any pop star void with polished songs infused with a speck of tang.
On Saturday, Carpenter regaled a sold-out CFG Bank Arena crowd for the eighth date of her Short n’ Sweet Tour, her inaugural arena run that will through November. Framed as a ‘70s-era variety show complete with on-screen notices such as “filmed in front of a live studio audience” and, before the “parental discretion is advised,” the production is a playful combination of Barbie Dreamhouse and an episode of “ Her “penthouse,” as she called it, sports lacquered white staircases, a sheer-curtained alcove for her four-piece band and a bathroom with a heart-shaped mirror into which she sang “Sharpest Tool.” Carpenter opened the 90-minute gloss-a-thon with a trio of songs from her smash sixth album, “Short n’ Sweet,” starting with She utilized her acting skills when she ran out, wide-eyed and clad only (supposedly) in a bath towel, only to quickly open it and reveal her silver leotard and garters.
The arena overflowed with more pink than a cotton candy factory – youngsters in sparkly dresses hoisted in the air by dads, twentysomethings in short, ruffled skirts – as the flock embraced Carpenter presents. “Good .
