Review: With Only Song And Dance, ‘don’t Bother Me’ Tells A Huge Story

JESSE GREEN, NY Times: Theater
Thu, 07/26/2018 - 10:57am

The 1972 Broadway musical, closing the Encores! Off-Center season, sketches the history of the resilience of black Americans in song and dance.

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