Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A lion who loves the spotlight meets a zebra who dreams of running free—and their friendship nearly capsizes when the zoo gates finally open.

The Coterie brings Madagascar - A Musical Adventure to Kansas City, an all-ages musical that follows Alex the lion and his best friend Marty through a journey neither of them planned. Alex enjoys his Central Park Zoo celebrity and the dependable rhythm of regular meals. Marty's tenth birthday sparks something different: a hunger for the wild and a wish he can't shake. When Marty escapes, Alex joins Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo in the chase, while the penguins hatch their own scheme to reach Antarctica. The separate penguin escape weaves a second comic thread through the adventure, adding an entirely different personality to the chaos.

The friends wind up in Madagascar, where King Julien has his own plans—he wants Alex's protection, complicating their arrival with demands they never anticipated. Songs including Wild and Free and Best Friends trace the tension between Marty's longing for freedom and Alex's attachment to zoo comforts, a rift that tests what they mean to each other.

The sixty-minute show plays into early August, built for the whole family. Secure your seats at the Coterie Theatre and watch what happens when wanderlust collides with loyalty.