I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Theater Thursday - Honeyland

We received complimentary tickets to Honeyland for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.


What: Honeyland

Where: Triad Theatre
              158 W. 72nd St.         
              New York,, NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 12 and Up

When: Through November 2, 2024



Honeyland is purported to be a coming-of-age story set against the background of the turbulent 1960s. There is not much of a story, however,  It is mostly more of a song cycle with just about every possible 60s-related cliche you can throw in. Topics covered include the Vietnam War, the fear of nuclear annihilation, Nixon's election, pot smoking, and more. 



The songs are fine, some are nicer than others but they are mostly not too memorable Some of them are a little too perky and sound like they are straight out of a children's morning TV show especially a song that is literally called "When I Grow Up."  Other songs are much darker and/or otherwise inappropriate for children. Even  "When I Grow Up" takes a dark turn toward the end of the song making it not actually suitable for children as well. 



Yet, if you take the show for what it is more of a song cycle, you can still enjoy it. The singing voices are lovely. There are some gorgeous harmonies as well. So just go and listen to the beautiful singing and don't think about the rest of it.



And that's our view. For more about Honeyland or to purchase tickets, visit www.honeylandthemusical.com

Photo credits:
All Honeyland production photos by Thomas Mundell, Mundell Modern Pixels

Images used in this post have been sent to us from publicists, artists, and/or  PR firms and are used by permission. If there is a problem with the rights to any image,  contact us hereand we will look into the matter.

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