The Marriage Counselor

This article is about the play. For the film adaptation, see Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.

The Marriage Counselor
Written by	Tyler Perry
Characters	Judith, Roger, Floyd, T.T., Michelle, Oscar, Becky, Patrice, Reverend Tank, Lisa and Ronald
Date premiered	January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)
Original language	English
Subject	Marriage, Infidelity
Genre	Comedy-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

• The Marriage Counselor