The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

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

When The Pigeon starts planning a trip to the North Pole to track down the ultimate present, the search turns into more than seasonal list-making—it becomes a proper comic adventure where competing ideas about celebration collide. Mo Willems and Adam Tobin crafted a sixty-minute musical where ambition and affection tangle into something funnier than any carol collection. Deborah Wicks La Puma's music carries the chaos forward as gift-hunting logic spirals into wilder territory, and Kansas City families settle in for a story with actual stakes instead of a parade of disconnected numbers.

The Coterie brings Elephant, Piggie and those Unlimited Squirrels together under one roof, each character attacking the holiday with completely different energy. Elephant and Piggie throw themselves into decorating and celebrating while The Pigeon debates abandoning the whole scene for points north. That friction—the urge to flee versus the pull of friendship—gives the show its engine, and the original songs and silly plot twists emerge from character rather than obligation.

Rolling world premiere performances at The Coterie Theatre deliver a compact all-ages experience built for attention spans and schedules that can't stretch past an hour. Script, lyrics and music work as a single piece, not a revue with talking breaks. Grab tickets and let Mo Willems' beloved oddballs navigate gift-giving their own unpredictable way.