 The original version of the tour was acclaimed by critics . Jane Stevenson from Toronto Sun gave the concert four out of five stars and said that Lady Gaga came across as a " confident , colourful , and campy performer . [ ... ] Gaga 's success was evident with slick @-@ looking videos , lights , elaborate costumes , dancers , and yes , a band , even if her stage was sometimes left dark as she left to make numerous changes . " T 'Cha Dunlevy for The Gazette noted that the performance was lacking — adding that the show never reached its peak until the end , when Gaga performed the " real rendition " of " Poker Face " and " Bad Romance . " " Better late than never " , Dunlevy concluded . <unk> Helmer from Jam ! magazine said that " At first blush , it might seem the real driving force behind Gaga 's meteoric rise to fame is her hand @-@ picked cadre of costume and set designers — dubbed Haus of Gaga — who seemingly know no bounds when it comes to pushing the envelope of haute couture and the theatre of the absurd . [ ... ] But what really sets Gaga apart from the middling masses of lip @-@ synching Britney clones and Idol wannabes is her pure , unadulterated musical talent . [ ... ] The Lady can sing . " Theatre critic Kelly <unk> , while writing for The Guardian , said " While The Monster Ball has nothing on the great operas or the golden age of musical theatre , Lady Gaga 's ' electro @-@ pop opera ' is at least twice as entertaining and infinitely fresher than any stage musical written over the last decade . " Lauren Carter from Boston Herald praised the show saying " [ Gaga ] only has two albums under her belt but who cares ? Every song feels like a hit , and Gaga @-@ as @-@ star is already taking on Madonna @-@ like proportions . [ ... ] After [ the show ] at the Wang Theater , fans could justifiably walk away thinking Lady Gaga is crazy , brilliant or both . " Jeremy Adams from Rolling Stone reviewed the performance at Wang Center in Boston and said that " Throughout the evening , Gaga [ .. ] aimed for a kind of pop theatricality that might potentially cement her burgeoning status as performance artist . " 
