Raven Symone Heads To "Sister Act" On BROADWAY!+Romeo Miller Nabs Lead In "Madea's Witness Protection"

Jan 31 | by Natasha

YBF Chick Raven Symone just landed a new gig. And this one's on Broadway! Get the deets inside, plus Tyler Perry's eyebrow-raising casting decision for his new movie, Madea's Witness Protection...

Raven's bringing her animated and "extra" personality and voice to the big stage again. The 26-year-old was just cast as the lead role in Broadway's adaptation of the musical Sister Act, which opened last April. Deadline reports she's taking over as the new Deloris Van Cartier, the role originated on the silver screen by Whoopi Goldberg. Raven starts rehearsals in February and takes the stage the end of March at the Broadway Theater. Congrats to her!

Fun fact: Raven made her Broadway debut when she was 5...singing with the Boys Choir of Harlem.

Speaking of youngins landing big roles, 22-year-old Romeo Miller (son of Master P and co-star of Jumping The Broom) was just cast as the co-lead in Tyler Perry's umpteenth Madea movie.

The former "Dancing With The Stars" cutie will star in Madea's Witness Protection--Tyler's fourth movie of 2012 (and 14th movie in 7 years). That man Mr. Perry does not quit.

And since Tyler is good for casting folks we haven't seen in a while, he's brought on Marla Gibbs ("227"), John Amos ("Good Times"), Eugene Levy (American Pie), Denise Richards, and Tom Arnold.

The synopsis of the movie:

Eugene Levy stars in the film as George, a high level CFO at the center of a Ponzi scheme in New York City who is enrolled in the Witness Protection program along with his family in the one place that absolutely no one will think to look for them: Madea's house down South.

Romeo Miller stars as Jake, a friend of Brian (an attorney who places the family in Madea's care, also played by Tyler Perry) who was affected by the scam; Amos as Jake's (Romeo Miller's) father in the film, and Gibbs appears as Madea's neighbor.

Tyler's other movie, Good Deeds, starring Gabby Union and Thandie Newton, hits theaters February 24th.

Here's the newest trailer just released:

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by vickll022
9:38 pm - Jan 31, '12

I find it quite hilarious how

I find it quite hilarious how much effort haters of Tyler Perry put into their pseudo-intellectual analysis of the man and his films. If these people put so much effort into their own endeavours then they would be as rich and successful as Tyler Perry. I love TP and his films. 'Why did I get Married' was far superior to most films that garner mainstream approval and ticket sales. I will always support TP as he works hard and is one of the few directors putting black people in movies right now! Spike Lee may not like it but if he doesn't then he should make the films he deems fit rather than trying to criticise others.

by Angelba
6:22 pm - Jan 31, '12

Ditto!!!!!

by Anonymous
7:49 pm - Jan 31, '12

You're absolutely right about

You're absolutely right about Perry being one of the only directors who focuses on employing black actors. But seriously, you thought "Why did I get Married" was that good, or as you put it, Superior, to it's mainstream peers? I personally thought the movie was sub par, as are most TP films, but I like to support black folk.

by CheyPie
7:28 pm - Jan 31, '12

And tylers movie will do

And tylers movie will do better than Red Tails....sigh....us blak folk love a coon

by pat
6:06 pm - Jan 31, '12

And tylers movie will do

And tylers movie will do better than Red Tails....sigh....us blak folk love a coon

by pat
6:05 pm - Jan 31, '12

I love how Raven Symone looks

I love how Raven Symone looks on this photo, so happy and luminous!

by Etiquette
5:44 pm - Jan 31, '12

Raven Symone looks amazing on

Raven Symone looks amazing on this photo! So happy and luminous!

by Etiquette
5:39 pm - Jan 31, '12

I am a die hard tyler perry

I am a die hard tyler perry fan but i can say that at times madea gets to be a little much but I love his way of getting his message across to all. I think Good Deeds looks great and I wouldnt mind seeing it.

by Anonymous
4:58 pm - Jan 31, '12

Interesting....I thought he

Interesting....I thought he was done with Madea movies?????? Apparently in order to get some projects made he must place on the suit again! :)

by Anonymous
4:38 pm - Jan 31, '12

PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT

PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT ABOUT TYLER HE HAS WHAT ALOT OF BLACK MEN ARE LACKING...WORK ETHIC!!!!!

