HONK!

The show started life at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury on 11 December 1993 and was originally called 'The Ugly Duckling or the Aesthetically Challenged Farmyard Fowl'. The National Theatre production of Honk! which ran in rep from 11 December 1999 to 25 March 2000 was the first original British musical ever to beproduced there and rewarded the production team and cast with the 2000 Olivier for Best New Musical.

Production Shots by Mike Nadolske

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Production Shots
Drake in opening number (Clark Cruikshank)
Graylag, Dot and Pinkfoot (Arnie Roos, Holly Schroeder, and Zoe Pappas)
Ugly in flight school
Ida and ducklings (Jen Burleigh-Bentz)
Queenie and Cat with Lowbutt and Ugly
Ugly is no longer ugly...

Director/Choreographer
Billy Kimmel

Cast

Drake, Bullfrog, Barnacles
Graylag, Father Swan, Turkey
Penny, Henrietta, Pink Foot, Jaybird
Lowbutt, Maureen, Snowy, Mother Swan
Cat Doug Trapp*
Ugly Peter David Middlecamp
Grace, Dot, Queenie, Bewick Holly Schroeder
Ida Jen Burleigh-Bentz*

Ducklings (Beaky, Fluff, Billy, Downy) and Froglets

 Preston Hain, Abby Harrington, Anthony McClellan, Cassie McHugh, Kelsey Petit, Hilary Schneider, Jessika Stucky

 

Production Staff

Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager Kellie Stoltz

 

*Mernber of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Small Professional Theater contract.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service