''Madea Gets a Job'' is a 2012 American stage play created, written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. It stars Tyler Perry as Madea "Mabel" Simmons and Patrice Lovely as Hattie. The live performance released on DVD on February 5, 2013 was recorded live in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in June 2012.

Plot

Hard times (and the judge) caught up with Madea and she is forced to come out of retirement to go to work. Remember, since she is still on probation, Madea is not a star candidate for employment. A job at a nursing home would make Madea's employer never be the same after one day. The comically outspoken Madea gives counseling and advice to nursing home residents, staff, and family which positively improves their outlook and personal relationships.

Tour Dates

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Cast

* Tyler Perry as Madea * Patrice Lovely as Hattie * Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley as Carla Montgomery *

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 Barbara * Melonie Daniels-Walker as Mrs. Watson * Tony Grant as Allen *

Tamar Davis Tamar may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Tamar'' (album), by Tamar Braxton, 2000 * ''Tamar'' (novel), by Mal Peet, 2005 * ''Tamar'' (poem), an epic poem by Robinson Jeffers People * Tamar (name), including a list of people with ...

as Dalia * Tony Hightower as Malik * Maurice Lauchner as Carson * Jeffery Lewis as Sam * Stephanie Ferrett as Sue Ellen * Alexis Jones as Rebecca

The Band

* Ronnie Garrett - Musical Director/Bass Guitar * Derek Scott - Guitar * Marcus Williams - Drums * Michael Burton - Saxophone * Justin Gilbert - Keyboards * Darius Fentress - Percussion * Natalie Ragins - Keyboards * Melvin Jones - Trumpet * Saunders Sermons - Trombone * Greg Kirkland - Background Vocals * Zuri Craig - Background Vocals * Latayvia Cherry - Background Vocals

Musical numbers

''All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.'' * "

Grandma's Hands "Grandma's Hands" is a song written by Bill Withers about his grandmother. It was included on his first album '' Just as I Am'' (1971), and was released as a single, reaching number 18 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and 42 on the ''Billb ...

" – Entire Cast * "Unbelievable" – Malik and Dalia * "All I Want Is Love" – Carla * "They Just Left Me" – Barbara and Carson * "Where Did The Time Go" – Hattie * "Run to Me" – Allen * "Please Don't Pass Me By" – Entire Cast

Post-Show Concert

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Before I Let Go "Before I Let Go" is a song performed by American R&B band Maze, issued as the second single from the band's fifth album and first live album '' Live in New Orleans''. Although ''Live in New Orleans'' is a live album, "Before I Let Go" appears o ...

" - Tony Grant * "Cry Together" - Tony Hightower * '

He Loves Me He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...

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* " Dr. Feelgood" - Cheryl Pepsii Riley * "

Something He Can Feel "Something He Can Feel" is a song composed by Curtis Mayfield for the 1976 motion picture ''Sparkle''. The song, a love ballad in a Chicago-/Philly-soul style, became a number-one hit on the ''Billboard's'' R&B singles chart in the United States ...

" - Patrice Lovely * " Me, Myself and I" - Alexis Jones * "

Can You Stand the Rain "Can You Stand the Rain" is a ballad by R&B/pop group New Edition. The song was released on December 13, 1988 by MCA Records as the third single from their fifth studio album, ''Heart Break''. Overview Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry L ...

" - Tyler Perry * " What Have You Done for Me Lately" - Melonie Daniels-Walker * " How Can I Ease the Pain" - Stephanie Ferrett * "

Reasons In the most general terms, a reason is a consideration which justifies or explains an action, a belief, an attitude, or a fact. ''Normative reasons'' are what people appeal to when making arguments about what people should do or believe. For exam ...

" - Jeffery Lewis * "

Let It Be Let It Be most commonly refers to: * ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970 * "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album It may also refer to: Film and television * ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...

" - Maurice Lauchner and

External links

Tyler Perry Official website
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