Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A lion who loves room service doesn't pack well for survival. When Marty the zebra blows out ten candles and wishes for life beyond the zoo fence, his best friend Alex faces a choice that will test whether their friendship can handle honest territory. Madagascar – A Musical Adventure brings that crisis to the Coterie Theatre with characters Kansas City audiences already know and musical numbers that push them past their comfort zones.

Alex thrives on celebrity at the Central Park Zoo, comfortable with adoring crowds and meals on schedule. Marty wants the wild. Their opposing dreams collide when the zebra bolts, pulling Alex, anxious giraffe Melman and hippo Gloria into a rescue that spirals into accidental exile. Meanwhile, a crew of penguins execute their own Antarctica scheme, adding a completely separate thread of comic ambition to the chaos. One group chases friendship, the other chases frozen fish—and neither plan survives contact with Madagascar.

King Julien enters the mess with his own agenda: he wants Alex as protection, mistaking the pampered lion for something dangerous. The song Wild and Free captures Marty's hunger for open space, while Best Friends anchors the musical's emotional pull. The Coterie's sixty-minute production distills Kevin Del Aguila's book and George Noriega and Joel Someillan's score into a version designed for all ages, adapted from the DreamWorks film.

Grab tickets for a story about what friends owe each other when their dreams point in opposite directions.