Jacob Richmond

Atomic Vaudeville Dept: Broadway is the dream, as it is for every stage show with any ambition, and based on its RMTC Warehouse debut Thursday night, the Atomic Vaudeville creation is a legitimate contender. Theatre Review Ride the Cyclone RMTC Warehouse To April 6 Tickets: $20-$43.50 at www.mtc.mb.ca Four and a half stars out of five, according to Winnipeg Free Press. If the ride gets rough, it's due to a story by playwright/director Jacob Richmond that doesn't fit together as seamlessly as it should. Occasionally it bounces unsteadily over plot enhancements one suspects have been added since its 2009 debut and Ride the Cyclone arrives in Winnipeg from the west, carried on a whirlwind of speculation about how high this indie musical can go up the theatrical food chain. The tale of the premature death of six teen choristers from small town Uranium, Sask., in a roller-coaster derailment teems with life: killer performances, fresh musical numbers, inventive staging and an endless supply of loopy black humour. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.