![]() When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other - the chance to return to life.Īnd that’s just the short version of it! This show is even more weird and otherworldly the deeper you dive into it, but at the same time manages to become more human and real. In the case of “Cyclone,” how do you explain to people the plot of the show?Ĭhris: In short, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. Q: For me, the weirder the premise for a musical, the better. TikTok has helped us learn about a great bevy of new musicals that aren’t just Broadway or Off-Broadway productions. In this case, the musical theatre side of TikTok showed Chris and I the artistry of “Ride the Cyclone.” Clips of “Noel’s Lament” and “The Ballad of Jane Doe” showed up on our For You page almost daily. How did that work in this case?Ĭlaudio: TikTok is a great tool for any artist to find their niche. Q: TikTok gets blamed for a lot of things these days, but it also seems to be a boon for small, offbeat, little-known musicals. Initially, we submitted our pitch to Madera Theatre Project probably in April 2023? So it truthfully took two months from us finding out about the show to pitching a full production, but after we weren’t approved, it gave us more time to fine-tune our ideas, which led us to pitch it to the Selma Arts Center in June, and getting accepted in August! We started throwing out ideas on how to bring it to the Central Valley. ![]() ![]() I immediately ran to YouTube to find a legal recording of the show and we both fell in love with it. What was the timeline?Ĭhris: We discovered “Ride the Cyclone” around February of this year after being recommended a clip on TikTok from their Off-Broadway dress rehearsal. Q: To start off, I’m impressed by how quickly you moved from first learning about “Ride the Cyclone” to opening night. ![]()
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