The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

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

The Pigeon wants to go to the North Pole—possibly to leave everyone behind and hunt for the greatest gift in the universe. Elephant and Piggie, meanwhile, are content to stay right where they are, decorating with Unlimited Squirrels and celebrating the season together. The bird’s tempting alternative gives a funny twist to The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza, an all-ages holiday musical at The Coterie Theatre in Kansas City.

Mo Willems and Adam Tobin wrote the script and lyrics; Deborah Wicks La Puma composed the music for this rolling world premiere. If you know these characters from books, you know their personalities already: Piggie's boundless enthusiasm, Elephant's sweet caution, The Pigeon's grumpy scheming. Here they collide in approximately sixty minutes of silly stories, songs, gifts and audience antics. The book characters share a stage celebration, with the Pigeon’s possible departure raising a question young gift-hunters can understand.

A one-hour runtime makes this manageable for families with younger children who fidget through longer shows, but substantial enough to feel like a true theatrical event rather than a quick assembly. The mix also gives children different characters to root for: the friends enjoying the party, the busy decorators and the bird wondering what might be waiting farther north.

This is a new stage adventure for familiar faces, happening now in Kansas City. Get tickets to The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza at The Coterie Theatre.