''A Madea Christmas'' is a 2011 American stage play created, produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. It stars Tyler Perry as

Mabel "Madea" Simmons Mabel "Madea" Earlene Simmons (née Baker/Murphy) is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. She is portrayed as a tough, street-smart elderly African-American woman. Madea is based on Perry's mother and his aunt. In Perry's own words ...

and Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam. The play also marks the debut appearance of Hattie Mae Love, played by Patrice Lovely. The live performance released on DVD (November 22, 2011) was recorded live in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 13 - 14, 2011.

Plot

The members of the Mansell family—who can be identified without fear of stereotyping as mean mother Lillian, pompous father John, restless daughter China, and virginal son Japan —prepare for the holiday feast with the help of their saintly maid Margaret and their mouthy chef Hattie. Eager to impress China's super-rich beau/presumed fiancé Bobby, Lilian forces Margaret to work on Christmas instead of celebrating with her family. So China secretly invites the whole disreputable brood: Madea, Aunt Bam, and grown children Lucy, George, and Eric. China was once in love with Eric; his reappearance lets her rethink her relationship with Bobby.

Cast

* Tyler Perry as Madea * Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam *

Chandra Currelley-Young Chandra Currelley-Young (born August 30, 1961) is an American actress and singer. Currelley has done extensive work with director and writer Tyler Perry, and has played many roles in his various productions and several stage plays. In all of h ...

as Lillian * Cheryl Pepsii Riley as Margaret * Támar Davis as China * Tony Grant as Eric * Patrice Lovely as Hattie * Maurice Lauchner as John * Zuri Craig as Japan * Jeffery Lewis as George * Alexis Jones as Lucy * Shannon Williams as Bobby

The Band

* Ronnie Garrett - Musical Director & Bass Guitar * Derek Scott - Guitar * Marcus Williams - Drums * Michael Burton - Saxophone * Justin Gilbert - Keyboards * Aaron Draper - Percussion * Jeff Bradshaw - Trombone * Natalie Ragins - Keyboards & Organ * Melvin Jones - Trumpet * Sheryl Boyd - Background Vocals & Lucy ''(Understudy)'' * Natasha Evans - Background Vocals * Tony Hightower - Background Vocals

Musical Numbers

''All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.'' * " O Come, All Ye Faithful" - Margaret, Lillian, Hattie, Japan and John * "What About Us?" - Japan and China * "That's My Little Girl..." - John * "I Pray" - Margaret * "Who's It Gonna Be?" - Eric * Gospel Medley *# "Jesus Never Fails" - Margaret and Hattie *# " Tis' So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" - Aunt Bam *# " What a Friend We Have in Jesus" - Lillian * "Lord I Need You More Than Ever Before" - Lillian * "Please Be The Man" - China * " O Holy Night" - Eric * " Mary Did You Know?" - Lucy and John * " Do You Hear What I Hear?" - China and George

Film adaptation

The film '' Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas'' was released in theaters on December 13, 2013. However, the film version is only connected to the stageplay via name-only. Otherwise, it has a completely different storyline and different characters.

External links

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Tyler Perry Official website

AJC Article

A Madea Christmas Homepage
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