The Gingerbread Kid

The Gingerbread Kid at Coterie Theatre

What happens when a child born from sugar and spice discovers that every indulgence has a price? In The Gingerbread Kid, Allspice—the magical offspring of two devoted bakers—can't resist sampling the family's sweets, then bolts when the bill comes due.

This pop musical from The Coterie sends Allspice tumbling into a world of storybook mayhem where familiar faces live side by side. Henny Penny and her anxious crew cross paths with Little Boy Blue, while Foofinella—better known as Little Bunny Foo Foo—hops through the same landscape. A hungry fox prowls the edges, turning nursery rhyme into real danger. Instead of staying safely in separate tales, these characters collide in a single adventure shaped by Jodi Marr's music and Abe Reybold's book and lyrics.

Running approximately sixty minutes, this all-ages production at Coterie Theatre in Kansas City moves quickly enough to hold younger attention spans while weaving a story about facing consequences you'd rather outrun. Allspice isn't a cookie-cutter hero; this magical child makes mistakes, tastes temptation and learns that escaping trouble is harder than diving into the cookie jar.

If your household includes anyone who's ever blamed a sibling for the missing dessert or wondered what nursery rhyme characters do between verses, The Gingerbread Kid offers a musical answer. Get tickets and let Allspice’s sweet-toothed escape lead your family’s theater adventure.