The Gingerbread Kid

The Gingerbread Kid at Coterie Theatre

When a magical child with an insatiable sweet tooth raids the family bakery and then bolts to escape the fallout, trouble follows in every direction. The Gingerbread Kid at the Coterie Theatre serves up a pop musical adventure built around one runaway's very sticky predicament, and the collision that happens when beloved storybook figures meet along the same path.

Jodi Marr's pop-infused score powers this sixty-minute journey, matched by Abe Reybold's book and lyrics. The musical style shapes how Allspice's flight unfolds—energetic, tuneful and designed to pull younger listeners and their families into a world where trouble moves fast and characters sing their way through it.

The road ahead isn't lonely. Henny Penny arrives with her gang. Little Boy Blue turns up. So does Foofinella, better known as Little Bunny Foo Foo, and a hungry fox with plans of his own. These aren't separate fairy tales unfolding side by side—they're woven into Allspice's escape, each encounter complicating the original mistake in ways a simple bedtime story never would.

Kansas City families seeking a theatrical experience that mixes familiar faces with original music will find both at the Coterie. The all-ages approach means the youngest ticket holders get a real story with real consequences, not a lecture dressed up with songs. Grab your seats for The Gingerbread Kid and watch what happens when running away meets everyone else's adventure.