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Trapped in a Futuristic Elevator in Sci-Fi Thriller Rising Wolf Trailer
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Adapted by Jeanine Tesori (music) and Lisa Kron (book and lyrics) from Bechdelâs eponymous 2008 graphic memoir,
the show opened on Broadway as the first mainstream musical to feature a young lesbian protagonist, collecting five Tony awards, including best musical. That watershed moment merely touched upon the showâs innovative approach to its subject material, and this gorgeous Australian premiere, under the direction Dean Bryant, is a production infused with the sweeping emotion of its source material.
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The scene is set in the family home in small-town Pennsylvania, where Alison spent her childhood but also where her parents ran the family business, the Bechdel Funeral Home. In one of the first musical numbers, Welcome to Our House on Maple Avenue, the family â consisting of Small Alison (played by Karelina Clarke, a role also shared with Katerina Kotsopoulos and Mia Honeysett), he
Rising Wolf (Ascendant) Review: An Unwieldy Mix of Hostage Drama and YA-style Fantasy
Charlotte Best s terrific lead performance is the highlight of a disjointed trapped-in-elevator thriller.
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Director: Antaine Furlong
With: Charlotte Best, Jonny Pasvolsky, Alex Menglet, Tahlia Sturzaker, Karelina Clarke, Susan Prior, Andrew Jack, Lily Stewart, Elsa Cacquerel, George Burgess, John Harding, Justin Cotta (English, Russian, Mandarin dialogue)
Running time: Running time: 101 MIN.
Variety
Promising ideas turn out to be mostly empty thought bubbles in “Rising Wolf,” a confusing and derivative Aussie combo of hostage thriller and sci-fi fantasy. Centered on a terrified young woman trapped in a Shanghai skyscraper elevator by a nasty Russian villain, this muddled attempt at an elevated genre film involving time travel, psychic powers and environmental doom can’t be rescued by strong visuals or a fine central performance by Cha