Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

Sometimes the hardest friend to hold onto is the one who wants a different life. Alex the lion loves his Central Park Zoo routine—fame, fans, and steak on schedule. Marty the zebra turns ten and makes a wish that changes everything: he wants to see the wild. When Marty bolts, Alex follows, dragging along Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo in a rescue that lands them all on an island they never planned to visit.

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure brings the story to the Coterie Theatre with songs including Wild and Free and Best Friends. The roughly one-hour musical keeps the journey moving for audiences of all ages, balancing friendship trouble with comic surprises. While Alex and his crew chase Marty through one disaster after another, the penguins are running their own Antarctica scheme—a separate escape plan that adds its own absurd energy to the chaos.

King Julien enters the picture with his own agenda once everyone reaches Madagascar, hoping Alex's celebrity muscle can solve a local problem. The musical draws on the DreamWorks film, with a book by Kevin Del Aguila and music and lyrics by George Noriega and Joel Someillan, giving Kansas City families a stage version that respects both the humor and the genuine tension between what Alex needs and what Marty craves.

Grab tickets and see what happens when a birthday wish pulls four friends out of their comfort zone.