Carrie Underwood shines during ‘Denim & Rhinestones’ tour

teacher in the twenty-first century, and her own father. Throughout the series, the pond serves as an escape for Alice to a happier time. The pond is also representative of how she can better understand the past. Elliot is the first person who learns of her ability to time travel, both in the past and current day.

In a nutshell, “The Way Home” paints a beautiful picture of a heartbroken family struggling to move on from past life tragedies, yet still striving to make amends to wounded relationships.

Hallmark is finally giving its audience what it needs - a sense of realism instead of constantly shaming people about their own love lives.

This was one of the primary reasons why I gravitated toward the show. The show has an ability to keep viewers on the edge of their seats amidst the drama.

On the contrary, there is one pothole in the storyline that left me confused. Alice is a representation of Kat and Elliot’s long-lost childhood friend.

Polaroid images of their friend Alice also remain blurry to the human eye. Everyone who existed in 1999 (and hasn’t died since then) is of the appropriate age in modern time. The only character missing is Alice. I’m not sure if it was a misunderstanding on my part, a pothole in the plot, or if the connection hasn’t been made yet to the audience.

This aspect of the show appears to be the only blockade to my full understanding of the show, despite it being relatively easy to follow along.

by Rachel Palmer Staff Writer

Carrie Underwood performed live at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College on Friday, Feb. 10. The show started at 7:30 p.m., with headliner Jimmie Allen singing “Be Alright” from his 2022 album Tulip Drive.

Allen sang several of his top hit songs, including his second single “Make Me Want To” and “Good Times Roll,” which features singer Nelly in its 2020 original release. Also on Allen’s setlist was a cover of “Gone” by Montgomery Gentry.

Allen was a very engaging performer. He jumped off the stage twice to give high-fives to the audience on the floor, who were excited about the experience. He wore dazzling glitter boots while he was on set, embodying Underwood’s theme of “Denim and Rhinestones.” band and accompanists.

Underwood rose up through the stage on a piece that was mechanized, lifting up like a mountain. Her opening song was the catchy tune “Good Girl,” followed by several other classics, such as “Church Bells” and “Undo It.”

Throughout her nearly two hours on stage, Underwood sang song titled “Burn.”

After one costume change, Underwood emerged from beneath the stage on a swing decorated with flowers and greenery. She rode the swing the entire way past the end of the stage, above the floor standing and seated sections, to a small stage at the opposite side of the arena.

Before she began her next song, Underwood explained that what she loved about her previous shows was being able to engage with the entire audience, and it was important to her to continue to do so when designing this show, but to create a new and exciting experience. She performed several songs on the smaller stage, where she was about 20 feet away from the audience in floor seating.

Viewers can watch new episodes of “The Way Home” Sundays at 9 p.m., or they can stream the show on the Hallmark Movies Now app.

After a 30-minute intermission, during which a DJ kept asking “Are you ready to meet Carrie?,” she finally emerged. The curtain which had been concealing the back of the stage finally fell away, revealing Underwood’s talented eight songs from her new album “Denim and Rhinestones” and 15 of her previous hits. Underwood’s set featured at least five complete costume changes, long ribbons falling from the ceiling about halfway into the performance, and various pyrotechnic effects – including fire shooting from the sides of the diamond-shaped stage during her