Manhattan Strip Clubs: Review: Tyler Perry’s joyful new Madea plays off his house of pain
The tall, 40-year-old, funny and religious Perry – who infuses a strong dose of old-time religion into his narrative – also paused the show to tie back a curtain so the audience on far stage right could see better, picked on cast members for rushing scenes or missing lines, not delivering a line with enough conviction, and, apparently, eating Doritos when off stage.
There were plenty of local references tossed in to suggest that at least someone in Perry’s camp had done their homework prior to his arrival from stage rehearsals in Los Angeles. Perry, er, Madea, who’s never been here before, name dropped local strip club Jaguar’s, joked that a character’s $400 Gucci boots were made in Mexico (as opposed to Italy) and referred to Northeast El Paso when warning a character not to go back to drugs and gangs.