Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

When a zebra who dreams of running free and a lion who loves his celebrity lifestyle are best friends, something has to give. Madagascar - A Musical Adventure brings Alex and Marty's friendship to the Coterie Theatre, where a birthday wish sets off a chain reaction that sweeps four zoo animals far from home—and into a jungle ruled by a lemur with his own agenda.

King Julien sees Alex as the answer to his problems, but protection comes with complications when your supposed bodyguard is a pampered carnivore who's never hunted a meal. Meanwhile, Marty finally gets his taste of the wild in Madagascar, discovering whether freedom lives up to a decade of daydreaming. Alex must reconcile his love of regular feeding times with a world that doesn't deliver steak on schedule, and their opposing desires pull at the center of their bond.

The friends aren't the only ones with escape plans. The penguins chart their own course to Antarctica, adding a separate comic thread to the adventure as multiple schemes collide. Songs including Wild and Free and Best Friends carry the sixty-minute story from Central Park to the island, with Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo swept along in the chaos.

This all-ages musical runs at the Coterie in Kansas City into early August. Choose tickets for the musical adventure that takes zoo friends into the wild.