The Marriage Counselor is a 2008 American stage play created, written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry. It is his tenth play. The show toured from January 2008 to June 2009. It stars Tamar Davis as Dr. Judith Jackson and Tony Grant as Roger Jackson. The live performance released on DVD on January 13, 2009 was taped in Cleveland at the State Theatre at Playhouse Square in May 2008.
Plot Roger Jackson is an accountant who takes care of his wife Judith, as well as her mother T.T. and his father Floyd, who were both displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The two parents bicker constantly; Floyd smokes marijuana and grows it in the Jacksons' yard. Judith is an Ivy League-educated marriage counselor who gives marital advice every day, yet seems not to recognize the issues with her own marriage. An old college flame entices her to leave her husband, parents, home and practice. Through a series of unpredictable events, she finds that her new life may not be as wonderful as she thought. Lisa, who cleans her office, hands in her notice and reveals that she has HIV, courtesy of her womanizing, drug-using ex-husband. Unknowingly, Judith slowly leaves her life just as her husband is trying to improve and revitalize their relationship. One day he decides to surprise her at her practice.... with her new husband.
Tour Dates +Scheduled Shows Date City VenueJanuary 8, 2008Little RockRobinson Center Music HallJanuary 9, 2008January 10, 2008DallasMusic Hall at Fair ParkJanuary 11, 2008January 12, 2008January 13, 2008January 15, 2008PhoenixDodge TheatreJanuary 17, 2008Los AngelesKodak TheatreJanuary 18, 2008January 19, 2008January 20, 2008January 24, 2008JacksonvilleTimes-Union Center for the Performing ArtsJanuary 25, 2008January 26, 2008January 27, 2008January 29, 2008PhiladelphiaMerriam TheaterJanuary 30, 2008January 31, 2008February 1, 2008February 2, 2008February 3, 2008February 5, 2008OrlandoOrange County Convention CenterFebruary 6, 2008February 7, 2008MiamiJames L. Knight CenterFebruary 8, 2008February 9, 2008February 10, 2008February 12, 2008North CharlestonNorth Charleston ColiseumFebruary 13, 2008February 14, 2008ColumbiaTownship AuditoriumFebruary 15, 2008February 16, 2008February 17, 2008February 19, 2008East LansingWharton Center for Performing ArtsFebruary 21, 2008PeoriaPeoria Civic CenterFebruary 22, 2008IndianapolisMurat TheatreFebruary 23, 2008February 24, 2008February 28, 2008PhiladelphiaMerriam TheatreFebruary 29, 2008March 1, 2008March 2, 2008March 6, 2008NashvilleTennessee Performing Arts CenterMarch 7, 2008March 8, 2008March 9, 2008March 13, 2008MemphisOrpheum TheatreMarch 14, 2008March 15, 2008March 16, 2008March 18, 2008AlbanyAlbany Civic CenterMarch 20, 2008New OrleansNew Orleans Convention CenterMarch 21, 2008March 22, 2008March 23, 2008March 25, 2008BaltimoreMurphy Fine Arts CenterMarch 26, 2008March 27, 2008March 28, 2008March 29, 2008March 30, 2008April 3, 2008DetroitFox TheatreApril 4, 2008April 5, 2008April 6, 2008April 10, 2008LouisvilleLouisville PalaceApril 11, 2008CincinnatiAronoff CenterApril 12, 2008April 13, 2008PittsburghPetersen Events CenterApril 17, 2008AtlantaFox TheatreApril 18, 2008April 19, 2008April 20, 2008April 22, 2008RichmondLandmark TheaterApril 23, 2008April 24, 2008April 25, 2008April 26, 2008HamptonHampton ColiseumApril 27, 2008April 29, 2008DaytonSchuster CenterApril 30, 2008May 1, 2008ChicagoArie Crown TheaterMay 2, 2008May 3, 2008May 4, 2008May 6, 2008ColumbusVeterans Memorial AuditoriumMay 7, 2008May 9, 2008ClevelandState TheatreMay 10, 2008May 11, 2008September 9, 2008TampaUSF Sun DomeSeptember 10, 2008TallahasseeTallahassee-Leon