Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A zebra who dreams of running free and a lion who loves his steak dinners on schedule—friendships don't usually survive that kind of split. The Coterie brings Madagascar - A Musical Adventure to Kansas City, where Alex the lion's comfortable life at the Central Park Zoo collides with Marty's restless tenth-birthday wish to see the wild beyond the fence.

When Marty bolts, Alex doesn't hesitate. Neither do Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, and suddenly four friends are chasing one escape plan halfway across the world. They land in Madagascar alongside a group of penguins with their own Antarctic ambitions, and that's where King Julien enters the picture, eager to recruit Alex as his personal protector. What starts as a rescue mission becomes a test of whether these friends can build a life together when their ideas of happiness no longer match.

The musical delivers numbers including Wild and Free and Best Friends, underscoring the tension between Marty's hunger for open horizons and Alex's attachment to routine meals and applause. It's a sixty-minute story built on recognizable characters from the DreamWorks film—Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman navigating a place that offers everything one of them wanted and nothing the other expected.

Catch this all-ages production at the Coterie Theatre and watch what happens when loyalty pulls in two directions at once. Choose tickets and let Marty’s restless wish start your family’s musical adventure.