by Hannah Cron | Mar 27, 2022 | Galleries, News Slider
The penultimate performance of Singarama brought the audience to “Storytime” Saturday afternoon in Lipscomb’s Collins Alumni Auditorium. The award for Best Theme went to Mystery, directed by Shelby Bratcher and Ellie Miller. Fairytale, directed by Nate Pierce and Erin Bell, took home the award for Best Music. Singarama will have one final performance Saturday night where the overall sweepstakes winner will be revealed. Gallery by Hannah...
by Jayme Foltz | Mar 25, 2022 | Galleries, News Slider
Singarama has returned to campus live and in-person for its 59th annual production following the cancellation of the event in 2020 and recording of the event in 2021. To inaugurate the momentous return of a beloved Lipscomb tradition, SGA invited students to enjoy the show with free tickets that were valid for opening night only. This year’s Singarama theme is Storytime with a show made up of three groups and containing more than 200...
by Lily Kate Corley | Sep 24, 2021 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The Class of 2025 rocked campus Saturday night during the first annual Freshman Lipsync Battle. “(Competing in Lipsync was) a really fun experience that brought me closer with the people I was already close with and … introduced me to more people I didn’t know before,” said Annie Duda, a commercial music and songwriting major from Pennsylvania who was inspired to join a competition team in order to strengthen and build friendships. Four groups of freshmen competed for the silver walkman trophy. The Backstreet Men emerged victorious from their denim-clad performance of the Backstreet Boys’ classic hit “I Want It That Way.” The student producers surprised the crowd with their own take on “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé, and hosts Grant Bobo and Liz McKell opened the show with a humorous performance of “Fabulous” from High School Musical. Other competition groups showcased favorites from the 2000s including a sleek, girl-powered rendition of Rihanna’s “Umbrella”; a Southern twist on Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA”; and a Phineas & Ferb medley complete with a faux palm tree and bright costumes. “We all love Phineas & Ferb to some degree and it was really fun to be in a group of people that … knew the show (well) enough to where I could reference it … and (we) kind of just knew … what was going on in (each other’s) heads,” said electrical and computer engineering student Hayden Smith. Smith joined the mashup group Beljeetles by random assignment but gained a group of friends with common interests. Students who love to perform–like Duda–reveled in their first live audience since the start...
by Kathryn Farris | Aug 23, 2021 | News, News Slider
Dr. Candice McQueen describes her return to Lipscomb as “very satisfying.” Her appointment to succeed Randy Lowry as president of the university brings her back to the campus where she has served as an academic leader as senior vice president and dean of the university’s College of Education. McQueen’s leadership at the school goes back to her student days when she was on the Quest Team, Lipscomb’s student-led orientation group, and also served as the first student coordinator of Singarama, the university’s annual student song-and-dance competition. As of September, McQueen will be tackling a new role at Lipscomb, that of the president. “When I was at Lipscomb, I was very involved, and so I enjoyed leadership roles and certainly roles that were focused on university things, but I can’t say that I’ve probably ever sat down and said ‘Oh, I see myself as the president,’” said McQueen in an interview with Lumination Network. “When you’re involved in leadership, you’re involved in doing things on the campus that you love. That should be a testament that you never know what might happen and certainly that was my case.” McQueen’s past is a stark contrast to that of current President Randy Lowry, who came to Lipscomb as a law professor from Pepperdine University in California. McQueen said she believes her experiences at Lipscomb give her a deep understanding of the university’s reputation. “Being from Nashville and being from Tennessee gives me the perspective of knowing what Lipscomb has been to this community,” she said. “I’m going to listen and learn in my first year and hope to connect what I think...
by Camryn Given | Mar 22, 2021 | News, News Slider
http://luminationnetwork.com/covid-halts-57th-annual-singarama-participants-discuss-informal-staging-relationships-established/Singarama, a beloved Lipscomb tradition, will look quite different this year. The biggest change is that there won’t be a live audience. Recently other similar social events have run without these same regulations. Last year there was no Singarama at all, so many students are grateful for the opportunity to get a show at all. However, others are disappointed in the lack of consistency for all Lipscomb events. COVID halts 57th annual Singarama, but participants discuss informal staging and the relationships they established Kelvin Kelley, a director of community life, cited several major changes to the event this year. “We are recording it and then are going to send it out,” said Kelley. “There won’t be a live audience actually there for singarama this year.” The video should be released sometime in late April, right before finals week. The next change Kelley discussed was concerning the number of students involved. “There are less people on stage for the songs,” said Kelley. “Typically shows can range from having 70-100 people for a dance number, and this year we backed all the way down to only allowing 25-30 to participate on stage.” Kelley seemed to find silver linings wherever he could. Although the music will have to be pre-recorded since the singers will have to wear masks on stage, Kelley sees the bright side. “I’m excited to see what we can do with the recording. We’re trying to do some interesting things …that hopefully accommodate for the lack of being in person.” Allie McGill, a Senior and Singarama choreographer, didn’t see things quite the same way. “[A] frustrating difference is for...
