The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

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

The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza makes a delightful case for theatrical magic this season at The Coterie Theatre in Kansas City. When your main character is a restless bird wondering whether to fly north to the North Pole in search of the greatest gift, you know the journey will be anything but predictable.

Mo Willems and Adam Tobin wrote the script and lyrics, with Deborah Wicks La Puma composing music that brings these beloved picture-book personalities into a new dimension. Kids who've laughed at The Pigeon's stubborn logic on the page can now watch him grapple with holiday choices while Elephant and Piggie celebrate around him and Unlimited Squirrels pile on the decorations. Each character's distinct personality drives the story forward through song and mischief, creating contrasting wants that collide onstage in ways only live theater delivers.

This rolling world premiere offers families a chance to experience a stage adventure crafted for familiar friends in unfamiliar territory—a new musical story within the rolling world premiere. The roughly sixty-minute runtime respects younger attention spans without shortchanging the storytelling. Expect silly stories, gifts, songs and audience antics woven into a production designed for all ages.

Theater gives children more than recognition; it gives them surprise, music and the pleasure of watching characters make choices in real time. Get your tickets for The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza at The Coterie Theatre.