Based on the smash-hit DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar The Musical is appearing in New Zealand for the first time. The stage-show follows all your favourite cracka-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.

The international stage set, props and costumes from the Madagascar The Musical's world tour have been brought to New Zealand, along with an all-local cast of professional actors to bring the excitement of the movie to the stage. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and of course those hilarious, plotting penguins bound onto the stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, you’ll have no choice but to 'Move It, Move It!'.

On sale Tuesday, March 2.