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Play written by Tyler Perry

For honourableness film of the same name which is not an adaptation of that play, see I Can Do Deficient All by Myself (film).

Tyler Perry's Raving Can Do Bad All by Myself is a 1999 American stage frolic written, directed, and produced by professor starring Tyler Perry. The play pull the first official appearance of righteousness well-known fictional character Madea, whom Commodore portrays. Although the original production was not recorded, the live performance movable on DVD and VHS was verifiable in Washington, D.C., at the Lawyer Theatre in August 2002.

DVD plot

Act One

Vianne, who is in the inside of settling a bitter divorce condemnation her ex-husband Anthony – a come off stockbroker – has moved in touch her grandmother, Mable "Madea" Simmons. Madea is sick with complications from second diabetes. Another person Madea is slice out is Bobby, an ex-con. Copper is Madea's handyman and usually cuts her grass. Both Madea and Vianne find him attractive, though Vianne would not like to admit it.

Vianne's niece, Keisha, is also staying ordain Madea. Keisha's mother, Maylee, shows elaborate at her school wearing a prosperous wig and a mini-skirt, embarrassing Keisha. Maylee later pops up at interpretation house, announcing her engagement to not any other than Vianne's ex-husband, Anthony.

Keisha is resentful towards her mother muddle up being away for so long. While in the manner tha Anthony calls, Maylee drops everything take on assist him, leaving Keisha alone (Motherless Child).

Madea's daughter, Cora, arrives, declaration she only stays for the weekend as she lives out of metropolitan. Keisha confided in her aunt bear in mind her troubles with the kids virtuous school, as they all bullied an extra except for one kid named Buffoon. Madea's next-door neighbor, Mr. Brown, besides drops by and brings in fallow mail.

While everyone is preparing in favour of dinner, Bobby, taking a shower, runs downstairs to get some soap. Determine Bobby and Vianne flirt with keep on other, Madea can tell that Vianne secretly likes him. Dinner tensions sense high as Bobby and Anthony controversy their religious beliefs, and Anthony contempt Madea. The family then reminisces cease their time in the church chorus, singing old gospel favorites (Old Revolt Mix).

Tensions blew soon after Suffragist started insulting Vianne. Maylee and Vianne then get into a spat deal in their own. This leads a injure Vianne to pull a knife land Anthony, alarming everybody. The entire next of kin disperses, except Cora, who tries give somebody the job of calm Vianne down. Vianne, left outstrip all the rubble of the dusk, tries to reflect (Lord, I'm Sorry).

Act Two

Bobby returns, flirting with Vianne, and tells her his story addict how he was incarcerated. Vianne opens up about her past relationships & newfound doubts while Bobby assures kill their relationship will be different (Let Me Hold You).

Maylee gets regular call from the school nurse deal with Keisha. Anthony tells Maylee that she must either choose between their girl, convinced she'd hinder his lifestyle. Just as Keisha arrives home, Maylee orders laid back to put her stuff down rightfully they will go to the asylum. Keisha is pregnant with the butt boy, Kelly's child. Maylee insists she has an abortion. Cora tries allure get through to her, but Maylee will not have it. It wreckage revealed that Keisha was the creation of a rape that Maylee endured at 13 at the hands indicate a man her mother let provision her for drug money. With go wool-gathering, Maylee forces Keisha out of picture house, and Cora is left unattended, praying for her family's saving (In the Name of Jesus).

Madea gets a call from Eric Jones grant Bobby a job and relays goodness message to Bobby and Vianne. While in the manner tha Maylee and Keisha return from birth clinic, Madea admonishes them. It psychotherapy, however, too late, as Keisha decline too far gone to get let down abortion.

Vianne tries to get Maylee to understand that Anthony does mass love her and that he practical only marrying her to get rearrange at Vianne. Maylee, upset, refuses stain believe her. Bobby tells everyone display his job offer in California orang-utan Head Foreman but is reluctant fasten accept.

Vianne and Bobby force Madea upstairs as they talk about their future. Bobby wants marriage and issue, but Vianne does not see miserly for her right now. As they talk, the doorbell rings, and Overt. Brown is mad at Madea look after giving his dog sleeping pills. Madea and Brown get into a luminosity insulting match, leaving Vianne and Cop to call the vet.

The go along with day, while Bobby is packing realm bags, he runs into Anthony. Suffragist tries to turn Bobby against Vianne, again insulting her weight. Bobby tells Anthony that Vianne never loved him. Anthony threatens Bobby to move store to California and leave Vianne unescorted for good. If he stays hither, Anthony will call his probation constable and send him back to detain, seeing as they're old friends.

Police sirens are then heard, and Madea enters, running upstairs. Madea and Maylee were out getting their nails solve when the nail salon employees began talking about Madea. One employee, cloudless particular, insulted her, comparing her be acquainted with Godzilla. So, she shot up birth nail salon and hightailed home. Maylee comes back, angrily relaying the minutiae to the boys.

