doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Micki Grant

MICKI GRANT

  (1941 - )
Nationality:    African American
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    The Luedtke Agency  

Micki Grant is an American singer (soprano), actress, writer and composer. She performed in Having Our Say (as Sadie Delaney), Tambourines to Glory and Jericho-Jim Crow, The Gingham Dog, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope and has received three Tony Award nominations for her writing. In the early 1960s, she appeared off-Broadway in Jean Genet's "The Blacks" (with James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson), and in "Brecht on Brecht", in which she sang (among other things) "Pirate Jenny". In 1964, Grant appeared as 'Ella Hammer' in the Howard da Silva's off-Broadway revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, opposite Jerry Orbach and Rita Gardner. In 1965, Micki Grant became one of the first African-American cast members of a daytime soap opera (preceded by Rex Ingram on The Brighter Day, when she played the role of Peggy Harris Nolan on NBC's Another World. Much of her early work was done with director Vinnette Carroll, the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway. They collaborated on Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope and Your Arms Too Short to Box With God, both enjoying critical acclaim and long Broadway runs. - wiki

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

below is a list of Micki Grant's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Cope         Croesus And the Witch         Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope         I'm Laughin' But I Ain't Tickled         It's So Nice to Be Civilized         Love Power         Old Judge Mose Is Dead         Prodigal Sister, The         Step Lively, Boy         Through the Looking Glass         Ups And Downs Of theophilus Maitland, The         Working         Your Arms Too Short To Box With God

Cope

Synopsis:
conceived by Carroll, utilises song and dance based on blues, gospel, jazz, rock, calypso and traditional ballad rythms to celebrate coping mechanisms of African Americans.

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Croesus And the Witch

Synopsis:
While on a hunt in the wilderness, Croesus and his two friends confront the devilish witch Hecuba, managing to outwit her and return home with prized deerskins

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
Urban Arts Corps, New York    1971

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical Comedy Musical One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  chorus

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
. a celebration of the present-day black experience

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
Lincoln Center Audi-Torium, New York    1970

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Polydor (6013) 1972

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Two act Musical Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  B M & F

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

I'm Laughin' But I Ain't Tickled

Synopsis:
Contains a number of poems from a Rock against the Wind, an anthology edited by Lindsay Patterson

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
Urban Arts Corps, New York    1976

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical Revue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

It's So Nice to Be Civilized

It's So Nice to Be Civilized
This poignant and optimistic show introduces the black residents of Sweetbitter Street: a sharpster, a nightclub owner, a couple awaiting their first child, the street smart gang, a bag lady, and a matriarchal grandma. Enter the social worker whose job it is to initiate an art project in the ghetto.

Notes:
book, music and lyrics by Micki Grant

1st Produced:
Martin beck Theatre, NY    03 Jun 1980

Organisations:
-

1st Published:

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Love Power

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
-    1974

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Old Judge Mose Is Dead

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
Urban Arts Corps, New York    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Prodigal Sister, The

Synopsis:
Jackie, a young black woman in conflict with parents, becomes pregnant and leaves home for the freedom of the big city, only to return home to find love and acceptance

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Micki Grant. Book And lyrics by J. e. Franklin

1st Produced:
Nft, New York    1974

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
SF; Music by Fiddle-back Music Co., New York,    -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical Comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  6 BM, 7 BF

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Step Lively, Boy

Synopsis:
Based on Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead. a statement about the horror, futility, and absurdity of war

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
Urban Arts Corps, New York    1973

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical Drama Musical One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large Cast

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Through the Looking Glass

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
-    1969

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Ups And Downs Of theophilus Maitland, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
written by Micki Grant And Vinnette Carroll

1st Produced:
Urban Arts Corps, New York    1975

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical Comedy Musical One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5 BM, 5 BF, chorus

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Working

Synopsis:
the cast of six actors portrays 36 ordinary Americans as they strive to transcend the everyday and to find significance in their jobs. WORKING is based on the 1974 bestseller Working: People Talk About What they Do All Day and How they Feel About What they Do by the noted oral historian and radio broadcaster Studs Terkel. 2012 is Terkel's centenary year.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Book By: Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg; Music & Lyrics By: by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers & Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, and James Taylor

1st Produced:
46th Street Theatre    14 May 1978

Organisations:
Prospect Theater Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Your Arms Too Short To Box With God

Synopsis:
the story of Christ as conceived from the "Book of Matthew."

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Alex Bradford; Additional music by Micki Grant.

1st Produced:
Spoleto Festival, Italy    1975

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original Broadway cast: aBC (aB-1004) 1976

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Gospel Music Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  21 singers and dancers

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page