Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

Retrieving one runaway zebra becomes a very different problem when four zoo friends wind up far from any zookeeper. When Marty's tenth birthday wish sends him bolting from the Central Park Zoo, his best friend Alex follows—along with Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo—into a rescue mission none of them planned. What starts as a search becomes a shipwreck, and suddenly four Manhattan animals are stranded in Madagascar with no zookeeper, no schedule, and no idea what happens next.

Madagascar – A Musical Adventure at the Coterie Theatre brings that fish-out-of-water comedy to Kansas City in a roughly one-hour stage adaptation built for younger audiences and anyone who loves a good "what now?" adventure. The songs capture both sides of the divide: Alex's contented celebrity versus Marty's yearning in Wild and Free, plus the loyal mess of Best Friends when the group realizes sticking together matters more than comfort.

The penguins add their own Antarctica scheme to the chaos, a separate escape plan that injects a different comic personality into the scramble. Once everyone lands in Madagascar, King Julien enters the picture with his own agenda—he wants Alex's protection, whether the bewildered lion understands his new role or not.

The Coterie's production runs approximately sixty minutes, making it an ideal length for families ready to see what happens when a zoo animal finally gets his wish and discovers the wild isn't quite what he imagined. Grab your tickets and follow the escape.