The Gingerbread Kid

The Gingerbread Kid at Coterie Theatre

A child born to bakers with an irresistible sweet tooth is bound to find trouble. In The Gingerbread Kid, Allspice loves sampling the family's creations a little too much, and when consequences arrive, the solution seems obvious: run. That's where things get interesting—and wonderfully strange.

What happens when one runaway meets a whole parade of storybook characters who've wandered out of their own tales? Henny Penny shows up with her gang. Little Boy Blue appears. Foofinella, better known as Little Bunny Foo Foo, crosses paths with this fleeing youngster. These aren't cameos; they're collisions. The Coterie presents this pop musical as a world where familiar faces share the same road, each bringing their own quirks and complications to Allspice's journey.

Then there's the fox. A hungry fox raises the stakes beyond a scolding back at the bakery. Allspice didn't plan on meeting danger in the woods, but running away rarely goes according to plan. Jodi Marr's music and Abe Reybold's book and lyrics bring the adventure to life in a crisp sixty minutes designed for all ages, turning a child's impulsive mistake into an unexpected romp through storybook territory.

Get tickets for The Gingerbread Kid at Coterie Theatre in Kansas City and see what happens when the sweets run out and the real adventure begins.