The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

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

Mo Willems's stubborn Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie share the same stage and wildly different holiday agendas when The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza arrives at The Coterie Theatre. This all-ages musical runs about an hour—long enough for silly friction and short enough for squirmy attention spans—and it's built from the same contrasts that make those picture books impossible to shelve after just one reading.

The Pigeon wants the greatest gift and considers ditching the party for the North Pole. Elephant and Piggie prefer celebrating together. Unlimited Squirrels bring their own brand of decorating chaos. Each character sticks to type, so kids who yell "Don't let the Pigeon drive the bus!" at bedtime already know who'll complain, who'll share and who'll create delightful messes. Mo Willems and Adam Tobin’s lyrics and Deborah Wicks La Puma's music turn those personality clashes into songs, and familiar faces get a musical adventure.

The production mixes story, music and audience antics, but the real pleasure lives in watching familiar voices meet unfamiliar problems. A child who insists on one more chapter recognizes the Pigeon's refusal to wait. For young readers, recognizing a favorite personality is an inviting way into a new stage story.

Grab tickets for this rolling world premiere in Kansas City and let three picture-book personalities argue their way through the holidays.