![]() Ride the Cyclone rejects this aesthetic, reveling in lavish production elements. Our Town usually is performed with no scenery and few props. In the musical, the characters sing, dance, and even spin in midair. In Wilder’s play, the dead characters are confined to chairs. ![]() Karnak fulfills a role similar to that of Our Town’s Stage Manager: an emcee to guide the characters.Īny similarity between the two shows generally ends there. In a program note, Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen - who directs the production - recalls a quote from Our Town: “Does anyone ever realize life while they live it … every minute?”īoth Our Town and Ride the Cyclone acknowledge the fragility of life lyrics in the song “Jawbreaker/Sugarcloud” echo the line quoted by Rasmussen. Ride the Cyclone is being presented at McCarter’s Berlind Theatre (in a co-production by McCarter and Arena Stage). Ride the Cyclone is both offbeat and upbeat. But within the eccentric, morbid plot are engaging, uplifting character arcs, conveyed by songs that are by turns eerie and exuberant. It must have been entertaining to listen to early pitches for the show, whose book, music, and lyrics are by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond. The fortune teller offers to send one of the teenagers back from the dead, instigating a literal fight for their lives. In an otherworldly warehouse they meet The Amazing Karnak, a mechanical fortune teller that is about to be destroyed by a bass-playing rat who is chewing on his power cord. I n the musical Ride the Cyclone, six teenagers are killed in an accident while riding the titular amusement park ride. Above, from left, are Constance (Princess Sasha Victomé), Noel (Nick Martinez), Ocean (Katerina McCrimmon), Jane Doe (Ashlyn Maddox), Ricky (yannick-robin eike), and Mischa (Eli Mayer). ![]() “RIDE THE CYCLONE”: Performances are underway for “Ride the Cyclone.” Produced by McCarter Theatre and Arena Stage, and directed by McCarter’s Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, the musical runs through May 29 at McCarter’s Berlind Theatre.
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