Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A zebra wants to run free while a lion just wants lunch brought to him on schedule—neither one expects their friendship to crash-land on an island where nobody knows what a zoo is.

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure brings the Central Park Zoo gang to the Coterie Theatre for an approximately one-hour journey that starts with Marty's tenth birthday wish. While Alex the lion basks in his celebrity status and the comforts of regular meals, Marty dreams of something beyond the fence. That restlessness launches Alex, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo into a chase that none of them planned, following their friend into territory where Alex's polished routine means nothing and survival looks nothing like showtime.

The penguins add their own layer of chaos with a separate Antarctica scheme, giving the adventure a second comic thread that zigzags through the main story. When everyone lands in Madagascar, King Julien sees an opportunity in Alex—protection he wants badly enough to make a deal.

Songs including Wild and Free and Best Friends carry the all-ages musical through questions about what home really means when the world outside suddenly becomes the only option. The Coterie stages this adaptation of the DreamWorks film as a compact adventure built for younger audiences without losing the heart of a story about friends who discover each other all over again when the rules change.

Grab your tickets for Kansas City's chance to see where freedom and comfort collide.