Ride the Cyclone

“For a musical about dead teenagers, it’s high-spirited and just plain fun from start to finish — like an all-access pass to Disneyland.”

“Penned by the Canadian team of Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond, ‘Ride the Cyclone’ is a work at once macabre and sweet, melancholy and affirmative, merciless and deeply compassionate.”

“The duo, however, are quite good at serving up catchy, rock-tinged melodies.”

“But at 100 minutes, this gaudily hand-painted car trundles along after the thrill has faded.”

“The potential for serious exploration of the horror show that is teenage society is certainly there, but Ride the Cyclone plays more like a talent show where each character's big number is checked off before some kind of philosophy is introduced to fabricate an ending.”