2018–2019 Season PLAYGUIDE

The Story Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film. 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. However, curiosity gets the best of them, and they make their escape from the zoo (with the help of some plotting penguins) and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap August 17–19, 2018 world of King Julien’s Madagascar. Lincoln Theatre

About the Author: Kevin Del Aguila Kevin Del Aguila is an acclaimed actor, director, and playwright. As an actor, Del Aguila has had several guest appearances on television, played one of the singing trolls in Disney’s Frozen, and played Smee in the original Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher. Apart from success as an actor, Del Aguila has had much success as a writer. He is a recipient of an Emmy award for his writing on the PBS animated show Peg + Cat. In addition to the screen, Aguila has written several off-Broadway musicals and the stage adaptations of DreamWorks’s Madagascar and Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live. Del Aguila also worked on one of the New York Philharmonic’s famous Young People’s Concerts at the Lincoln Center.

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About the Composers and Lyricists: George Noriega and Joel Someillan George Noriega is a multi-Grammy award-winning and Emmy-nominated producer and songwriter based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Of Cuban-American descent, Noriega is always looking for ways to fuse his latin soul with rock and roll. Noriega has worked with huge names like , Carole King, Timbaland, , Gloria Estefan, , and Dolly Parton. Although his career started as a performer, Noriega’s focus shifted to producing and songwriting; Noriega has written and/or produced for many recording artists, for television and film, for live theatre, for Nashville country artists, and even Las Vegas live shows.

Joel Someillan is a Miami, Florida-based Cuban- American producer and songwriter. He writes and produces for musical artists, film, stage, and television. Many of his compositions include pop-inspired hooks. Over the past 25 years, Someillan has worked with some of the top latin artists in the industry: Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Thalia, Chayanne, and many more. Someillan is the recipient of a Grammy award, two Latin Grammy awards, and numerous gold and platinum album credits.

Curriculum Connections

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Paper Roll Penguin Everyone loves the mischievous penguins from Madagascar. Follow the directions below to create your own penguin out of a paper roll!

Supplies needed: • Cardboard roll from toilet paper • Black construction paper or black paint • Orange and white construction paper • Scissors • Glue • Googly eyes

Directions: 1. Cut a strip of black construction paper that is the same width as your paper roll. Make sure it is long enough to wrap all the way around the roll. You may also paint the roll black if you prefer. See image 1. 2. Cut a half oval out of the white paper. See image 1. 3. Cut two wings out of the black paper. See image 1. 4. Cut a triangle beak and feet out of the orange paper. See image 1. 5. Glue the black strip of paper on the paper roll and allow it to dry. See image 2. 6. Glue the white half oval over the black paper and allow it to dry. See image 2. 7. Attach the googly eyes, attach eye stickers, or draw eyes at the top of the white half oval. See image 2. 1 8. Glue the beak and legs on the penguin and let them dry. See image 3. 9. Glue the wings on the sides of the penguin. See image 4. 10. Take your penguin on daring adventures!

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