The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

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

Even a bird who complains about not driving the bus has opinions about the perfect holiday gift, and when The Pigeon considers heading to the North Pole, a familiar holiday wish becomes a wonderfully oversized plan. The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza lands at The Coterie Theatre this December with all the personality clashes that make Mo Willems' picture books so magnetic: Unlimited Squirrels transform a room into chaos with decorations, Elephant and Piggie lean into the joy of celebrating together, and The Pigeon weighs whether the greatest gift waits somewhere far away or close to home. Each character brings a distinct want to the same holiday, and watching those wants collide onstage sharpens the comedy and the tenderness.

This all-ages musical runs roughly sixty minutes, a length that respects younger attention spans without shortchanging the story or the songs. Adam Tobin collaborated with Willems on script and lyrics; Deborah Wicks La Puma composed music that carries silly antics, audience moments and genuine emotion in equal measure. The Coterie presents this as a rolling world premiere, so Kansas City families see new material shaped for theater instead of a storybook recital. Children who already love these characters watch familiar faces make fresh choices under pressure; children meeting them for the first time follow a pigeon, an elephant, a pig and a brigade of squirrels through a holiday that matters to all of them for different reasons.

Get tickets and see what The Pigeon decides.