The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical

The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical at Folly Theater

Can a big-city career woman survive small-town holiday cheer, a baking conspiracy and a rogue moose without bursting into a pop song? The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical takes that beloved blueprint and turns every predictable holiday-romance beat into the punchline. Holly, the overworked big-city executive, doesn't just experience these clichés—she lives inside a world where the genre conventions pile up until they collapse under their own absurdity.

The plot doesn't coast on gentle affection for the formula. Instead, it doubles down with a cookie-contest conspiracy and a moose on the loose, giving the comedy concrete ridiculous complications that spin further out of control. When the romantic stakes involve corporate mergers and suspiciously competitive baking, the show commits to its own gleeful logic. These aren't throwaway sight gags; they're the engine driving the story forward while the familiar tropes buckle and swerve.

Tim Drucker, Bonnie Milligan and Joel Waggoner built original pop songs into the framework, so numbers like Judge That Cookie and It Feels Like Christmas (Because It Is Literally Christmas) give fans of seasonal rom-coms a musical way to enjoy the very patterns they mock. The music doesn't just comment on the genre—it becomes the musical occasion itself, turning affectionate parody into a live performance worth the trip to the Folly Theater.

Grab tickets and spend an evening in Kansas City watching holiday romance eat itself with a smile.