The Marriage Counselor Explained

The Marriage Counselor
Characters:Judith, Roger, Floyd, T.T., Michelle, Oscar, Becky, Patrice, Reverend Tank, Lisa and Ronald
Orig Lang:English
Subject:Marriage, Infidelity
Genre:Comedy-Drama
Chronology:Tyler Perry Plays
Next Play:Laugh to Keep from Crying
Last Play:What's Done in the Dark

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
DateCityVenue
January 8, 2008Little RockRobinson Center Music Hall
January 9, 2008
January 10, 2008DallasMusic Hall at Fair Park
January 11, 2008
January 12, 2008
January 13, 2008
January 15, 2008PhoenixDodge Theatre
January 17, 2008Los AngelesKodak Theatre
January 18, 2008
January 19, 2008
January 20, 2008
January 24, 2008JacksonvilleTimes-Union Center for the Performing Arts
January 25, 2008
January 26, 2008
January 27, 2008
January 29, 2008PhiladelphiaMerriam Theater
January 30, 2008
January 31, 2008
February 1, 2008
February 2, 2008
February 3, 2008
February 5, 2008OrlandoOrange County Convention Center
February 6, 2008
February 7, 2008MiamiJames L. Knight Center
February 8, 2008
February 9, 2008
February 10, 2008
February 12, 2008North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
February 13, 2008
February 14, 2008ColumbiaTownship Auditorium
February 15, 2008
February 16, 2008
February 17, 2008
February 19, 2008East LansingWharton Center for Performing Arts
February 21, 2008PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
February 22, 2008IndianapolisMurat Theatre
February 23, 2008
February 24, 2008
February 28, 2008PhiladelphiaMerriam Theatre
February 29, 2008
March 1, 2008
March 2, 2008
March 6, 2008NashvilleTennessee Performing Arts Center
March 7, 2008
March 8, 2008
March 9, 2008
March 13, 2008MemphisOrpheum Theatre
March 14, 2008
March 15, 2008
March 16, 2008
March 18, 2008AlbanyAlbany Civic Center
March 20, 2008New OrleansNew Orleans Convention Center
March 21, 2008
March 22, 2008
March 23, 2008
March 25, 2008BaltimoreMurphy Fine Arts Center
March 26, 2008
March 27, 2008
March 28, 2008
March 29, 2008
March 30, 2008
April 3, 2008DetroitFox Theatre
April 4, 2008
April 5, 2008
April 6, 2008
April 10, 2008LouisvilleLouisville Palace
April 11, 2008CincinnatiAronoff Center
April 12, 2008
April 13, 2008PittsburghPetersen Events Center
April 17, 2008AtlantaFox Theatre
April 18, 2008
April 19, 2008
April 20, 2008
April 22, 2008RichmondLandmark Theater
April 23, 2008
April 24, 2008
April 25, 2008
April 26, 2008HamptonHampton Coliseum
April 27, 2008
April 29, 2008DaytonSchuster Center
April 30, 2008
May 1, 2008ChicagoArie Crown Theater
May 2, 2008
May 3, 2008
May 4, 2008
May 6, 2008ColumbusVeterans Memorial Auditorium
May 7, 2008
May 9, 2008ClevelandState Theatre
May 10, 2008
May 11, 2008
September 9, 2008TampaUSF Sun Dome
September 10, 2008TallahasseeTallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
September 11, 2008AtlantaFabulous Fox Theatre
September 12, 2008
September 13, 2008
September 14, 2008
September 16, 2008Washington, D.C.Warner Theatre
September 17, 2008
September 18, 2008
September 19, 2008
September 20, 2008
September 21, 2008
September 23, 2008BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center
September 24, 2008
September 25, 2008RochesterAuditorium Theatre
September 26, 2008BostonBoch Center
September 27, 2008
September 28, 2008
October 7, 2008AlbanyPalace Theatre
October 8, 2008SyracuseLandmark Theatre
October 10, 2008MemphisOrpheum Theatre
October 11, 2008
October 12, 2008
October 14, 2008South BendMorris Performing Arts Center
October 15, 2008RockfordCoronado Performing Arts Center
October 16, 2008Fort WayneEmbassy Theatre
October 17, 2008Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
October 18, 2008ChicagoArie Crown Theater
October 19, 2008
October 21, 2008HuntsvilleVon Braun Center
October 22, 2008
October 23, 2008GreenvilleBi-Lo Center
October 24, 2008FayettevilleCrown Center of Cumberland
October 25, 2008
October 26, 2008
October 28, 2008RaleighRBC Center
October 29, 2008
October 31, 2008CharlotteCricket Arena
November 1, 2008
November 18, 2008JacksonMississippi Coliseum
November 19, 2008
November 20, 2008HoustonHobby Center for the Performing Arts
November 21, 2008
November 22, 2008
November 23, 2008
January 16, 2009OaklandParamount Theatre
January 17, 2009
January 18, 2009
February 7, 2009Kansas CityKansas City Music Hall
February 8, 2009
February 18, 2009ShreveportRiverView Theater
February 25, 2009DavenportAdler Theatre
March 3, 2009El PasoAbraham Chavez Theatre
March 6, 2009Las VegasPlanet Hollywood Resort and Casino
March 7, 2009
March 11, 2009New HavenShubert Theatre
March 12, 2009
March 13, 2009
March 14, 2009HartfordBushnell Center
March 15, 2009
March 18, 2009PortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
March 20, 2009SeattleParamount Theatre
March 21, 2009
March 22, 2009
April 7, 2009New YorkBeacon Theatre
April 8, 2009
April 9, 2009
April 10, 2009
April 11, 2009
April 12, 2009
April 28, 2009New YorkBeacon Theatre
April 29, 2009
April 30, 2009
May 1, 2009
May 2, 2009
May 3, 2009

Cast

Band

Musical Numbers

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

  1. "Gospel Medley"
    1. "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour" - T.T.
    2. "This Little Light of Mine" - Roger
    3. "Down by the Riverside" - Judith
  2. All You Need to Know - Lisa
  3. "She's Gonna Find Another Man" - Floyd
  4. "Between The Words" - Michelle
  5. "You Only Get One" - T.T.
  6. "When He Looks At You" - Reverend Tank
  7. "I'm Sorry" - Oscar
  8. "Love Songs Medley"
    1. "Love and Happiness" - Floyd
    2. "For the Love of You" - T.T. & Patrice
    3. "Fire and Desire" - Becky
  9. "Shattered" - Judith
  10. "Sometimes We Stay Too Long" - Roger

Film adaptation

A film adaptation of the play, , 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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