Tyler Perry and the rhetoric of Madea: Contrasting performances of Pleading lady as she appears on stage and screen

In this essay, we will explore the variances in Madea’s character and presence on stage and on screen in both productions of Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail: The Play and Madea Goes to Jail. Specifically, we examine the multiple and varying ways in which the character of Madea performs for differen...

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Main Authors: Johnson, A.E (Author), Whitfield, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019
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