by Anonymous
4:37 pm - Jan 31, '12

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by thefabgirls
4:28 pm - Jan 31, '12

I look at it like this..Tyler

I look at it like this..Tyler Perry's movies are funny - that's it. As someone before put it best his productions are "junk food" even it's a movie, play, television show (please don't start me on that sorry excuse, waste of flim that people ACTUALLY call a television show) it's still junk food. Yep, it taste great and even a little too much won't KILL you..BUT what is it doing to your body that you can't see? I hear people defending Tyler Perry and it's a sign that your not paying attention to what this ish is doing to your body! lol He's GAY - yet 90% of his fans are "christian" and he can't make a movie without someone being a ex pro. Black women made that man SO much money - what does he do? Turn around and cast Kim K. -the one women who MORE than puts out there she thinks shes better than ANY black women ANY day? As my man said before - Tyler Perry is Mcdonalds and just like the real world...he'll continue to make money cause he's cheap and quick.

by Anonymous
3:34 pm - Jan 31, '12

Just curious, how has Kim K

Just curious, how has Kim K put out a vibe that she thinks she's better than black women? I could understand if you just said all women (white, black, asian) because she does seem very narcissistic, but Black women specifically? Please explain.

by CheyPie
7:33 pm - Jan 31, '12

I support anything tyler

I support anything tyler perry so me n my girl's will definitly be going to see this movie. It looks like it's gonna be a really good movie.

by Anonymous
3:32 pm - Jan 31, '12

Congrats Raven cant wait to

Congrats Raven cant wait to support as I love broadway shows. Trying not to look too hard at that damn Romeo cuz I feel so guilty since he's just a damn kid (forgive me for my thoughts Jesus) (sigh) I love Tyler and even though his acting skills are hard on the psyche I will still support since I really enjoy his movies.

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by Anonymous
3:23 pm - Jan 31, '12

iAm a HUUUGE fan of

iAm a HUUUGE fan of TylerPerry and any other person following their dreams. BUT!!!! iCant take seeing Tyler acting in his movies smh iKnow, iKno yall but dayuuuum cast someone else please!!!!! Regardless iAm still gonna #SUPPORT

by JudyMae w/ the T
2:50 pm - Jan 31, '12

yay for raven,love her she is

yay for raven,love her she is such a beautiful and talented girl Im not excited to see romeo in another movie. Hes attractive but his speech is childlike.Like instead of brother he'll say bruda idk it just bothers me.I'll prob still see the movie because even tho tyler has some movies I dont care for he has a great deal of ones i do care for

by tee
2:46 pm - Jan 31, '12

raven symone is so fine...

raven symone is so fine... She can get it!!! word up.

by Anonymous
2:36 pm - Jan 31, '12

Bump whether you hate or love

Bump whether you hate or love Madea/TP movies, can we pause to contemplate the fineness that is Romeo? My goodness.....this boy grew up well. Lemme stop tryin to rob the cradle.....lol

by Kariana
2:33 pm - Jan 31, '12

I am tired of the complaining

I am tired of the complaining about TP movies haters its not working. No one else is trying to make movies for African Americans no one else is trying to cast African Americans. You have african american producers and directors who want to complain and do nothing about it. Some of them when they do make a movie or even a television show they have more races in the cast than african americans. Put up or shut up.

by MS NAY
2:08 pm - Jan 31, '12

and we're tired of people

and we're tired of people complaining about complaints. How much sense does that make? GO SIT YOUR STUPID ASS DOWN SOMEWHERE.

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by Godiva-Diva...Re-elect Obama!!!
2:58 pm - Jan 31, '12

I'm all for Tyler Perry and

I'm all for Tyler Perry and being able to put movies out, BUT, I need the Madea movies to end....NOW!

by Anonymous
2:06 pm - Jan 31, '12

i think its funny how

i think its funny how everybody wants to classify TP and say his movies are "this" or "that" but he's done more in hollywood than some of these verteran actors have. you dont have to like his movies or watch them.....everybody doesnt like everything but to knock his hustle for keeping black actors paid is out right HATING and its a shame b/c nobody and i mean NOBODY thought it was degrading to the black community when eddie murphy did it....but TP did better than eddie did in a shorter amount of time and now he's right hand man to satan....black ppl are the ABSOLUTE WORST at supporting each other. let that man live

