Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

Four zoo friends end up in Madagascar with completely different ideas about whether the escape was worth it. Madagascar - A Musical Adventure arrives at the Coterie Theatre with a compact one-hour runtime designed for families who want their theater sharp, their songs catchy and their animals anything but tame.

Marty's tenth-birthday escape pulls Alex, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo into a chase that lands them all in Madagascar—where King Julien has plans of his own. He wants Alex's protection, a political complication wrapped in musical comedy that shifts the friends' reunion into something messier than a simple rescue. Meanwhile, the penguins are pursuing their own Antarctica scheme, giving the hour multiple storylines that keep the energy high and the stakes personal.

Wild and Free and Best Friends anchor the score by George Noriega and Joel Someillan, pairing Kevin Del Aguila's book with melodies built for both laughter and the longing that comes when what you thought you wanted doesn't quite fit. The Central Park Zoo celebrity learns that regular meals don't mean much when your best friend is chasing horizons you've never needed, and Madagascar becomes the place where everyone's version of "wild" collides.

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