Audiences to go wild at "Madagascar live".

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All of those crack-a-lackin friends are out of the zoo and onto the stage in "Madagascar Live," as Alex the Lion. Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the (hip hip) Hippo, and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins escape from their home at New York's Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien's Madagascar.

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This celebration of friendship is brought to life by imaginative sets and costumes, action-packed adventure, and a variety of dance-and-song numbers, including "I Like to Move It, Move It" and "Food Chain."

The rollicking theatrical production is based on the blockbuster DreamWorks film. For Big Apple visitors and residents, the show opens at NYCs Radio City Music Hall, April...