Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A zebra celebrates his birthday and decides he's done with the zoo—what could possibly go wrong? Madagascar - A Musical Adventure brings Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman from their predictable enclosure to the wilds of an island they never expected to reach, complete with lemurs, unexpected alliances and a detour that changes everything.

While Marty's wanderlust sets the main escape in motion, the penguins operate on an entirely different wavelength. Their separate scheme to reach Antarctica gives the story a second layer of comic mischief, weaving through the larger adventure with a personality all its own. King Julien enters the mix once the group lands in Madagascar, hoping Alex's celebrity status translates to protection in ways the lion never imagined.

Wild and Free captures Marty's restless spirit in a song that pushes the plot forward, while Best Friends anchors the relationships keeping these four together even when their plans fall apart. The Coterie presents this all-ages musical with a sixty-minute runtime that doesn't pad or stall, drawing from the DreamWorks film with book by Kevin Del Aguila and music by George Noriega and Joel Someillan.

Alex enjoys his regular meals and Central Park Zoo fame until Marty's tenth-birthday wish pulls him into a journey no one planned. Melman and Gloria follow, loyalty outweighing comfort, and suddenly a giraffe and hippo are navigating terrain that makes the zoo look simple.

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