The Gingerbread Kid

The Gingerbread Kid at Coterie Theatre

When a baker's child is born with magic and an insatiable sweet tooth, the only logical response is to devour every confection in sight and bolt before anyone notices. Allspice may be enchanted, but accountability still applies, and running from trouble leads straight into a forest full of far bigger problems. The Gingerbread Kid at the Coterie Theatre pulls young audiences into a pop musical about what happens when fleeing consequences lands you face-to-face with characters who have their own hungers.

Allspice's journey collides with familiar figures turned unpredictable: Henny Penny and her crew, Little Boy Blue, and Foofinella—better known as Little Bunny Foo Foo. Each encounter reshapes the stakes for a child who thought escape was simpler than owning up. Then there's the fox, and he's hungry. That shift from mischief to genuine danger gives this approximately sixty-minute adventure its forward pull.

With music by Jodi Marr and book and lyrics by Abe Reybold, the show treats magic as a complication rather than a solution. Allspice isn't learning lessons in a vacuum; every choice ripples outward, affecting a cast of storybook figures who aren't waiting around to be rescued or ignored. The musical asks what happens when you can't outrun what you've set in motion.

Bring the family to Kansas City for a story that trusts kids to handle real trouble. Get tickets for The Gingerbread Kid at Coterie Theatre.