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This article is about the play. For the film adaptation, see Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
The Marriage Counselor
Written by Tyler Perry
CharactersJudith, Roger, Floyd, T.T., Michelle, Oscar, Becky, Patrice, Reverend Tank, Lisa and Ronald
Date premieredJanuary 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)
Original languageEnglish
SubjectMarriage, Infidelity
GenreComedy-Drama
Tyler Perry Plays chronology
What's Done in the Dark Laugh to Keep from Crying

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 Venue
January 8, 2008 Little Rock Robinson Center Music Hall
January 9, 2008
January 10, 2008 Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park
January 11, 2008
January 12, 2008
January 13, 2008
January 15, 2008 Phoenix Dodge Theatre
January 17, 2008 Los Angeles Kodak Theatre
January 18, 2008
January 19, 2008
January 20, 2008
January 24, 2008 Jacksonville Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
January 25, 2008
January 26, 2008
January 27, 2008
January 29, 2008 Philadelphia Merriam Theater
January 30, 2008
January 31, 2008
February 1, 2008
February 2, 2008
February 3, 2008
February 5, 2008 Orlando Orange County Convention Center
February 6, 2008
February 7, 2008 Miami James L. Knight Center
February 8, 2008
February 9, 2008
February 10, 2008
February 12, 2008 North Charleston North Charleston Coliseum
February 13, 2008
February 14, 2008 Columbia Township Auditorium
February 15, 2008
February 16, 2008
February 17, 2008
February 19, 2008 East Lansing Wharton Center for Performing Arts
February 21, 2008 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
February 22, 2008 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
February 23, 2008
February 24, 2008
February 28, 2008 Philadelphia Merriam Theatre
February 29, 2008
March 1, 2008
March 2, 2008
March 6, 2008 Nashville Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 7, 2008
March 8, 2008
March 9, 2008
March 13, 2008 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
March 14, 2008
March 15, 2008
March 16, 2008
March 18, 2008 Albany Albany Civic Center
March 20, 2008 New Orleans New Orleans Convention Center
March 21, 2008
March 22, 2008
March 23, 2008
March 25, 2008 Baltimore Murphy Fine Arts Center
March 26, 2008
March 27, 2008
March 28, 2008
March 29, 2008
March 30, 2008
April 3, 2008 Detroit Fox Theatre
April 4, 2008
April 5, 2008
April 6, 2008
April 10, 2008 Louisville Louisville Palace
April 11, 2008 Cincinnati Aronoff Center
April 12, 2008
April 13, 2008 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center
April 17, 2008 Atlanta Fox Theatre
April 18, 2008
April 19, 2008
April 20, 2008
April 22, 2008 Richmond Landmark Theater
April 23, 2008
April 24, 2008
April 25, 2008
April 26, 2008 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
April 27, 2008
April 29, 2008 Dayton Schuster Center
April 30, 2008
May 1, 2008 Chicago Arie Crown Theater
May 2, 2008
May 3, 2008
May 4, 2008
May 6, 2008 Columbus Veterans Memorial Auditorium
May 7, 2008
May 9, 2008 Cleveland State Theatre
May 10, 2008
May 11, 2008
September 9, 2008 Tampa USF Sun Dome
September 10, 2008 Tallahassee Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
September 11, 2008 Atlanta Fabulous Fox Theatre
September 12, 2008
September 13, 2008
September 14, 2008
September 16, 2008 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
September 17, 2008
September 18, 2008
September 19, 2008
September 20, 2008
September 21, 2008
September 23, 2008 Buffalo Shea's Performing Arts Center
September 24, 2008
September 25, 2008 Rochester Auditorium Theatre
September 26, 2008 Boston Boch Center
September 27, 2008
September 28, 2008
October 7, 2008 Albany Palace Theatre
October 8, 2008 Syracuse Landmark Theatre
October 10, 2008 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
October 11, 2008
October 12, 2008
October 14, 2008 South Bend Morris Performing Arts Center
October 15, 2008 Rockford Coronado Performing Arts Center
October 16, 2008 Fort Wayne Embassy Theatre
October 17, 2008 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
October 18, 2008 Chicago Arie Crown Theater
October 19, 2008
October 21, 2008 Huntsville Von Braun Center
October 22, 2008
October 23, 2008 Greenville Bi-Lo Center
October 24, 2008 Fayetteville Crown Center of Cumberland
October 25, 2008
October 26, 2008
October 28, 2008 Raleigh RBC Center
October 29, 2008
October 31, 2008 Charlotte Cricket Arena
November 1, 2008
November 18, 2008 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
November 19, 2008
November 20, 2008 Houston Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
November 21, 2008
November 22, 2008
November 23, 2008
January 16, 2009 Oakland Paramount Theatre
January 17, 2009
January 18, 2009
February 7, 2009 Kansas City Kansas City Music Hall
February 8, 2009
February 18, 2009 Shreveport RiverView Theater
February 25, 2009 Davenport Adler Theatre
March 3, 2009 El Paso Abraham Chavez Theatre
March 6, 2009 Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
March 7, 2009
March 11, 2009 New Haven Shubert Theatre
March 12, 2009
March 13, 2009
March 14, 2009 Hartford Bushnell Center
March 15, 2009
March 18, 2009 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
March 20, 2009 Seattle Paramount Theatre
March 21, 2009
March 22, 2009
April 7, 2009 New York Beacon Theatre
April 8, 2009
April 9, 2009
April 10, 2009
April 11, 2009
April 12, 2009
April 28, 2009 New York Beacon Theatre
April 29, 2009
April 30, 2009
May 1, 2009
May 2, 2009
May 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.

  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, 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.

External links

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