Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

Four Central Park Zoo friends step into new lives when Marty the zebra wakes up on his tenth birthday and decides regular meals and familiar walls aren't enough. His wish to see what's beyond the gates pulls Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo into a journey none of them planned—and the penguins have their own ideas about Antarctica. Madagascar – A Musical Adventure brings this animal escape to the Coterie Theatre with songs that imagine freedom in ways a zoo never could.

The musical includes Wild and Free, giving voice to Marty's restless longing, and Best Friends, which reminds these four why they came looking for each other in the first place. Alex enjoys his celebrity status and the comfort of regular meals, but following Marty means trading certainty for whatever the wild actually holds. Their arrival in Madagascar introduces King Julien, who sees Alex as potential protection—a complication that shifts the friends' plans the moment they land.

The Coterie presents this all-ages adaptation of the DreamWorks film, approximately sixty minutes, with book by Kevin Del Aguila and music and lyrics by George Noriega and Joel Someillan. Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman anchor the story Kansas City audiences know, now carried by melodies that move the plot from one shore to another.

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