HOPKINS (MN) – Stages Theatre Company (STC) is thrilled to announce the cast of their summer 2025 performance MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE! Get ready to journey from the Central Park Zoo to the sandy shores of Madagascar in this wild and wacky tale of friendship, freedom, and finding home. Bursting with humor, heart, and high-energy choreography, Madagascar: A Musical Adventure brings the beloved DreamWorks animated film to life with vibrant costumes, colorful sets, and toe- tapping tunes that have audiences of all ages grinning from ear to ear.
With outlandish characters, adventures galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar will leave you with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”. Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto our summer stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.
Meet the 25-member cast of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE:
Dominic Allard (Melman), Cecilia Anderson (Rico Penguin), Cash Beard (Dream Waiter, Lemur, & Ensemble), Zhandile Chidothe (Dream Waiter, Lemur, & Ensemble), Drew Chu-Yang-Heu (Dream Waiter, Ensemble, & Lemur in MOVE IT), Cecelia “Cici” Evans (Mason Chip & Ensemble), Cora Freeman (Dream Waiter, Police Officer, Foosa Leader, & Lemur in MOVE IT), David Gamache (Skipper Penguin), Eliana Garrick (Kowalski Penguin), Bella Glancy (Lynn Lemur & Ensemble), Cortlan Gosa (Mort, Dream Waiter, & Ensemble), Niko Gruss (King Julian), Donovan Hailstone (Ship Captain, Police Officer, & Lemur), Lucia Larson (Candy Hammernose, Lemur, and Ensemble), Takell Lee (Alex the Lion), Ari Ley (Lemur & Ensemble), Airon Manson (Zelda, Animal Control, & Ensemble), Natalie Mosakowski (Gloria), Samantha Remucal (Dream Waiter & Ensemble), Asher Rilen (Private Penguin), Luke Rowan (Maurice & Ensemble), Emma Tan (Foosa & Ensemble), Layla Traufler (Marty), Chance Vang (Zeke, Animal Control, Lemur, Foosa, & Ensemble), and Isha Verma (Lars Lemur & Ensemble).
MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTUREwill be presented on the Mainstage Theatre at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in downtown Hopkins in collaboration with THREADS DANCE PROJECT. This adventurous musical is recommended for all ages.
Book by Kevin Del Aquila
Original Music and Lyrics by George Noriega and Joel Someillan
Directed by Sandy Boren-Barrett
SHOW DATES
Performances of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE run from June 20 – August 3, 2025.
ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES
For more information visit stagestheatre.org/tickets/#accessibility or call (952) 979-1111.
- Pay What You Can (PWYC): Sunday 6/22/2025 4:00 pm
- American Sign Language Interpreted (ASL): Friday 7/11/2025 7:00 pm
- Audio Described (AD): Friday 7/11/2025 7:00 pm
- Sensory Friendly (SF): Saturday 7/26/2025 1:00 pm
TICKETS
Adults – $18 | Seniors & Children – $16 | Under age 5 – $5.
Group rates (10+): $8 per ticket for school day performances, $10.50 per ticket for public performances.
Tickets can be purchased online at stagestheatre.org, by phone at (952) 979 – 1111, or in-person at the Stages Theatre Company box office at 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins MN 55343 – Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm – 5 pm.
LOCATION
Mainstage Theatre
Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Mainstreet
Hopkins, MN 55343
• Parking lots, ramps, and street parking located in adjacent area.