« back to article

Discuss “Campus SuperStar: Fabulous and Simon-less”

For anyone who would try out for American Idol, if not for the days-long lines for auditions, or the prospect of being embarrassed by Simon Cowell on national television, your excuses are used up. This past Thursday, the Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh hosted its own “Campus SuperStar” competition, modeled after the popular television show, where local talent competed for a chance to win $5000 as well as the title of Campus SuperStar. Hosted by Elliot Yamin, who came in third place on last year’s season of American Idol, the show’s performances, a mix of pop and musical theater tunes, rivaled those of the current Idol competition.

The Campus SuperStar competition followed the format of American Idol, which involves several...

Comments

Be heard

Name:
Required
Email:
Optional
Comment:

Comment guidelines

If you provide an email address, it will be displayed. This may make you more vulnerable to spammers.

HTML is not allowed. Paragraphs are automatically created by leaving a blank line. Links are created from URLs automatically.

Off-topic or inappropriate (e.g. obscene, libelous) comments are not permitted and will be removed.

Important: The Tartan provides these discussion boards to encourage discussion about the topics we report. The views and opinions expressed in these comments are those of their authors, and do not reflect the opinions of The Tartan.