Madea's Class Reunion
Encyclopedia
Madea's Class Reunion: The Class That Had No Class is a 2003
U.S. teleplay
directed, written, and starring Tyler Perry
. The live performance that was released on DVD
was taped in Detroit.
Madea and her colorful crazy neighbor and classmate, Mr. Brown (whose wife from the previous play
, Mattie, died from Alzheimer's and was cremated) help married couple Corey and Trina Jeffrey (Terrell Carter, Pamela Taylor) come to terms with infidelity. A woman (Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley) hurt by years of torment must give up prostituting herself with her abusive babydaddy (D'Wayne Gardner), and reconcile with her tired elderly mother (Chandra Currelly-Young) who was fired by the evil manager of the Pandora (Chantel Christopher), who is having an affair with a man (Anselmo Gordon) who is married to Cora's friend Diana (Judy Peterson), who is too reliant on her man.
Through all of this craziness, the insane bellboy/bartender, "Dr." Willie Leroy Jones (new character played by Perry), is causing ruckus in the already rowdy hotel. Willie is suffering from Dissociative identity disorder (DID), claiming to have 27 people living in his head.
2003 in television
The year 2003 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2003.For the American TV schedule, see: 2003-04 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:...
U.S. teleplay
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
directed, written, and starring Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
. The live performance that was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
was taped in Detroit.
Plot
Tyler Perry's gun-toting, irreverent granny Madea, played by Perry himself, has been entertaining theater audiences with plays like Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion. This time, Madea is traveling to the Pandora Hotel, the venue for her 50-year class reunion. Running afoul of the law, Madea still manages to teach valuable lessons amidst the comedy and chaos, addressing the importance of forgiveness and the value of friendship.Madea and her colorful crazy neighbor and classmate, Mr. Brown (whose wife from the previous play
Madea's Family Reunion (play)
Madea's Family Reunion is an American play written by Tyler Perry. It stars Tyler Perry as Mabel "Madea" Simmons, Quan Howell as Reverend Lewis, Sonya Evans as Lisa, D'Atra Hicks as Jackie and Tamela Mann as Cora.-Synopsis:...
, Mattie, died from Alzheimer's and was cremated) help married couple Corey and Trina Jeffrey (Terrell Carter, Pamela Taylor) come to terms with infidelity. A woman (Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley) hurt by years of torment must give up prostituting herself with her abusive babydaddy (D'Wayne Gardner), and reconcile with her tired elderly mother (Chandra Currelly-Young) who was fired by the evil manager of the Pandora (Chantel Christopher), who is having an affair with a man (Anselmo Gordon) who is married to Cora's friend Diana (Judy Peterson), who is too reliant on her man.
Through all of this craziness, the insane bellboy/bartender, "Dr." Willie Leroy Jones (new character played by Perry), is causing ruckus in the already rowdy hotel. Willie is suffering from Dissociative identity disorder (DID), claiming to have 27 people living in his head.
Cast
- Madea / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones- Tyler PerryTyler PerryTyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
- Emma - Chandra Currelley-YoungChandra Currelley-YoungChandra Currelley-Young is an American actress. Currelley has done extensive work with director and writer Tyler Perry, and has played many roles in his various productions. She also has appeared in several stage plays.-Life and career:...
- Stephanie - Cheryl Pepsii RileyCheryl Pepsii RileyCheryl "Pepsii" Riley-Grace is an American R&B/gospel singer and actress, best known for her 1988 ballad, "Thanks for My Child."-Life and career:Cheryl Riley was born in Brooklyn, New York...
- Brown - David Mann
- Cora - Tamela MannTamela MannTamela J. Mann is an American actress and gospel singer, known for her role as Cora in Tyler Perry's plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, and What's Done in the Dark...
- Trina - Pam Taylor
- Clarence -Anselmo Gordon
- Corey - Terrell Carter
- Diana - Judy Peterson
- Ann - Chantell Christopher
- Horace -D'Wayne Gardner
- Waiter / D.J. - Ahmad Jamal McGhee
Musical numbers
- "For Everything There's a Reason" - Cora
- "I Want to Be" - Brown
- "Walk with Me" - Emma
- "Hold My Hand" - Cora
- "One More Chance" - Trina
- "I Need It, Lord" - Emma
- "Could You Handle It?" - Corey
- "Cleanse Me, Wash Me" - Stephanie
- "It's You" - Diana
- "My Man" - Diana
- "You Can Make It" - Diana, Cora, Stephanie, Emma, Trina, and Corey