Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

When your best friend would rather break out than celebrate his birthday, something's gone wildly wrong—or wildly right. Madagascar - A Musical Adventure brings Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Gloria the hippo and Melman the giraffe to the Coterie Theatre, where the comfortable life of a zoo celebrity collides with one zebra's burning wish to see what lies beyond the gates.

Marty's tenth birthday should mean cake and another predictable year in Central Park. Instead, he dreams of open horizons and untamed grass, a hunger for freedom that pulls his friends into a misadventure none of them planned. Alex loves his regular meals and adoring crowds. Marty wants Wild and Free. When the zebra bolts, his loyal crew follows, and soon all four find themselves stranded in Madagascar with King Julien, who has protection plans of his own.

The musical captures the tug between safety and discovery through songs that include Best Friends, giving voice to the question every friendship eventually faces: what happens when the people you love want opposite things? It's an all-ages story told in approximately sixty minutes, based on the DreamWorks film and featuring a book by Kevin Del Aguila with music and lyrics by George Noriega and Joel Someillan.

Kansas City audiences will find these four unforgettable characters wrestling with loyalty, longing and what it means to truly know your friends. Choose Madagascar tickets and follow a friendship pulled toward opposing dreams.