by Tyra B
1:45 pm - Jan 31, '12

@ TYRA You can't be serious

@ TYRA You can't be serious with this comment. I support ANY person who can use the english language to articulate why they don't support Tyler Perry. I think that an actor would like to be challenged and working with good material. Playing a character and doing caricature are two different things sweetie. Just accepting something because it's present is not being progressive at all. And we can't compare Tyler Perry to Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy has done some great work. Eddie was hired for roles that African Americans were not even considered for. I think his later work is not as good but Eddie can turn in excellent performances as we all saw with Dream Girls. Eddie, Martin Lawrence, and many others have all done the DRAG thing and it's very popular in Hollywood. It's very easy to make CASH off BLACK stereotypes and Tyler Perry is an excellent case for that. But all of Tyler Perry's films don't amount to anything of VALUE. Tyler Perry is like JUNK FOOD to your system. And say what you want about Spike Lee. Spike Lee is an auteur in FILM. Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X alone put Spike Lee against the best directors in the history of Hollywood and to me that matters more than CASH. And let me explain another thing to you.....Just because a person is Black does not mean that others Blacks have to support them. Blacks are not monolithic. All Whites don't support each other and they never have. And if Blacks were to rally behind something it sure will never be behind movies like the ones Tyler Perry puts out. Tyler Perry is living and living very well. Have you not seen the house that man built for himself? It's clear that Tyler Perry is ALL about himself. And when you REALLY look at his character you see more things that most people are unwilling to even deal with like that man's sexuality. Tyler Perry is GAY and the only reason he won't come out of the closet is because he knows his business will be OVER. This man is so DISHONEST and is a POVERTY PIMP Tyler Perry is a manipulator of people like YOU. People who like what they think he is about....people who like his success...but also people who are blind to the manipulation and danger of his coonish images and poorly made products. The Cosby show is one million times better and did more to show the TRUE African American experience than any of Tyler Perry's movies or TV shows. The Cosby show had great characters and superior writing and left us with ICONS like the Claire Huxtiable character which till this day have never been duplicated or improved. What is the legacy of Tyler Perry outside of his cash flow? EXACTLY. As I said...Tyler Perry is JUNK FOOD!

by Furious Styles
3:00 pm - Jan 31, '12

Question(s): What is the

Question(s): What is the legacy of little Miss Ri-Ri outside of HER cash flow? Ten to twenty years from today, what words will come to mind at the very mention of her name? Poise? Sophistication? Elegance? Your views are hypocritical, to say the least. On one hand, you're an advocate for all that is just and right and true as it relates to the portrayal of the Black community...and on the other, you're in support of Rihanna's soft-core pornography performances on stage. Before you even begin to verbally castrate Tyler Perry for his choice in film-making, you should address your favorite entertainer whose perfomances, by the way, are so *thought-provoking and awe-inspiring that it leaves activists, civil rights leaders, philanthropists and world leaders everywhere BEGGING for an encore*...

by LNP
4:14 pm - Jan 31, '12

@LNP You are funny. You keep

@LNP You are funny. You keep brining up Rihanna but she has no reflection on what I'm speaking about.....AT ALL! Rihanna is an singer and she is a dam good one if you ask me. What is wrong with a strong woman celebrating her sexuality?You call that soft core porn???? What is wrong with a woman going against the patriarchal dominance of the MUSIC INDUSTRY??? Rihanna is needded so that young girls have an ICON and a HERO who stands up against issues like domestic violence and rape. You are veruy dismissive of Rihanan and I know why.... Did you not watch her videos from Rated R? Some of those could be put in art installations in some of the best art houses in American and Europe. It should not come as a shock to me that you would defend a gay "man" and bash a straight woman. That is so easy for you to do. And no matter what your view is on Rihanna you still have not made any argument for Tyler Perry...and I'm not surprised. I bet you know you can't defend his work. So it was easier to attack Rihanna because you think she is weak... You do yourself a huge disservice attacking her because Rihanna is nobody's victim!

