Pete the Cat

Based on the popular “Pete the Cat” book series. “Pete the Cat” is a live musical theatre event in Kansas City, June 13-15 & 21-22, 2025. For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus! This is a fun, heart-warming musical for audiences of all ages.

For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!

Characters include Pete, Jimmy, Mom, Dad, sister Olive and many others. Script and lyrics by Sarah Hammond Music by Will Aronson. Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean.

“Thoroughly wholesome… a high-energy, irrepressibly cheerful whirl.” The New York Times

TICKETS on Eventbrite

Performances Friday, June 13, 6:30 pm; Saturday, June 14, 11am; Sunday, June 15, 2pm; Saturday, June 21 at 11 am & 2 pm**; Sunday, June 22 at 2 pm. All performances at The Arts Aslyum, 824 E. Meyer Blvd, KC Mo 64131

**The Saturday, June 21, 2pm performance will include an ASL sign language interpreter.

Each event will be 60 minutes which includes the 45 minute play and a Pete the Cat Book Reading. Tickets are available through EVENTBRITE https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pete-the-cat-tickets-1345568785459 or https://www.cyclopedicensemble.org/2025/pete-the-cat For rates for groups of 10 or more or questions, please email info@theartsasylum.org.