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Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Jr.

11 July 2018 - 14 July 2018

Cast & Creatives
Creative Team

Director: Robert Coates
Choreographer: Cara Dinley
Musical Director: Emily Wilkinson
Choreographers: Cara Dinley & Victoria Morris
Producer: Elysia Krstevski
Costume Designer: Jennifer McKenzie

Production Manager: Joshua Mulcahy
Sound Design: Marcello Lo Ricco, LSS Productions
Sound Operator: Jordan Ross
Costume Coordinator: Jan Dixon
Backdrops: Scenic Studios

Cast

Principals:
Declan Ahern – Melman
Adam Forgione – King Julien
Jackson Hurwood – Alex
Rebecca Katz – Skipper
Aidan Khan – Marty
Kristen Robertson – Gloria

Supporting Characters and Ensemble:
Jack Abeyaratne – Penguin Chorus
Lara Anderson – Lemur Chorus
Alara Bagdadi – Lee the Lemur
Holly Barnes – Foosa Chorus
Niah Bateman – Foosa Chorus
Molly Brennin – Penguin Chorus
Timothy Broderick – Police Officer
Elizabeth Brooks – Steak
Alexandra Burns – Penguin Chorus
Ashlee Cavanagh – Foosa Chorus
Shaelyn Connor – Steak
Connie Degnen – Penguin Chorus
Emily Edwards – Steak
Elena Edwards-Short – Lemur Chorus
Stephanie Filiopoulos – Mort the Lemur
Sadie Gill – Penguin Chorus
Dimitri Gosios – Lemur Chorus
Amelie Helft – Foosa Chorus
Genevieve Herbert – Foosa Chorus
Tobias Herbert – Animal Control
Lexy Holman – Passerby
Zoe Holmes – Penguin Chorus
Daniel Hooper – Zeke Zookeeper & Maurice the Lemur
Mia Houridis – Lynn the Lemur
Kiara Jacklin – Foosa Chorus
Chloe Johnstone – Foosa Chorus
Amelia Kennedy – Penguin Chorus
Emma Kent – Steak
Luke Kiselis – Animal Control
Audrey Lambart – Private
Paige Langley – Foosa Chorus
William Lawrence – Penguin Chorus
Julien Le Brun – Lemur Chorus
William Le Brun – Lemur Chorus
Ivy Lickliter – Penguin Chorus
Ava Louey-Waring – Penguin Chorus
Abbey Marks – Foosa Chorus
Bethanie Matic – Foosa Chorus
Helena Maunder Foosa Chorus
Ashley McGowan – Candy Hammernose
Jack Mokadsi – Lemur Chorus
Liam Moroney Ship’s Captain
Alexia Moxon – Penguin Chorus
Annabel Nelson – Steak
Ella Nixon – Foosa Chorus
Bethany Nottle – Lemur Chorus
Claudia O’Neill – Foosa Chorus
Sena Ozkul – Penguin Chorus
Cameron Poole – Rico
Ruby Prattico – Foosa Chorus
James Pringle – Newspaperman
Sofie Rayner – Zoe Zookeeper
Alessia Riepsamen – Penguin Chorus
Billie Robinson – Lemur Chorus
Annabelle Roper – Foosa Chorus
Liam Rosewarne – Kowalski
Phoebe Savage – Lemur Chorus
Hannah Simos-Garner – Zelda Zookeeper & Lars the Lemur
Joshua Simos-Garner – Animal Control
Darcy Smith – Lew the Lemur
Charli Steendam – Steak
Jasmine Stone – Lemur Chorus
Stefano Torre – Penguin Chorus
Evangeline Vamvakaris – Penguin Chorus
Oliver Walker – Lemur Chorus
Emma Williams – Penguin Chorus
Georgia Williams-Dyson – Penguin Chorus

A special mention to all of the wonderful volunteers and Stage School Australia staff: Jessie Lawlor, Jade Robertson, Chiara Di Sipio, Maddison Hill, Adel Zachariou, Chloe Zachariou, St-John Woollacott, Jaimi Richards

Media Coverage
Herald Sun, Melbourne, July 7, 2018
Bayside Leader
Caulfield Leader

Manningham Leader

“This is a gorgeous production by the Young Australian Broadway Chorus, with bright, brilliant costumes, awesome energy and fun choreography – a great experience for both cast and their audience”. Annika Priest – Australian Stage

 

RAVE AUDIENCE REVIEWS FOR MADAGASCAR JR!

“Madagascar Jr was fantastic! Everyone should come and see it.”
“Great show! Loved it!”
“Our kids really loved it, great songs, full of energy.”

Credits

Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture

Book By Kevin Del Aguila

Original Music and Lyrics by George Noriega & Joel Someillan

Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia.

About The Show

Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film.

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends 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.

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar JR. will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”

Videos

The audience has spoken! YABC’s production of Madagascar - A Musical Adventure JR is a hit! Great fun for the whole family AND you take to take snaps of yourselves and the kids with Alex, Marty, Gloria and wacky King Julien after the daytime shows. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, Move It! Move It!

​Opening day has arrived! Jackson Hurwood (Alex) and Aidan Khan (Marty) talk about how their characters’ friendship in Madagascar resembles their real lives. And we are treated to one of Jackson and Aidan’s famous raps.

The costume designer of Madagascar JR, Jennifer McKenzie, talks us through her creative thoughts and the process of making the costume for Melman the giraffe. We also speak to actor Declan Ahern, who is playing Melman and is also a circus performer.

Gloria (Kristen Robertson) and King Julien (Adam Forgione) are let us in on the first days of rehearsal and, since they are Victorian Youth Theatre students, crashing in on this Young Australian Broadway Chorus production. Plus! Due to popular demand and sold out shows, a new show has been released!

The first photo shoot for the July 2018 school holiday production that took place at Stage School Australia Studios. Jackson Hurwood as Alex Aidan Khan as Marty Kristen Robertson as Gloria Declan Ahern as Melman Rebecca Katz as Skipper

Gallery