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With Vinnette Carroll as director, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope became the first Broadway play to be directed by an African-American woman, and Micki Grant was the first woman to write both the music and lyrics to a Broadway musical. [5] The 1972 Los Angeles production featured Paula Kelly.
Micki Grant (born Minnie Louise Perkins, [1] June 30, 1929 – August 22, 2021) was an American singer (), actress, writer, and composer. [2] She performed in Having Our Say (as Sadie Delaney), Tambourines to Glory and Jericho-Jim Crow both co-written by Langston Hughes, The Gingham Dog, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, and received three Tony Award nominations for her writing.
Vinnette Justine Carroll (March 11, 1922 – November 5, 2002) was an American playwright, actress, and theatre director.She was the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway, with her 1972 production of the musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Carmen McRae's charming version of Blossom Dearie's "Hey John" is enough of a reason to search for this album by itself ... Not all of the selections are of that quality, but overall, this is definitely a worthwhile acquisition for fans of the singer".
"Don't Bother Me" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1963 UK album With the Beatles. It was the first song written by George Harrison , the group's lead guitarist, to appear on one of their albums.
Hope Clarke (born March 23, 1941) is an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer, and director.Clarke, a Tony Award nominee, made history in 1995 when she became the first African-American, as well as the first African-American woman, to direct and choreograph a major staging of the classic opera, Porgy and Bess.
[3] [1] She later performed on musicals Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, Your Own Thing, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Man of La Mancha. [1] [4] Of African American heritage, Yancy was born and raised in New York City and began working as a model before acting and singing. In 1965, she recorded her debut studio album titled Yancy. [5]
Arnold Wilkerson (born April 6, 1943) is an American actor and the creator and owner of the Little Pie Company in Manhattan, New York City.As an actor, he is particularly known for portraying roles in the original productions of the musicals Hair, Jimmy Shine, and Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.