Marla Gibbs, co-creator and producer Bill Boulware, and playwright Christine Houston, discuss the play that 227 was based upon and how it evolved from being a community theater play into being a sitcom. There is a lot of interesting background information here about the show as well, like why the address of the building is 227, why they created the character of Pearl, and it also discusses things that were in the play that just weren’t quite right for a sitcom.
Cast of 227
Marla GibbsMary Jenkins
Hal WilliamsLester Jenkins
Alaina Reed HallRose Lee Holloway
Jackée HarrySandra Clark
Regina KingBrenda Jenkins
Helen MartinPearl Shay
Curtis BaldwinCalvin Dobbs
Barry SobelDylan McMillan
Countess VaughnAlexandria DeWitt
Paul WinfieldJulian C. Barlow
Stoney JacksonTravis Filmore
Lynn HamiltonEmma Johnson
Clarence Gilyard Jr.Harold Bailey
Paul ReubensPee-wee
Terry KiserTony
