Photo Flash: First Look at MCC's RIDE THE CYCLONE!

MCC Theater presents the thrilling New York City premiere of the new musical Ride the Cyclone, which marks just the third musical in MCC's now-iconic 30-year history of producing new works for the American theater. With book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, Ride the Cyclone had its celebrated U.S. premiere in 2015 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater under the direction and choreography of Rachel Rockwell, who returns for the MCC production.

The cast features original Chicago cast members Tiffany Tatreau, Lillian Castillo, Karl Hamilton, Emily Rohm and Kholby Wardell joined by Deaf West's Spring Awakening standout Alex Wyse, stage and screen actor Gus Halper, The Last Ship's Johnny Newcomb, and Peter and the Starcatcher's Emily Walton.

Ride the Cyclone, a centerpiece of MCC's 30th Anniversary Season, will be performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) through December 18.

The Saint Cassian High School Chamber Choir will board the Cyclone roller coaster at 8:17pm. At 8:19 the front axle will break, sending them to their tragic demise. A mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell the story of a life interrupted - with the promise of a prize like no other. Ride the Cyclone is a wildly original new musical - part comedy, part tragedy, and wholly unexpected.

Ride the Cyclone features scenic design by Scott Davis, costume design by Theresa Ham, lighting by Greg Hofmann, sound by Garth Helm, and projections by Mike Tutaj. Musical supervision by Doug Peck and musical direction by Remy Kurs.

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

Gus Halper and the cast of Ride the Cyclone

Emily Rohm and the cast of Ride the Cyclone

Kholby Wardell and the cast of Ride the Cyclone

The cast of Ride the Cyclone

Alex Wyse and the cast of Ride the Cyclone

Gus Halper and the cast of Ride the Cyclone

Gus Halper, Lillian Castillo, Emily Rohm, Kholby Wardell, Alex Wyse, and Tiffany Tatreau in Ride the Cyclone

Lillian Castillo and the cast of Ride the Cyclone

Kholby Wardell, Lillian Castillo, Alex Wyse, Tiffany Tatreau, and Gus Halper in Ride the Cyclone