The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza at The Coterie Theatre

When The Pigeon sees a chance to fly away from holiday chaos and track down the ultimate gift at the North Pole, you know trouble is coming. Mo Willems' famously grumpy bird—along with Elephant, Piggie and an entire squad of Unlimited Squirrels—takes over The Coterie Theatre in a rolling world premiere that brings book-page bickering straight into Kansas City as a live musical adventure.

Mo Willems and Adam Tobin’s lyrics and Deborah Wicks La Puma's music give each character a voice that fits their story-world personality. Elephant wants to celebrate. Piggie comes ready to celebrate. The Squirrels decorate. The Pigeon, naturally, wants something else entirely, and the North Pole scheme turns gift-hunting into a comic story with actual stakes, not a string of cheerful carols with costume changes.

Children who already argue with The Pigeon over bedtime or the bus driver's rules will recognize the same stubborn logic onstage, except now songs and scenery amplify every silly collision. The approximately sixty-minute all-ages format gives families a manageable theater plan, with a musical story rather than a long holiday commitment. Audience antics weave through the production alongside the songs and silly stories.

As a rolling world premiere, this Coterie run belongs to the show’s first productions. Familiar faces have a new musical adventure, giving book-loving children something different to anticipate. Grab tickets to The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza and watch familiar characters try something brand new.