Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A zebra dreams of running wild while his best friend can't imagine missing dinner. At the Coterie Theatre, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure puts that split right at the center of the action—Marty wants freedom beyond the Central Park Zoo fence, and Alex the lion can't understand why anyone would leave behind celebrity treatment and regular meals. When Marty escapes on his tenth birthday, Alex and their friends Melman and Gloria chase after him, launching everyone toward an island none of them planned to visit.

The penguins complicate everything with their own Antarctica scheme, adding a separate layer of mischief to the journey. Their agenda has nothing to do with Marty's wanderlust or Alex's comfortable zoo routine, yet their plan collides with the others' in ways that keep the story bouncing between competing desires. Once the whole group lands in Madagascar, King Julien enters the picture with his own request: he wants Alex's protection, whether Alex is ready to provide it or not.

The Coterie's all-ages musical runs about sixty minutes, packing the DreamWorks story into a stage version with songs including Wild and Free and Best Friends. Kevin Del Aguila wrote the book; George Noriega and Joel Someillan contributed music and lyrics. The show asks what happens when a birthday wish pulls friends in opposite directions—and whether adventure looks the same to everyone who finds it.

Secure your tickets for this Kansas City production and see where the escape leads.