#1
Posted: 4/3/07 at 10:39am
What do you think of Honk?
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#2
Posted: 4/3/07 at 10:48am
I like the opening number. I would LOVE to hear the whole score but it is expensive on ebay. (hint hint hint)
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#3
Posted: 4/3/07 at 10:49am
You mean "Poultry Tale"? I love that song as well. I am in a school production of "Honk" right now.
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#4
Posted: 4/3/07 at 11:21am
I saw Honk, Jr. last summer at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and thought it was cute, but terribly overrated. I wasn't at all impressed.
NYC Visitor and Broadway Fan
#5
Posted: 4/3/07 at 11:27am
I love the show, but that's probobly because the first show I was ever in was Honk Jr.
Updated On: 4/3/07 at 11:27 AM
#6
Posted: 4/3/07 at 11:33am
ILoveMyDictionary: Who did you play? Right now, I'm Grace.
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#7
Posted: 4/3/07 at 11:54am
I think you may like a show and appreciate it more when you're in it. I was in a production of HONK! and really enjoyed it (even though I broke my foot doing it!). However, my family didn't like it as much and it lost my little brothers attention very quickly. Maybe it was because I only had three lines.......
#8
Posted: 4/3/07 at 11:58am
It's a cute kids show, nothing more, though it did win the Olivier Award for Best Musical over the Lion King. Some say bias against Disney, others argue that it had ten times the wit, charm and imagination. I'm in both camps 
#9
Posted: 4/3/07 at 12:09pm
Me too. There are a few songs I hate, though. Don't just think I love the whole show becuz I'm in it. I can't stand "Wild Goose Chase" or "Hold Your Head Up High".
seaweedjstubbs: Three lines? Were you Barnacles or a Froglet? Who were you?
seaweedjstubbs: Three lines? Were you Barnacles or a Froglet? Who were you?
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#10
Posted: 4/3/07 at 12:49pm
My friend gave me a copy of the cast recording. I haven't listened to it in ages. It's a cute show, but not really my cup of tea. Although I like some of the songs.
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
#11
Posted: 4/3/07 at 1:45pm
rentgal589: I was pre-teen Billy. My lines were "Oh Guano!" "Well, you say it," and "Still means the same thing."
I didn't mean you like the whole show because you're in it, just that you might look at the show differently than others. I had fun when I was in it, but if I was just a regular person going to see it, I'm not sure how I would've responded to it.
Still don't see how it beat The Lion King though...........
I didn't mean you like the whole show because you're in it, just that you might look at the show differently than others. I had fun when I was in it, but if I was just a regular person going to see it, I'm not sure how I would've responded to it.
Still don't see how it beat The Lion King though...........
#12
Posted: 4/3/07 at 1:47pm
I love this show. My friend was in the original london cast. I prefer that recording over the American one.
Gypsy - Betty Buckley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUN5XoB5vFs&feature=youtu.be
#13
Posted: 4/3/07 at 1:48pm
Bump
Gypsy - Betty Buckley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUN5XoB5vFs&feature=youtu.be
Updated On: 4/3/07 at 01:48 PM
#14
Posted: 4/3/07 at 1:52pm
My life would be very full if someone would upload it for me...
JRybka1611@comcast.net
JRybka1611@comcast.net
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#15
Posted: 4/3/07 at 2:11pm
Nah, I don't really need the tracks. But thanx 4 offering.
I can't see how it beat Lion King either.
I can't see how it beat Lion King either.
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#16
Posted: 4/3/07 at 2:18pm
I was the bullfrog. Let me tell you. You can have the most amazing performer play Ugly (the lead) and even a so-so Bullfrog will completely steal the show. It's the biggest male diva part ever...Or maybe I just made it that way lol...just kidding...But really that part is loads of fun
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?
#17
Posted: 4/3/07 at 2:41pm
Ya know what's funny? In our production, a girl plays the Bullfrog, which is weird. The Ugly in our show isn't half bad, but the Drake is AMAZING!! Also, the Cat is a girl.
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#19
Posted: 4/3/07 at 4:46pm
I just finished up Honk! with my musical theatre class for school. I played Grace, and even though we did the Junior version, it was one of the greatest show experiences I've ever had. The music is catchy (sadly), but the show is very cute and family-friendly.
#21
Posted: 4/3/07 at 5:17pm
A great show, touching, and can be very interesting with costumes, and using modern day costumes and items to make the animals. Our production in college was fantastic, the music is fun and touching esp "Hold your Head up High". A great show.
#22
Posted: 4/3/07 at 6:06pm
The British version as represented on disc by the Scarborough company was wonderful. Then the authors found out adults liked it and expanded and changed things to tailor it for adults. The show as currently licensed is toooo loooong, but I think the Scarborough cast CD still provides an excellent listen every once in a while.
#23
Posted: 4/3/07 at 7:00pm
Andante: I have SO many questions for you. When you were Grace, did you sing the high parts? I'm Grace and I sing an octave lower in "Look at Him Reprise" and I sing the line a bit differently in "Poultry Tale". Did you use a scarf or a piece of cloth for the red band? And did you make a grand entrance in "Poultry Tale" or were you on stage the whole song? ANSWER PLEASE
Rentgal589 is soon to be under new management.
#24
Posted: 4/3/07 at 9:17pm
Last Sunday was the last performance of the dutch tour. They toured for 6 months and I have to say that the show really impressed me. They cut down the cast to 6 players and did everything on bicyles, but you have to see it to believe it. The cast was relatively young but very talented and the show was very high energy.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I thought it would be kids show that I would only see once. I ended up seeing honk ten times this season and I absolutely loved it, the reviews were very positive. The show was much more mature than the photographs that i saw of other productions around the world. So, no caps to portray ducks... :-S Anthony Drewe said in an Interview that the dutch production was one of the most inventive and best productions, but don't creator always say such things in interviews?
Personally I think Honk isn't a very good show for kids, there are just too many ballads were kids loose their attention. I don't know the Junior version, but I guess most ballads got cut in that version.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I thought it would be kids show that I would only see once. I ended up seeing honk ten times this season and I absolutely loved it, the reviews were very positive. The show was much more mature than the photographs that i saw of other productions around the world. So, no caps to portray ducks... :-S Anthony Drewe said in an Interview that the dutch production was one of the most inventive and best productions, but don't creator always say such things in interviews?
Personally I think Honk isn't a very good show for kids, there are just too many ballads were kids loose their attention. I don't know the Junior version, but I guess most ballads got cut in that version.
#25
Posted: 4/3/07 at 9:28pm
I absolutely hate this show. I saw a school production of it and then actually ended up being in it 2 years later (as Jay Bird). It's long, drawn-out and incredibly boring.
I also think it lost a lot of its charm when it was Americanized... a lot of the show relied on British humor. Such as the fact that the opening number is a play on the phrase "a paltry tale," something that isn't often said in the states.
I also think it lost a lot of its charm when it was Americanized... a lot of the show relied on British humor. Such as the fact that the opening number is a play on the phrase "a paltry tale," something that isn't often said in the states.
.jpg?format=auto&width=365)
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $60
Tickets From $95
Tickets From $139