Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Jr - Pump House Theatre Watford Stage Mag

Pump House CYT presents

Madagascar A Musical Adventure Jr

at Pump House Theatre Watford

Book by Kevin Del Aguila	Original Music and Lyrics by George Noriega & Joel Someillan

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

Welcome to Madagascar Jr! Can you believe that it is nearly twenty years ago that Dreamwork’s animated movie Madagascar hit our screens?! I am so happy to have been given the opportunity to work with the children on the stage musical - directing Madagascar Jr. I think there is something for everyone. It remains faithful to the original film plot but the stage version is packed with some fantastic brand new music and songs that come thick and fast throughout the show. Most of the music is really fun and upbeat and the whole show is essentially about the beauty and power of friendship and especially about offering enouragement and support. This has been a real case of life imitating art because this group have become good friends and I am so proud of the work they've put in to the show but also I'm especially proud of the way they look after and support one another. We have also had amazing support from the costume and props teams, who following their work on our Young Adults production of Pippin in January, went straight to work on all aspects of putting on Madagascar Jr. They put in so many hours both at the theatre and at home for which I'm very grateful.

All that's left is for me to thank you for coming to support the children and I hope you enjoy the show. Let's get Crack-a-lackin'!

Abbe Wahorn

Song List

It's Showtime
Wild and Free
Best Friends
Relax, Be Cool, Chill Out
Grand Central
Penguins' Sea Shanty
Welcome to Me
I Like to Move It
Steak
Living in Paradise
Foosa Hungry
Best Friends (Reprise)
The King of Madagascar
Together Forever
I Like to Move It (Reprise)

Cast

Dylan Simmons

Alex

India Tearle

Marty

Sarah Hayhoe

Gloria

Ethan Grusin

Melman

Jack Stevens

Skipper

Eiley Yoshioka

Private

Emily Bedford

Kowalski

Benedict Hayhoe

Rico

Artis Kinsella

King Julien/Zoo guest

Vivaan Saria

Maurice/Zoo guest

Lotte Ghinn

Zookeeper Zelda/ Ship’s Captain/Foosa Flop

Phoebe Knapp

Zookeeper Zeke/Police Officer/Foosa Fob

Lily Roe

Zookeeper Zoe/Police Officer/Foosa leader Finn

Seren Phillips

Lioness/Police Officer/Lemur Lew

Amelie Marchant

Lioness/Animal Control Officer/Lemur Mort

Meabh Mccarthy

Mason/Lemur Lynn

Martha Corti-Barratt

Zoo guest/Candy Hammernose/Lemur Lala

Aoibhinn Lyons

Zoo guest/Passerby/Lemur Lars

Alannah Kelly

Zoo guest/Cameraman/Foosa Fifi

Róisín King

Zoo guest/Old lady/Lemur Lee

Mack Conroy

Zoo guest/Animal Control Officer/Foosa Flip

Aaron Clancy

Zoo guest/Animal Control Officer/Foosa Fuzz

Zach Makanda-Tansey

Zoo guest/Police Officer/ Foosa Foo

Lana Copsey

Zoo guest/Lemur Lulu

Sofia Bueno Nicholson

Zoo guest/Lemur Lula

Lily Ridout

Zoo guest/Lemur Lox

Creative Team

Abbe Waghorn

Director/Choreography

Sue McCall

Musical Director

Ruby Waghorn

Choreographer

Ria Agnihotri

Production Assistant

Phil McCusker

Lighting design

Belle Parker

Lighting operation

Jason Brameld

Sound design

Jack Leison

Sound operation

Martin Wheeler, Jenny Glover

Props

Lucy Stevens, Helen Pajak, Katie Barratt, Julie Elvin, Nicky Bedford, Nidhi Saria, Jess Phillips, Julie Ghai, Deb Littley, Karen Arnott

Costume team

Carly Simmons, Jo Yoshioka, Matilda Stevens, Katie Pajak

Hair & Make-up

Chris Swallow

Set build lead / Stage Manager

Set design

Mark Waghorn

Technical Youth (Jack Loison, Daniel Shah, Belle Parker, Sam Harrod, Ester Hagger-Holt, Ben Mulcahy )

Set construction

Daniel Shah

Deputy Stage Manager

Sam Harrod, Jack Mortlock, Gabriel Pugh

Stage crew

Rosie Spearpoint-Stoll, Lee Farman, Cat Humphries

Publicity, Photography and Programme

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