Think of this as Lopez’s “Eras” residency. Organized into four Broadway-style acts, each themed around a different chapter of her career, the 120-minute-plus avalanche of music and dance featured many of her biggest hits reimagined into jazzier versions. Highlights from Act One, titled “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” touched on her ingenue influences from the world of theater — such as Bernadette Peters, Rita Moreno and Chita Rivera — and opened with “Let Me Entertain You” from Gypsy, followed by a mashup of “Waiting for Tonight” coupled with “Mambo” from West Side Story, for which she donned showgirl regalia. Up next was a jazz-hands “Jenny from the Block,” and a nod to the luggage-cart acrobatics from Thoroughly Modern Millie with 2007’s “Do It Well.”
Act Two, “Tales from Manhattan,” began with a treatment of “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” through the lens of Marilyn Monroe’s infamous “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In true J. Lo fashion, the strapless pink gown dropped to reveal a pink lace corset, as well as A Chorus Line-inspired “Louboutins.”
The standout in Act Three, “Kiss Kiss Kill Kill,” a laser-webbed “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” also showcased her strongest vocals of the night.
“Shall We Dance,” the Act Four theme, drew heavily from the work of Bob Fosse, with nods to Chicago and Dancin, as well as Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. The black-and-white sequined top hat and tails look was the perfect base coat for a sequence of dance numbers, culminating in the “Get Loud” closer.
In the final chapter, as guests exited the theater, the screens read “The Best Is Yet to Come” — a tip of the fedora to Frank Sinatra.
