The Haves and the Have Nots (play)
The Haves and the Have Nots is a 2012 American stage play created, produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. It stars Palmer Williams Jr. as Floyd and Patrice Lovely as Hattie. The live performance released on DVD (July 9, 2013) was recorded live in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on June 8 - 9, 2012. The DVD was released alongside Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
| The Haves and the Have Nots | |||
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| Written by | Tyler Perry | ||
| Characters | Floyd, Hattie, Frank, Diane, Louis, Wallie and Rose | ||
| Date premiered | September 27, 2011 | ||
| Place premiered | Detroit | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Subject | Family, Wealth | ||
| Genre | Comedy-Drama | ||
| Tyler Perry Plays chronology | |||
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Plot
The story follows the life of a wealthy family confronted with the needs of their poverty-stricken housekeeper.
Shows
Cast
- Palmer Williams Jr. as Floyd
- Patrice Lovely as Hattie
- Tony Hightower as Frank
- Jeffery Lewis as Wallie
- Kislyck Halsey as Rose
- Maurice Lauchner as Lewis
- Alexis Jones as Diane
The Band
- Ronnie Garrett - Musical Director & Bass Guitar
- Derek Scott - Guitar
- Marcus Williams - Drums
- Michael Burton - Saxophone
- Saunders Sermon - Trombone
- Natalie Ragins - Keyboards
- Melvin Jones - Trumpet
- Rashad Henderson - Background Vocals
- Greg Kirkland - Background Vocals
- Lindsey Fields - Background Vocals
Musical Numbers
All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.
- "He's Able" - Rose
- "Watch Your Man" - Floyd
- "Did You Know?" - Diane
- "Falling Apart" - Hattie, Rose, Wallie and Frank
- "You Gotta Go" - Louis
- "Jesus, I Call Upon Your Name" - Hattie
- "I Thank You" - Wallie
- "I Need You" - Frank
- "Winter Will Come (Pray In The Holy Ghost)" - Entire Cast
TV series adaptation
The play was very loosely adapted into The Haves and the Have Nots on the OWN television station. Apart from featuring the lives of a wealthy family and poor-class one, the series significantly differed from the play. The series featured entirely new fictional characters, situations and cast. The television series quickly became one of OWN's most popular programs, pioneering scripted entertainment for that network. The show ran for 8 seasons from May 28, 2013 to July 20, 2021, on the Oprah Winfrey Network.