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Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
7.1 / 10• 2001• 2h 10m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Before it was a movie, it was a theatrical phenomenon! When Helen learns that her husband is leaving her for her best friend, the women in her family are ready with advice. Her devout mother preaches strength and forgiveness, while her parolee grandmother shows up with a gun! Acclaimed African-American playwright Tyler Perry dares to mix sacred and secular humor with riotous results. Experience his most famous morality tale, now a major motion picture, in its original stage format...complete with live musical numbers!
Cast & Crew
Tyler Perry
Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
LeadMK
Marva King
Helen Simmons-McCarter
CB
Curtis Blake
Charles
Tamela Mann
Myrtle Simmons
Cordell Moore
Orlando
TR
Tunja Robinson
Brenda
TL
Ty London
Willie
RM
Regina McCrary
Mildred
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tyler Perry's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