by Furious Styles
5:16 pm - Jan 31, '12

Please pay attention, because

Please pay attention, because this is my final address on the matter... I find it interesting that you accuse me of "attacking", when you are guilty of doing the same. I am not an advocate of Mr. Perry's work in the film industry, but you, Dear Child, present an argument that is, foremost, subjective, as it is one-dimensional. You sit behind a computer screen and express your disdain for Tyler Perry on a rather personal level, yet you dare not address the behavioral skills (or lack thereof) of celebrities you favor; i.e. Rihanna, who are EQUALLY AS RESPONSIBLE for how the African-American community is perceived. Your views are BIASED and ILLOGICAL. My question to you was, and still is, this: How can you judge Mr. Perry's portrayal of the African-American community in film, and support Rihanna's overtly sexual behavior, which, by the way, facilitates the SAME (said) exploitation of our communities? If THIS is who young women have to look up to as" icons" and "heroes" - young women who promote sexism, violence, and who brag about promiscuity - the world is in TROUBLE.

by LNP
12:42 pm - Feb 1, '12

@Furious Styles "You would

@Furious Styles "You would defend a gay "man" and bash a straight woman"---- ummmm when have you or any of the other haters seen Tyler Perry with a man??????? When have you seen Rihanna display lesbian tendencies? How bout when she publicly grabbed Nikki Minaj ass or how about when she actually said that Nikki Minaj could "get it". "Rihanna is needed so that young girls have an ICON and a HERO"---- I don't know what type of children you're raising but if you're okay with Rihanna being their ICON when she's regularly photographed drunk, smoking weed and being whorish to say the least then God help your children. Tyler Perry on the other hand is teaching our children through movies and plays that with God ANYTHING is possible like going from being homeless on the street to being a multimillionaire by using the skills that God gave you even if some classify your skills as subpar. So Furious Styles please take a _/

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10:15 pm - Jan 31, '12

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2:42 pm - Jan 31, '12

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Couldnt have said it better myself!! Thank you! Those with common sense are far and few between in the ybf's comment section so I had to acknowledge your statement.

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2:19 pm - Jan 31, '12

Couldnt have said it better

Couldnt have said it better myself!! Thank you! Those with common sense are far and few between in the ybf's comment section so I had to acknowledge your statement.

by Anonymous
2:19 pm - Jan 31, '12

Couldnt have said it better

Couldnt have said it better myself!! Thank you! Those with common sense are far and few between in the ybf's comment section so I had to acknowledge your statement.

by Anonymous
2:18 pm - Jan 31, '12

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2:08 pm - Jan 31, '12

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1:43 pm - Jan 31, '12

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1:24 pm - Jan 31, '12

Tyler keeps black actors

Tyler keeps black actors working. Dont always care for his movies but they have a following.

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I love YBF. I really do. I loved the line...."Speaking of youngins landing big roles, 22-year-old Romeo Miller (son of Master P and co-star of Jumping The Broom) was just cast as the co-lead in Tyler Perry's umpteenth Madea movie." LMAO Getting a role in a Tyler Perry production is quite what I would define as a "big" role. Tyler Perry is concerned with making cash not making good films. And The typical audience of a Tyler Perry Production is not exactly what one would call sophisticated. "SOME" African Americans are SO willing to just see caricatures of themselves that they will support any type of debasing nonsense as long as it's got people of color on the screen. Romeo Miller is not an actor. And the thought of an amateur like this leading a film is scary. That is like saying Bow Wow will lead a movie...wait he did....it was called Lottery Ticket and it was also a disaster. Tyler Perry cast this wooden boy Romeo for obvious reasons that I'm sure are well known to Tyler Perry himself and his critics. You could not pay me to see a coon fest like this in a million years. I like movies with Real directors and actors and no African American men in DRAG called Madea.

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12:56 pm - Jan 31, '12

I agree with you Furious. I

I agree with you Furious. I noticed that some of your posts hit the right points but people don't want to hear it. PREACH!!

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4:18 pm - Jan 31, '12

You would not accept payment

You would not accept payment "in a million years" to see a "coon fest like this"...yet you would render financial support to a 'certain entertainer' whose stage presence consists of crotch-grabbing antics coupled with sexually-profane lyrics that sensationalizes promiscuous, less-than-lady-like behavior..... Interesting logic. I cannot understand how persons, such as yourself, can, in an instance, criticize certain aspects of the entertainment industry, yet in another, support individuals, who, all things being equal, exhibit characteristic traits that do not necessarily distinguish him/herselves as (being) above ANY of these actors, actresses or celebrities you strategically scrutinize. For the sake of argument, if it can be said that Tyler Perry is "concerned with making cash and not making good films", then it may also be said that Mr. Sean Carter, himself, is, by all means, concerned with the very same. Welcome to Hollywood!

by LNP
2:21 pm - Jan 31, '12