| A Madea Christmas | |||
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| Written by | Tyler Perry | ||
| Characters | Madea, Aunt Bam, Lillian, Margaret, China, Japan, Eric, Hattie, John, George, Lucy and Bobby | ||
| Date premiered | May 13, 2011 | ||
| Place premiered | Atlanta | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Subject | Family, Holidays | ||
| Genre | Comedy-Drama | ||
| Setting | The Hamptons | ||
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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 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 on November 22, 2011 was recorded live in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 2011. This was Perry's first production that wasn't available on tour and had only 2 premiere performances.
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.
All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.
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.
