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LAS VEGAS—An abbreviated tour of this fabulous city was what the show’s host Tony Ruivivar promised the audience that night.
But the sights and sounds of the entertainment capital of the world is not the only thing a viewer would get to see when watching the Society of Seven (SOS) and Jasmine Trias at the Gold Coast.
Viewers will also be treated to a visual spectacle of great costumes and good choreography as well as an aural delight of musical talent.
Just a few minutes into the show, members of the SOS and Jasmine Trias acted as tour guides to the audience, greeting them at the start of the journey with the fast song Get Ready and This Will Be.
The welcome part of the show is punctuated by Bert Sagum gliding through the stage as a show girl. It would appear that the aim of this comic scene was to bring the house down in laughter, but it seems as if SOS wants to put a Las Vegas stamp on the band, telling everyone they have come a long way from their native Hawaii.
From there, the audience got the tour proper with Michael Laygo showing off terrific timbre with his Michael Bolton impression and drummer Vince Mendoza doing Stevie Wonder. Both numbers are snippets from these artists’ Las Vegas shows. Wayne Wakai wowed with his solo doing Kenny G’s Summertime on sax.
Jasmine Trias, for her part, amused the crowd with her Cher impression and later electrified the audience as Beyonce, complete with the diva’s signature dance moves.
This diva dance number was participated in by all seven SOS members Ruivivar, Sagum, Laygo, Mendoza, Wakai, bass player Hoku Low and keyboardist Roy Venturina.
A throwback to vintage Vegas with Wayne Newton’s Danke Schoen and the Supreme’s Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, meanwhile, did not fail to entertain audience members.
The band’s bass player, Low, showed his very impressive Franki Valli voice when he sang Jersey Boys staples Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You and Sherry.
The abbreviated Vegas tour paused for a bit as Ruivivar introduced the band’s lead singer Michael Laygo. It was just as well he did this because with the talent and versatility of each member of the band, one would forget their primary role in the group.
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