The River NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you like slow, smoldering mystery and feeling haunted afterward. Also, if you want to see Hugh Jackman gut a fish, cook it, and eat it.

Don't see it if you prefer action, fussier set design, neatly-packaged conclusions, or upbeat productions. If you don't want to think, go elsewhere.

See it if You love Hugh Jackman! OMG!

Don't see it if You don’t love Hugh Jackman!

See it if you enjoy thought provoking drama

Don't see it if you don't enjoy really having to pay close attention to every moment of a show

See it if you like great acting and intense story, and of course, Hugh Jackman.

Don't see it if if you don't like thought provoking theatre.

See it if You'd enjoy a mysterious play about a man who seems to keep reliving his mistakes with women, with perhaps a more sinister interpretation.

Don't see it if You would be annoyed by a play that leaves you with many questions but few definite answers.

See it if You want to see Jackman on stage, no matter how weak the material.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy non-linear, weird plays.

See it if you value great acting above all else

Don't see it if you want better writing or a faster pace

See it if You want to see Hugh Jackman in person. The play was very cryptic and somewhat boring.

Don't see it if You don't like cryptic boring plays with spare sets.