Given that bombastic vocals are not Ms. Perry’s strongest gift, it’s striking that she closed her show with “Roar” and “Firework,” two big-throated anthems, songs that take her out of her fun house and plant her firmly atop an aspirational mountain. They were well-executed, but Ms. Perry was plainly more at ease when she could carry out her Everywoman approach to megafame, like when she invited an audience member — “a dad!” she screamed — to play basketball with her, or when she made a plea for peace and tolerance and then brought a young girl onstage for a hug and a chat. What did the girl want to do when she grew up, Ms. Perry wondered. To take pictures of animals in their natural habitat, the girl replied. Someone should have handed her a camera.

Source: New York Times October 03, 2017 18:00 UTC