Milk and Honey (musical) Milk and Honey (musical) Milk and Honey is a musical with a book by Don Appell and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The story centers on a busload of lonely American widows hoping to catch husbands while touring Israel and is set against the backdrop of the country's struggle for recognition as an independent nation. It was Herman's first Broadway book musical following a succession of off-Broadway revues. Herman was playing the piano for "Parade", his most recent revue following "I Feel Wonderful" and "Nitecap", when he was approached by theatre producer Gerard Oestreicher, who was seeking a composer
The Milk and Honey Band Honey Band songs for future release. In 1996, he presented Rough Trade with material for a new album but found that the label was unable to release it. Opting to put together a full band, White recruited Richard Yale (bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and his former Zag And The Coloured Beads bandmate Michael Tubb (electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and backing vocals). Both Tubb and Yale have stayed with The Milk and Honey Band ever since. Regarding the band’s working arrangements, White has commented "I do write the majority of the tunes, but without Richard and Michael's