About the musical: Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip-hop 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 KIDS. follows all of your favorite 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.
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends — Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo — have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape — with the help of some prodigious penguins — to explore the world.
Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar KIDS will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”
In this beginners camp, students will learn basic choreography and vocal technique as they prepare a medley of popular musical numbers from a musical. Working as an ensemble, students will work towards building foundational musical theatre skills.
Musical Theatre Camps at this Age Range work on:
Understanding basic movement to music
Being introduced to proper breath control while singing
Introductions to musical structure and melody
Maintaining vocal volume while moving
Learning stage directions and theatre vocabulary
Understanding spacing (finding their window) during choreographed numbers
Using loud, clear voices
Moving as a specific character
Filling a song with clear and distinct character choices
Working as an ensemble
Exercising discipline as they work toward the goals of the presentation
Having an absolute blast
NCT’s focus is always the healthy development of young people. We believe that the skills that students learn while participating in the process of theatre will serve them in their everyday lives as well as provide a foundation if they choose to continue to more advanced work (which we hope they do!).