Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (original Broadway cast recording)

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, subtitled Original Broadway Cast,The album's covers and labels. is an album containing a recording of the musical review Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope made by its 1972 Broadway cast. The album was released in the same year by Polydor.

Background The album was produced by Jerry Ragavoy.

Critical reception

Stereo Review reviewed the album, noting: "A new phenomenon on the current Broadway stage is the sudden rash of virtually plotless musical entertainments that portray the emotions, frustrations, and general block-party atmosphere of the black experience. This particular addition to the genre is more original and tuneful than most, and though it doesn't add up to much as a theatrical experience, it does provide some isolated moments of joy on record. Most of those moments occur when a dynamo named Micki Grant steps to the microphone and sings about her soul [...]."

Track listing LP – Polydor PD 6013

Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1973 Grammy Awards Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album

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