The Marriage Counselor

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.

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"
 * 2) "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour" - T.T.
 * 3) "This Little Light of Mine" - Roger
 * 4) "Down by the Riverside" - Judith
 * 5) All You Need to Know - Lisa
 * 6) "She's Gonna Find Another Man" - Floyd
 * 7) "Between The Words" - Michelle
 * 8) "You Only Get One" - T.T.
 * 9) "When He Looks At You" - Reverend Tank
 * 10) "I'm Sorry" - Oscar
 * 11) "Love Songs Medley"
 * 12) "Love and Happiness" - Floyd
 * 13) "For the Love of You" - T.T. & Patrice
 * 14) "Fire and Desire" - Becky
 * 15) "Shattered" - Judith
 * 16) "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.