Madea's Family Reunion is a 2002 American stage musical written and produced by Tyler Perry. Described as gospel theater, the play stars Tyler Perry as his recurring character, the grandmother Madea; D'Atra Hicks as Jackie, David Mann as Mr. Brown; and Tamela Mann as Cora. The live performance released on VHS and DVD was recorded live in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre in January 2002.
It was made into a film in 2006.
2002 Film Cast Tyler Perry as Madea D'Atra Hicks as Jackie Terry Phillips as Kevin Tamela Mann as Cora David Mann as Mr. Brown Quan Howell as Reverend Johnny Lewis Pebbles Johnson as Vickie Sonya Evans as Lisa Gary Jenkins as A.J. Zakiya Williams as Tina Mike Storm as Ronnie Regina McCrary as Mattie James Tittle IV as Brian Kim Easterling as Aquaneesha
2002 Live Cast
Tyler Perry as Madea D'Atra Hicks as Jackie Terry Phillips as Kevin Tamela Mann as Cora David Mann as Mr. Brown Issac Carre as Reverend Johnny Lewis Pebbles Johnson as Vickie Sonya Evans as Lisa Gary Jenkins as A.J. Zakiya Williams as Tina Mike Storm as Ronnie Regina McCrary as Mattie James Tittle IV as Brian Kim Easterling as Aquaneesha Donna Stewart - Understudy
The Band
Musical Director/Keyboards - Elvin Ross Keyboards - John Forbes Drums - Erick Morgan Bass - Mike Frazier
Musical Numbers All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross. "I Miss My Old Friend" – Cora "Old Time Mix (consists of Jesus Will Fix It, On the Battlefield, Trouble in My Way, and Have You Tried Jesus?)" - Reverend Johnny, Mattie, Cora, and Brown "It Ain't Over" – A.J. "How Much Can One Heart Take?" – Jackie "Open My Heart" – Vickie "Marriage Can Be Love" – Reverend Johnny "I Can Say I'm Sorry" – Kevin and Jackie "A Family That Prays Together" – Company Tour Dates +Scheduled showsDateCityVenueJanuary 4, 2002AugustaBell AuditoriumJanuary 5, 2002January 10, 2002MemphisOrpheum TheatreJanuary 11, 2002January 12, 2002January 13, 2002January 15, 2002PhiladelphiaMerriam TheatreJanuary 16, 2002January 17, 2002January 18, 2002January 19, 2002January 20, 2002January 22, 2002New OrleansSaenger Theatre (DVD Recording)January 23, 2002January 24, 2002January 25, 2002January 26, 2002January 27, 2002January 29, 2002PhiladelphiaMerriam TheatreJanuary 30, 2002January 31, 2002February 1, 2002February 2, 2002February 3, 2002February 5, 2002February 6, 2002February 7, 2002February 8, 2002February 9, 2002February 10, 2002February 14, 2002ColumbiaTownship AuditoriumFebruary 15, 2002February 16, 2002February 17, 2002February 20, 2002ChicagoNew Regal TheaterFebruary 21, 2002February 22, 2002February 23, 2002February 24, 2002February 26, 2002New OrleansSaenger TheatreFebruary 27, 2002February 28, 2002March 1, 2002March 2, 2002March 3, 2002March 5, 2002ChicagoNew Regal TheaterMarch 6, 2002March 7, 2002March 8, 2002March 9, 2002March 10, 2002March 12, 2002March 13, 2002March 14, 2002March 15, 2002March 16, 2002March 17, 2002March 27, 2002March 28, 2002March 29, 2002March 30, 2002March 31, 2002April 2, 2002Washington, D.C.Warner TheatreApril 3, 2002April 4, 2002April 5, 2002April 6, 2002April 7, 2002April 9, 2002April 10, 2002April 11, 2002April 12, 2002April 13, 2002April 14, 2002April 16, 2002AtlantaAtlanta Civic CenterApril 17, 2002April 18, 2002April 19, 2002April 20, 2002April 21, 2002May 7, 2002New YorkBeacon TheatreMay 8, 2002May 9, 2002May 10, 2002May 11, 2002May 12, 2002May 13, 2002TrentonWar Memorial AuditoriumMay 14, 2002May 16, 2002MemphisOrpheum TheatreMay 17, 2002May 18, 2002May 19, 2002May 21, 2002New YorkBeacon TheatreMay 22, 2002May 23, 2002May 24, 2002May 25, 2002May 26, 2002July 16, 2002Washington, D.C.Warner TheatreJuly 17, 2002July 18, 2002July 19, 2002July 20, 2002July 21, 2002September 3, 2002PhiladelphiaMerriam TheaterSeptember 4, 2002September 5, 2002September 6, 2002September 7, 2002September 8, 2002September 9, 2002ColumbusPalace TheatreSeptember 10, 2002September 12, 2002September 13, 2002Washington, D.C.Warner TheatreSeptember 14, 2002September 15, 2002September 17, 2002DetroitMusic Hall Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 18, 2002September 19, 2002September 20, 2002September 21, 2002September 22, 2002September 24, 2002September 25, 2002September 26, 2002September 27, 2002September 28, 2002September 29, 2002October 1, 2002October 2, 2002October 3, 2002October 4, 2002October 5, 2002October 6, 2002October 8, 2002October 9, 2002October 10, 2002October 11, 2002October 12, 2002October 13, 2002October 24, 2002IndianapolisMurat TheatreOctober 25, 2002October 26, 2002October 27, 2002October 29, 2002BaltimoreMorgan State UniversityOctober 30, 2002October 31, 2002November 1, 2002November 2, 2002November 3, 2002November 5, 2002DallasBruton TheatreNovember 6, 2002November 7, 2002November 8, 2002November 9, 2002November 10, 2002November 19, 2002HoustonVerizon Wireless TheatreNovember 20, 2002November 21, 2002November 22, 2002November 23, 2002November 24, 2002November 25, 2002November 26, 2002November 28, 2002New OrleansSaenger TheatreNovember 29, 2002November 30, 2002December 1, 2002 Categories
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