Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope

Encores! Off-Center concludes its 2018 season with the 1971 musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, which originally ran on Broadway for over 1,000 performances, picking up a total of four Tony Award nominations including "Best Musical". The show won a Grammy Award for "Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album," as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award for "Best Musical".

Performances take place on New York City Center's Mainstage from July 25 to 28.

^{(Photos by Joan Marcus)}

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Running time:

1hr 35mins (no intermission)

Categories:

Musicals

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About Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope:

Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope is a celebration of African-American culture and community. This radical work presents the issues of race politics in America and raises voices for change through a lively mix of song and dance with a score that includes gospel, jazz, soul, calypso, and rock.

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope CAST AND CREATIVE

By:

Conceived by Vinnette Carroll, with Music & Lyrics by Micki Grant

Producer:

Encores! Off-Center

Director:

Savion Glover

Choreography:

Savion Glover

Cast list:

Rheaume Crenshaw, Dayna Dantzler, Aisha de Haas, James T. Lane, and Wayne Pretlow, with Alexandria Bradley, Marshall L. Davis Jr., CK Edwards, Jeffry Foote, Shonica Gooden, Nina Hudson, Marla McReynolds, and Amber Barbee Pickens

Other info:

Music Direction by Chris Fenwick

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Performance Dates & Times

Previews from:

July 25, 2018

Opening date:

July 25, 2018

Closes:

July 28, 2018