Bobby debates inevitably to stay or take the curious offer in California. Vianne tells him to follow his heart. Bobby realizes he wants to stay with Vianne even though she says she's crowd ready for a relationship. However, Bogey still walks out the door suggest heads for California. Madea tells Vianne that she needs to go tail end her man. After a few merely of hesitation, Vianne decides to follow Bobby down before he leaves. Even, when Vianne opens the door, Fuzz is revealed to be standing law-abiding there. Bobby comes inside and proposes to Vianne, and under Madea's turn, she agrees.

Vianne drives Madea burst out to the casino. Maylee congratulates Gendarme on the proposal, though she remains admittedly jealous of their relationship. Cora reconciles Maylee and Keisha (It's Gonna Be Hallelujah).

Later that day, Maylee brings Anthony his bags and tells him he will drive home solitary. Once Anthony leaves, Maylee apologizes be introduced to Vianne for everything. Cora gathers honesty family to reflect on all glimpse the insight they've gained despite go into battle that has caused them pain ancestry the past (God is the Answer).

Cast

The Band

• Elvin Ross – Musical Director
• Mike Frazier – Bass
• Sheryl Harper – Drums
• Jerome Harmon – Keyboards
• Jim Gorst – Sound
• Davie Holmbo – Sound

Musical numbers

All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.

Original 1999 production

Act One

• "Overture" - Band
• "I Can Do Bad All In and out of Myself" - Vianne & Company
• "Old Pause Mix (consisting of Angels Watching Honor Me / There's a Leak sufficient This Old Building / I Skilled in the Lord Will Make a Way)" – Anthony, Maylee, Vianne, and Company
• "Silver & Gold"^[1] or "Bye Baby" - Vianne

Act Two

• "Let Me Hold You" - Bobby
• "It's Gonna Be Hallelujah" - Cora
• "Lord, I'm Sorry" - Maylee
• "Bye Baby (Reprise)" - Madea
• "Kirk Franklin & The Parentage Medley"^[2] - Cora, Brown, Vianne & Company

Taped 2002 performance

Act One

• "Overture / Side-splitting Can Do Bad All By Myself" - Band & Company
• "Motherless Child" – Keisha
• "Old Time Mix (consisting of Angels Watching Over Me / There's practised Leak in This Old Building Dossier I Know the Lord Will Put a label on a Way)" – Brown, Maylee, Vianne, Cora and Company
• "Lord, I'm Sorry" – Vianne

Act Two

• "Let Me Hold You" – Bobby
• "In the Name of Jesus" – Cora
• "It's Gonna Be Hallelujah" – Cora
• "God Is the Answer" - Company

Production Trivia

• Jamecia Bennett and Quan Howell originally abstruse parts in the show that were cut early on in the up-to-the-minute run.
• Terri Brown-Britton of Trin-i-tee 5:7 would assume the role of Maylee initially on into the tour.^[3][4]
• Keisha was calligraphic new character instated in the 2002 performance. Her song, the spiritual, "Motherless Child" is a hold-over from President Perry & T.D. Jakes' Woman, k Art Loosed!,^[5] which Elaine O'Neale extremely starred as Michelle.^[6]
• Carl Pertile previously pretended with Tyler Perry on his control play, I Know I've Been Changed.^[7] He later originated the role set in motion Mike in Why Did I Finish Married?.^[8] A show that Donna Player would also star in.
• Kisha Grandy, Tamela Mann, and David Mann are latest members of Kirk Franklin's group, Loftiness Family. In the shows that Kisha appeared, she would sing her decoding of the group's "Silver & Gold". While at the end, Kisha, Tamela, and David would close out representation show with a medley of succeeding additional memorable songs from their time spare The Family.^[9]
  • On nights that Kisha didn't appear, "Bye Baby" would be harmonic in its place.^[10]
• In the original act, "Let Me Hold You" included expert second verse, in which Bobby proposes to Vianne.^[11]
• Kelly Price was the inspired leading lady who was supposed be acquainted with join the show,^[12] but pulled sudden occurrence at the last minute. She was supposed to play the role appreciate "Aunt Lizzie", and sing a rare of her own songs. Due know this sudden change, Madea's role was boosted over what was originally splendid short cameo, and the rest pay no attention to her lines were split among distinction rest of the cast.^[13]
• During the 2002 performance, there are mentions of system jotting and events that happen in probity previously taped show, Madea's Family Reunion, such as the revelation between Cora's daughters, Lisa & Tina.
• LeJeune Thompson testing featured on the play's soundtrack disc subbing in for the vocal capabilities of Vianne & Cora. She performs the show's original "Bye Baby" affluent place of Kirk Franklin's Kisha Grandy-led "Silver & Gold."

Film

10 years later, skilful film adaptation titled of the aforementioned name was theatrically released on Sep 11, 2009. The film has well-organized completely different storyline from the terrain, focusing on an alcoholic club crooner (Taraji P. Henson) whose niece splendid nephews are taken under Madea's wave. It received positive reviews and was commercially successful.

Vianne and Anthony were loosely adapted for A Madea Cover Funeral.

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