Madagascar The Musical Tickets – UK Tour

Casting has been announced for the new UK & Ireland tour of Madagascar - The Musical. TV Presenter, theatre performer and Strictly Finalist Karim Zeroual will lead the cast of the brand-new tour of smash-hit family favourite Madagascar The Musical as the hilarious King Julien. Karim Zeroual is a television presenter and theatre performer best known for anchoring CBBC and reaching the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019. In television he has hosted BBC’s Young Dancer of the Year and BBC Four’s Dance Passion as well as fronting events with the BBC National Orchestra. In 2020, he presented BBC Bitesize, educating the nation’s children during lockdown. He could also be seen on in numerous TV shows, including EastEnders, Da Vinci’s Demons and The Sparticle Mystery, alongside reality shows including Celebrity Best Home Cook on BBC One and Celebs Go Dating. No stranger to the stage, Karim’s West End performances include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Lion King and Here Come The Boys. Karim said of playing King Julien: “I’m really excited, I love the film dearly, it’s one of my favourites. King Julien is such an iconic character I’m looking forward to getting down and ‘winding my body!’ to Move it Move it! Theatre is actually my one true love. I trained at theatre school and started my career in the West End. I’ve been doing a lot of TV recently so coming back to theatre feels like coming home There’s nothing like a live audience in front of you. I really can’t wait”. Joining Karim on stage will be Laura Marie Benson (Kowalski), Francisco Gomes (Marty), Aidan Harkins (Swing), Joseph Hewlett (Alex), James Hilton (Ensemble), Gabriel Hinchliffe (Swing), Ella Howlett (Rico), Connor Keetley (Skipper/ Maurice), Brogan McFarlane (Private/ Mort), Joshua Oakes-Rogers (Melman) and Jarneia Richard-Noel (Gloria). Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – The Musical follows New York's finest as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. This wacky adventure for the whole family is brought to life as a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth and Selladoor Worldwide, the producers behind Guess How Much I Love You, Mr Men and Little Miss, Footloose and Fame, and who toured Madagascar the Musical to huge critical acclaim in 2018/2019. The new tour of the family friendly show which will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 20 October 2023. The tour will go on to visit Cheltenham, Peterborough, Aylesbury and Sunderland in the Autumn and after an international visit to Monaco, Hong Kong and Singapore, will return to the UK in February to play Manchester, Bradford, Blackpool, Birmingham, Grimsby, Dublin, Oxford, Stoke, Dartford, Cardiff, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Southend , Glasgow and Aberdeen. See here for UK & Ireland tour schedule. Madagascar The Musical is directed by award-winning Kirk Jameson with choreography from Fabian Aloise with Musical Supervision from Mark Crossland, Puppet Design by Max Humphries and Puppet Direction from Emma Brunton. It is based on original set designs by Tom Rogers. Stuart Glover Creative Producer of Madagascar for Selladoor said “We are delighted that Karim and this sensational cast will be joining us for the tour of Madagascar. We know our audiences are going to go wild for this perfect treat for the whole family” James Mackenzie-Blackman, CEO & Executive Producer at Theatre Royal Plymouth said “All of us at TRP are thrilled to be co-producing this fantastic family musical. Karim will be the perfect King Julien and we can’t wait to welcome the company to Plymouth.” Book tickets for Madagascar The Musical Previous production photos [ngg src="galleries" ids="1233" display="pro_tile"]

A new production of family friendly show Madagascar - The Musical will tour the UK and Ireland later this year. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – The Musical follows New York's finest as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. This wacky adventure for the whole family is brought to life as a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth and Selladoor Worldwide, the producers behind Guess How Much I Love You, Mr Men and Little Miss, Footloose and Fame, and who toured Madagascar the Musical to huge critical acclaim in 2018/2019. Madagascar - The Musical which will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 20 October 2023. The tour will go on to visit Cheltenham, Peterborough, Aylesbury and Sunderland in the Autumn and after an international visit to Monaco, Hong Kong and Singapore, will return to the UK in February to play Manchester, Bradford, Blackpool, Birmingham, Grimsby, Dublin, Oxford, Stoke, Dartford, Cardiff, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Southend , Glasgow and Aberdeen. Madagascar - The Musical is directed by award-winning Kirk Jameson with choreography from Fabian Aloise with Musical Supervision from Mark Crossland, Puppet Design by Max Humphries and Puppet Direction from Emma Brunton. Stuart Glover producer of Madagascar for Selladoor said “Audiences have been going wild for Madagascar across the globe since we first toured in 2018 and we’re delighted to bring the musical back to the stage for audiences in the UK and Ireland. It’s the perfect treat for the whole family! “ Casting for the production will be announced in due course. Madagascar The Musical - UK & Ireland Tour dates 202320 – 28 Oct- Theatre Royal Plymouth31 Oct – 04 Nov - Cheltenham Everyman Theatre08 - 11 Nov - Peterborough New Theatre15 – 18 Nov - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre22 – 25 Nov - Sunderland Empire 202408 - 11 Feb - Manchester Opera House14- 17 Feb - Alhambra Theatre Bradford21 – 24 Feb - Blackpool Opera House14 – 17 Mar - Birmingham Alexandra Theatre21 – 24 Mar - Grimsby Auditorium11 – 14 Apr - Dublin Gaiety Theatre18 – 21 Apr - Oxford New Theatre16 – 19 May - Regent Theatre – Stoke On Trent06 – 09 Jun - Dartford Orchard Theatre27 – 30 Jun - Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff10 – 13 Jul - Newcastle Theatre Royal18 – 21 Jul - Northampton Royal & Derngate24 – 27 Jul - Nottingham Theatre Royal01 - 04 Aug - Southend Cliffs Pavilion08 – 11 Aug - Glasgow King's Theatre14 – 17 Aug - His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen Previous production photos [ngg src="galleries" ids="1233" display="pro_imagebrowser"]

X Factor winner Matt Terry will lead the cast of the brand new UK tour of Madagascar - The Musical which opens 21 July 2018 at New Wimbledon Theatre. Terry will make his theatre debut playing Alex The Lion in the brand new stage adaptation of Disney's hit animation. He said Madagascar is "a childhood memory" and he "can’t wait to bring the lead role of Alex to life". Since winning X-Factor in 2016, Terry has been busy recording music all over the world; his Ed Sheeran penned winner's single 'When Christmas Comes Around' reached number 3 in the charts, and his first single 'Sucker For You' - from his debut album 'Trouble' - has had nearly 60 million streams on Spotify. He has also featured on Enrique Iglesias’s smash single, Subeme La Radio alongside Sean Paul Joining Matt in Madagascar - The Musical will be Antoine Murray-Straughan,Timmika Ramsay, Jamie Lee-Morgan, Shane McDaid, Laura Johnson, Jessica Niles, Victoria Boden, Matthew Pennington and Darren John. Based on the smash hit DreamWorks animated film, Madagascar – The Musical follows a group of wacky animals who escape from their comfortable home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to explore the world. The production is directed by Kirk Jameson with choreography by Fabian Aloise,costume and set design by Tom Rogers, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Chris Whybrow, musical supervision from Mark Crossland and puppet direction from Emma Brunton. Following its premiere in Wimbledon, the UK tour of Madagascar - The Musical will play over 25 venues including Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Blackpool, Brighton, Liverpool, Brighton, Exeter, Swansea and Hull. NOTE: This tour starring Matt Terry has now finished. See here for details of the 2023-2024 UK & Ireland Tour of Madagascar The Musical