THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Cupcake connoisseur to appear on
By Julie Mastrine
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
When Sugar on Top owner
Shaunda Lohse opened her cup
cake boutique in State College last
June, she never thought the Food
Network would come knocking
just two months later.
"It was a dream come true," she
said. get tongue-tied and over
whelmed a bit just talking about it
because nobody's dreams ever
really come true. You always see
someone else's dreams coming
true, but you never think. 'Hey,
this is going to happen to me.' -
Lohse, a resident of State
College who calls herself a "Food
Network addict," heard about the
station's show "Cupcake Wars"
Audiences
delight in
`Horror'
By Courtney Warner
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Audience members took a jump
to the left and then a step to the
right Friday night during Love
and Light Productions' version of
"The Rocky Horror Picture
Show."
More than 100 employees and
audience members packed the
Arena Bar and Grill, 1521 Martin
st., for the premiere of the
Richard O'Brien musical.
Ryan Sebring, narrator of the
performance, warned the audi
ence it was - about to see a show
that encases sexual perversion,
decadence and carnal desires."
Alicia Starr, who began the act
ing troupe. performed as
Magenta.
"It's going to be a great season
this Halloween -- it's our first
show and we already sold this one
out," Starr said.
The show began with inviting
first-time attendees. called Rocky
Horror virgins, to the stage and
spanking them. to symbolize their
initiation into the cult classic.
The performance. like the
movie. was openly sexual, with
scenes including body groping,
sexual simulations and innuen
does.
Spectators sitting at the bar
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before she had even opened her
bakery at 121 1/2 E. Beaver Ave.,
but was determined to be a part of
the show from the start.
The show is a competition
among four of - the country's top
cupcake bakers," according to the
show's website. The contestants
are eliminated after three cup
cake-baking challenges, one of
which involves making a cupcake
based on an odd ingredient. The
winner is awarded $lO,OOO and the
chance to have his or her cup
cakes featured at a major
Hollywood event. Lohse will be
featured on an episode of the show
that will air in January
Last year, Lohse sent the
show's producers an audition tape
she had filmed on her iPhone, but
Love & Light Productions performs "The Rocky Horror Picture Show' at
the Arena Bar and Grill on Friday night.
were able to see cast members up
close as they waited to enter their
scenes in the crowd. A black
caped, red eyelashed Dr. Frank-
N-Fbrter was visible as he pre
pared to make his entrance.
Audience members were invit
ed to buy refreshments during a
"pause while Frank gets into
Rockv's drawers."
Cott' Mull, 20, of Dußois. said
he enjoyed the performance
especially the - Sweet
Transvestite' . number because
Frank-N-F'urter is his favorite
character. He said his favorite ele
ment of the performance was the
costumes.
Taylor Suhre (junior-psycholo
*7 and religious studies) said it
was her first time seeing the show
performed live. She said she
enjoyed when the audiences
shouted out callbacks and threw
props at the actors.
When Janet's character put
was disappointed when they didn't
call her back, she said.
just thought it wasn't meant
to happen, - she said.
But Lohse got another call from
the network this August, two
months after Sugar on Top's open
ing.
Lohse said she was skeptical at
first when the caller said they
were a producer for "Cupcake
Wars, - she hung up on them.
But the caller was the real deal.
The producer told Lohse that
when someone posted a comment
on the show's Facebook page
praising her sweet treats, they
decided to give her a call. Soon
Lohse was on her way to
California to compete in the show.
Though the other contestants
Sara
paper over her head to avoid rain
during the song - There's a
Light. - the audience did the
same. Spectators also wore party
hats. threw confetti after the wed
ding scene and rattled noisemak
ers when told to do so.
The audience danced to songs
like - Eddie's Teddy - and a slow
version of - Science Fiction
Double Feature.-
Suhre said her favorite part of
the performance was Rocky's
body Other audience members
thought the same, cheering when
Rocky donned a bejeweled
Speedo and chains. As Frank-N-
Flirter said. Rocky "carried the
Atlas seal of approval.-
The crowd went wild when
Frank-N-Rirter performed
- Don't Dream It. Be It, - a song of
embracing sexuality as he talked
about how he always wanted to
dress up like a girl and love him
self.
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were more experienced than she
was, Lohse said the experience
was still "surreal."
But winning was not her moti
vation to be on the show.
"I didn't go in it to win, and I did
n't expect to win," Lohse said. "I
jumped at the opportunity
because I started this business
with no money, and I'd have to
spend a lot of money to get the
exposure that 'Cupcake Wars' is
going to bring."
Some students said Sugar on
Top is worthy of being on the Food
Network because of its unique
ness.
Cupcake boutiques are almost
like a trend now, and a lot of them
are really dressed up with fancy
interiors and boxes," said Kate
A capella groups
perform medleys
Though it was the Friday night
before a football game on
Halloween weekend, more than
300 people attended an A cappel
la showcase.
The Dreamers, a campus A
cappella group. hosted the "A
Cappella Sampler" featuring nine
A cappella groups at Penn State.
Ashley Kelley (senior-manage
ment) has been going to the A
cappella samplers for the last five
years and used to be a member of
The Leading Tones, she said.
Friday saw the biggest turnout
she has seen at any A cappella
sampler. Kelley said.
The groups performed songs
from the 1960 s like "Ain't No
Mountain High Enough" by
Diana Ross and modern hits like
"Whatever You Like" by TI.
The audience was also treated
with medleys that combined mul
tiple songs into one piece of
music.
Medleys included "We Danced
Anyway" by Deana Carter and
"Free Fain' " by Tom Petty from
the singers of Savoir-Faire and
"Love the Way You Lie" by
Eminem. "Airplanes" by 8.0.8
and - Don't Lie" by The Black
Eyed Peas from The
Pennllarmonics.
A eapella group Shades of Blue
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Thompson (freshman-anthropolo
gy and creative writing), who visit
ed the shop when her ENGL 050 H
(Introduction to Creative Writing)
class met there. "This is just cozi
er. Cupcakes are the best comfort
food, and I'm just comfortable
here.';
ENGL 050 H professor Sheila
Squillante said Sugar on Top has
just the right atmosphere.
think cupcakes should be kid
friendly they need to be the
right size. They need to be yummy
and tasty and not dry and falling
apart," said Squillante, associate
director of the MFA program in
creative writing. "This is a place
I'll come back to with my kids."
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also did a medley of In My Head"
by Jason Derulo and "Break Your
Heart" by Taio Cruz.
There were also remakes of
popular songs like "Can You Feel
the Love Tonight" from "The
Lion King"and "I'm Yours" by
Jason Mraz, for which the group
Rhythm of Faith changed the
lyrics to convey a religious mes
sage.
No matter what kind of music
was played. the audience
applauded in support.
Each group was able to per
form for about 10 to 12 minutes.
"I was really happy with the
audience with how they support
ed all the groups:* Elizabeth
Walker (sophomore-animal sci
ence) said.
"I was surprised at how many
A cappella groups there were,"
Ellie Game (sophomore-second
ary education) said.
Many groups used a variety of
music and showcased a "spec
trum- of talent, she said.
The Dreamers used humor in
its performance. with members
throwing in jokes like "You are
about to hear a white Jewish boy
rap" before going into a medley of
"Whatever You Like" and "Love
the Way You Lie."
For coverage of Oriana. another A
capella concert, visit us online:
www.collegian.psu.edu
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