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Tyler Perry Brings MADEA to NYC's WaMu Theatre, 1/27 - 1/31

By: Jan. 11, 2010
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As previously reported, comedian and celebrated performer/producer/director Tyler Perry is taking his famed character, Madea, on the road this year beginning a national tour that launched on January 4, 2010 at the Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colorado. Perry will, of course, perform the title role. 

As previously reported, the tour has upcoming scheduled stops at the Sports Arena in San Diego (January 12), Save Mart Center in Fresno (January 13), Paramount Theatre in Oakland (January 15-17), the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles (January 19-24), Civic Center in Florence SC (February 2), RBC Center in Raleigh (February 3-5), Crown Coliseum in Feyetteville (February 6), Crickett Arena in Charlotte (February 7), Macon Arena in Macon GA (February 9), the Arie Crown Theatre in Chicago (March 2-6) and the Bushnell Theatre in Hartford (March 19-21).

Perry will now be bringing his show to New York City to play the WaMu Theatre from January 27 - January 31. 

For additional locations recently added visit www.tylerperry.com or click here.

Perry has made two films featuring the Madea character, which he originally created on stage: Madea's Family Reunion and Madea Goes To Jail. Additional credits include television's House of Payne and Meet the Browns. Perry is additionally slated to direct a film adaptations of Broadway's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf...He is one of the producers of the hit film, Precious, now out in theaters.

For further information and updates visit www.tylerperry.com.

 



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