Play written by Tyler Perry
| Madea's Big Happy Family |
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| Written by | Tyler Perry |
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| Characters | Madea, Aunt Bam, Shirley, Joyce, Monroe, Byron, Donnie, Kimberly, Harold, Tammy, Rose, Jason, Karen, Dr. Wallace |
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| Date premiered | January 4, 2010 |
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| Place premiered | El Paso |
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| Original language | English |
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| Subject | Family, Death |
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| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
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Madea's Big Happy Family is a 2010 American stage play created, produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. It stars Tyler Perry as Mabel "Madea" Simmons and Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam. The play also marks the debut appearance of Aunt Bam played by Davis. Perry began writing the show after the death of his mother Willie Maxine Perry on December 8, 2009. The main character of Shirley is based on her. The live performance released on DVD on November 23, 2010 was recorded live in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in July 2010.
