Madonna more playful than provocative in sold-out show – Review: The pop diva had plenty of spice but was easier to like than in her 2012 Xcel tour stop.

It’s easy to admire Madonna and not necessarily easy to like her. Respect her as an inspirational visionary, a hard-driven original, a tough-as-nails survivor, a single mother (of four) and a singular artist. Dislike her because she’s a demanding, narcissistic, self-aware, self-absorbed, perfectionist diva. There’s good reason that she titled a song “Unapologetic Bitch” on…