Madea's Family Reunion (play)

Madea's Family Reunion
Written by	Tyler Perry
Characters	Madea, Jackie, Reverend Johnny Lewis, Cora, Mr. Brown, Vickie, A.J. Mattie, Kevin, Lisa, Ronnie and Tina
Date premiered	January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04)
Place premiered	Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy-Drama
Setting	Madea’s Backyard
Tyler Perry Plays chronology
Diary of a Mad Black Woman Madea's Class Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion is a 2002 American stage musical written and produced by Tyler Perry. ^[1] Described as gospel theater, ^[2] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

It was made into a film in 2006. ^[3]

Cast

• Tyler Perry as Madea
• D'Atra Hicks as Jackie
• Terry Phillips as Kevin
• Tamela Mann as Cora
• David Mann as Mr. Brown
• Isaac Carree as Reverend Johnny Lewis
  • Quan Howell (filmed version)
• 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

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

References

1. Blank, Christopher (January 11, 2002). "Perry's 'Reunion' a happening with non-stop humor, tunes and ad-libs". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. Blank, Christopher (January 10, 2002). "Devotion to the show". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Casey, Nora Sørena (2024). "Tyler Perry". Britannica Biographies– via EBSCOhost.