Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A lion who loves the spotlight, a zebra desperate for wide-open plains, a nervous giraffe and a hippo caught between them—Madagascar – A Musical Adventure brings the zoo breakout story to Kansas City's Coterie Theatre in a crisp, hour-long production built for families with younger theater-goers. Central Park Zoo celebrity Alex has everything he wants: admirers, routine and steak on schedule. But when Marty marks his tenth birthday with a wish to see the wild for himself, the escape plan sets off a chain reaction that drags all four friends—plus a squad of Antarctica-bound penguins—straight into the jungle.

The musical keeps the story recognizable without stretching past the patience of restless kids. Songs like Wild and Free and Best Friends frame Marty's hunger for freedom against Alex's devotion to zoo comforts, a clash that only gets messier when King Julien arrives wanting protection from predators. Gloria and Melman round out the quartet, each pulled between loyalty and survival once familiar meals and walls disappear.

The Coterie stages this all-ages adaptation with book by Kevin Del Aguila and music by George Noriega and Joel Someillan, based on the DreamWorks film. It's a tight package for households introducing live theater or looking for a complete story that respects everyone's attention span.

Get Madagascar tickets for zoo favorites facing a very different world.