The character Mabel “Madea” Simmons is getting a fitting send-off by returning to stages across the South during an upcoming tour.
Director-actor-filmmaker-producer Tyler Perry, who also owns a major studio in Atlanta, is reprising his role as the boisterous matriarch during “Madea’s Farewell Play Tour,” starting Saturday, Jan. 18 in Columbus, Georgia, and ending on Sunday, Feb. 16 in Augusta, Georgia, according to Perry’s website.
“…We are saying goodbye to one of the more beloved characters of stage and screen,” a Tyler Perry news release states.
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