The River Previews- Page 6

[JBC2]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 11:40am

MY guessing is more along the lines of, "why the heck did I spend this much money on something so lacking in almost everything I consider to be integral in good theatre?"

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 12:58pm

Because people were so blinded by *HUGH JACKMAN* they forgot about everything else, like to actually check to see if this play is any good. Since its not, people are disappointed.

[wonkit]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 1:50pm

Sutton Ross - not quite. I read the play three times before seeing it, and I was hoping that there was something there that I didn't see on the page. And there wasn't. I didn't "get" JERUSALEM either but I always figure you have to see a performance to understand what the strengths and weaknesses of a new play are. But the HUGH JACKMAN effect did entice me to pay far more than I usually would - especially for a mere 80 minutes of theater, including 5 minutes of fish dish prep..

[mamaleh]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 12:27pm

This is the kind of play that inspires discussion of what did and did not transpire. I truly think it takes more than one viewing to fully understand the relationships and their chronology as well as the true nature of The Man.

[wonkit]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 7:41pm

If they want me to go through this again, the ticket has to be free.

[karen24]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 6:25pm

Just ran across this story by David Cote in Time Out New York. Have those of you who've gone to the previews noticed that the audience behavior is particularly bad? I would find this so distracting. Did the same kind of thing happen with Daniel Craig?
What Not To Do At Hugh Jackman's New Broadway Show

[Monty12112]

Posted: 11/17/14 at 2:51pm

I saw the show on Saturday and the audience was great. There were no issues at all and had a great experience.

[bfreak]

Posted: 11/20/14 at 7:05am

Finally saw the show last night and I found it to be very interesting. SPOILERS ahead: The first ten minutes of the play I was slightly worried because I wasn't sure what direction the show was going to take. Then, once you expected Cush Jumbo to come out of the bedroom and it was Laura Donnelly, I knew it would be something interesting. My interpretation of the play had nothing to do with him being a serial killer, but more so a man that was searching for love after the original "woman in the scarlet dress" left him years before. The representation of repetition was that he kept doing the same things with each woman expecting a different result, but the women always left him. The Man is very lonely, and that is where the creepiness of the play really takes into effect.SPOILERS over. The signed windowcard was going for $100 and the whole go backstage, pictures thing went for $5,000. I darted out of the theatre and was able to get a good spot at the stage door. There weren't as many people as I thought though, probably due to the cold. Hugh was very, very nice and signed everyone's playbill, and the people who had asked for a picture he said no to in the nicest way possible. He even hugged a few women who had asked for one! Overall, a great night!

[NYC Devil 8778]

Posted: 12/3/14 at 12:33am

Can someone please share the new closing line?
I saw the show tonight and already forgot it! I didn't get it until I returned home and now I need to know!

Thanks,

[mamaleh]

Posted: 12/3/14 at 12:39am

"The sea trout are running!"

[jo]

Posted: 12/3/14 at 9:56am

"The sea trout...the sea trout are running"

SPOILERS***SPOILERS

The new endline puts a different perspective -- his face was all lit up and it suggested a new beginning. It strongly hints that he is again optimistically in pursuit of the two things that mattered? The elusive preys? Maybe another chance to catch his trout? Maybe a new opportunity to find true love? This was much better than the original " I have something to show you", suggesting that he is looking at her, maybe even paraphrasing what his uncle might have said to his "fillies".

END OF SPOILERS

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 12/20/14 at 9:06pm

Figured I'd post here instead of making a new thread.

Has anyone stage doored The River recently? Does Hugh still sign? I ask because it looks like he's continuing the BC/EFA auction after the show, and when he did A Steady Rain, he didn't sign when they were fundraising.

Thank you!

[jo]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 12:45am

Post-show, he is still signing Playbills and tickets to the show.

[jo]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 12:45am

Post-show, he is still signing Playbills and tickets to the show.

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 1:19pm

Thanks jo! Just to clarify-no poster signing? If not, you probably just saved me $30. Makes sense that he wouldn't sign posters if they're selling for charity. $100 is just a bit much for me. Thanks for your response!

[smidge]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 1:57pm

Correct. I was there yesterday and they made an announcement that only playbills and tickets would be signed, no posters. Also, no pictures with Hugh..

[bfreak]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 2:22pm

When I was there a month ago, Hugh was nice enough to sign me and my friend's playbill, and my DVD cover of Prisoners. He's SUCH a nice guy, and even gave some lucky women who requested a hug!

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 6:48pm

^^^^
Sounds great! Thanks to you both. I was hoping to get a poster signed when I go next month, but a Playbill will be awesome. :) I think it's great that Hugh seems to be so kind and willing to meet his fans at the stage door!

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 2/4/15 at 10:14am

SPOILERS, obviously at this point.

I saw this last night and while there were certainly dull moments, I enjoyed it over all. My interpretation (though I certainly think it's open to all interpretations) is that the final girl at the end is the love of his life who drowned. She is the one he is calling the police about, she is the girl in the red dress in the sketch. The other two women are women he has "caught" and brought to the cabin, hoping to relive moments with the original girl. He could just be imagining and projecting moments on to them, or he could literally keep the red dress and earrings at the cabin and have girls put them on to sketch.