Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
by Micki Grant, Vinnette Carroll

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Book Cover
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Highlights

Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Tony Award

Nominee: Four 1973 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score Winner! 1972 Drama Desk Award, Most Promising Lyricist

Synopsis

A Tony nominee as Best Musical of the season, this dynamic mixture of rock, calypso and ballads features a dozen singer-dancers in 20 numbers.

In revue-style format, Don't Bother Me... explores the African American experience through vibrant song and dance.

Press Reviews

"Zesty and fun...lively score and lyrics...Deserves a wide audience."

— The New York Times

"The kind of show at which you want to blow kisses."

— Sunday Times

"Sends you home wanting to snap your fingers and click your heels."

— The New York Daily News

Characters

Character
SINGERS

Charlaine Salome Sheila

DANCERS

Agnes Julia Pat

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Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope - City Center Trailer

Publication

ISBN-13 9780573680809
ISBN-10 0573680809

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope is a play written by Micki Grant and published by Concord Theatricals .

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