County Civic CenterSeptember 11, 2008AtlantaFabulous Fox TheatreSeptember 12, 2008September 13, 2008September 14, 2008September 16, 2008Washington, D.C.Warner TheatreSeptember 17, 2008September 18, 2008September 19, 2008September 20, 2008September 21, 2008September 23, 2008BuffaloShea's Performing Arts CenterSeptember 24, 2008September 25, 2008RochesterAuditorium TheatreSeptember 26, 2008BostonBoch CenterSeptember 27, 2008September 28, 2008October 7, 2008AlbanyPalace TheatreOctober 8, 2008SyracuseLandmark TheatreOctober 10, 2008MemphisOrpheum TheatreOctober 11, 2008October 12, 2008October 14, 2008South BendMorris Performing Arts CenterOctober 15, 2008RockfordCoronado Performing Arts CenterOctober 16, 2008Fort WayneEmbassy TheatreOctober 17, 2008Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaOctober 18, 2008ChicagoArie Crown TheaterOctober 19, 2008October 21, 2008HuntsvilleVon Braun CenterOctober 22, 2008October 23, 2008GreenvilleBi-Lo CenterOctober 24, 2008FayettevilleCrown Center of CumberlandOctober 25, 2008October 26, 2008October 28, 2008RaleighRBC CenterOctober 29, 2008October 31, 2008CharlotteCricket ArenaNovember 1, 2008November 18, 2008JacksonMississippi ColiseumNovember 19, 2008November 20, 2008HoustonHobby Center for the Performing ArtsNovember 21, 2008November 22, 2008November 23, 2008January 16, 2009OaklandParamount TheatreJanuary 17, 2009January 18, 2009February 7, 2009Kansas CityKansas City Music HallFebruary 8, 2009February 18, 2009ShreveportRiverView TheaterFebruary 25, 2009DavenportAdler TheatreMarch 3, 2009El PasoAbraham Chavez TheatreMarch 6, 2009Las VegasPlanet Hollywood Resort and CasinoMarch 7, 2009March 11, 2009New HavenShubert TheatreMarch 12, 2009March 13, 2009March 14, 2009HartfordBushnell CenterMarch 15, 2009March 18, 2009PortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert HallMarch 20, 2009SeattleParamount TheatreMarch 21, 2009March 22, 2009April 7, 2009New YorkBeacon TheatreApril 8, 2009April 9, 2009April 10, 2009April 11, 2009April 12, 2009April 28, 2009New YorkBeacon TheatreApril 29, 2009April 30, 2009May 1, 2009May 2, 2009May 3, 2009
Cast Tamar Davis as Dr. Judith Jackson Tony Grant as Roger Jackson Palmer Williams Jr. as Floyd (Stanley) Jackson Alltrinna Grayson as T.T. Jackson Myra Beasley as Michelle Smith Stephanie Ferrett as Becky Brandi Milton as Patrice Washington Jermaine Sellers as Oscar Smith Donny Sykes (FILMED VERSION) Johnny Gilmore as Reverend Tank Washington Nicole Jackson as Lisa Timon Kyle Durrett as Ronald
Band David Farmer - Musical Director / Keyboards John "L'Mo" Elmore - Keyboards / Sound Effects Terrell Sass - Drums / Drum Programming Phillip Muckle - Bass Guitar Marius "Moses" Staimez - Guitar Ryan Kilgore - Saxophone
Musical Numbers All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.
"Gospel Medley" "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour" - T.T. "This Little Light of Mine" - Roger "Down by the Riverside" - Judith All You Need to Know - Lisa "She's Gonna Find Another Man" - Floyd "Between The Words" - Michelle "You Only Get One" - T.T. "When He Looks At You" - Reverend Tank "I'm Sorry" - Oscar "Love Songs Medley" "Love and Happiness" - Floyd "For the Love of You" - T.T. & Patrice "Fire and Desire" - Becky "Shattered" - Judith "Sometimes We Stay Too Long" - Roger
Film adaptation A film adaptation of the play, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, was filmed in 2012, and released in 2013. The film stars Jurnee Smollett, Lance Gross, Brandy and Kim Kardashian. The film is much darker in tone than the comedic approach of the play.
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