Milk and Honey

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Milk and Honey

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 3m

Book by Don Appell
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Original Production by Gerald Oestreicher

A romantic comedy-drama set in Israel during the nation’s early days of independence. A group of American widows tour the country by bus in hopes of landing a husband. Meanwhile, two lonely Americans meet and begin a mid-life romance. Herman’s tuneful score includes “Shalom,” “There’s No Reason in the World,” and the rousing title song.

Image: Sam Norkin

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Nominee: Five 1962 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Composer
Milk and Honey

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Summary
Milk and Honey, Jerry Herman’s first Broadway book musical, is a romantic comedy-drama set in Israel during the nation’s early days of independence. A group of American widows – led by the hilariously blunt and amiable Clara – tour the country by bus in hopes of landing a husband. Meanwhile, two lonely Americans named Ruth and Phil meet and begin a mid-life romance, hoping to overcome some obstacles to their happiness. Herman’s tuneful score includes “Shalom,” “There’s No Reason in the World,” and the rousing title song.
History
Milk and Honey opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 10, 1961, starring Robert Weede, Mimi Benzell, Molly Picon and Tommy Rall. The show played for 543 performances, closing on January 26, 1963.

Cast Attributes
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting
    Jerusalem and its environs. 1961.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

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  • Milk and Honey

    Image: Sam Norkin

Music

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Don Appell

Don Appell

DON APPELL was a playwright, director, and actor. Appell wrote the book for Milk And Honey (1961), a musical comedy about Americans in Israel. His work was praised by Howard Taubman in The New York Times for its “ring of authenticity” and “taste and imagination.” His other pl ...

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Jerry Herman

Jerry Herman

Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage Aux Folles are home to some of the most popular, most-often performed and most successful musical hero(in)es of all time, and have given Jerry Herman (1931-2019) the distinction of being the only composer/lyricist in history to have had three ...

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