“In my mind, this is the best room in L.A.,” says Alex Evans in an office above the main floor of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, where he serves as executive director and head puppeteer. In this ...

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Gayle Anderson takes us to a Halloween tradition! It’s the Hallowe’en Spooktacular at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. This an hour-long, family-friendly boo-sical revue featuring over one hundred ...

It was 1961, Bob Baker was looking for a place for him and his beloved marionettes to call their own. Handcrafted and each with its own distinctive “personality,” the Bob Baker Marionette Theater was ...

Bobo, Eartha Kitty, and Aloysius the Birthday Dog took their final bows at the original Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Echo Park last November and, after a brief run at the Pasadena Playhouse and a ...

Los Angeles’ oldest children’s theater recently moved from downtown to Highland Park, and its 2,000 puppets came along too. “It's like a Disney cartoon come to life. It feels like anything's possible ...

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater will close its current location in less than two months, after dazzling kids and adults with hand-made puppets for the past 55 years. The late founder and namesake of ...

You can't spell "puppet" without "pet," but the similarities and crossovers between the spunky stringed figures and our beloved animal companions don't end there. Stream Los Angeles News for free, ...

Keeping peppy, perky, and full of pluck over a 24-hour period doesn't quite seem possible for us humans, but puppets? Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. We're fairly sure that ...

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the entertainment industry to pivot and rethink how it does things. Like many venues, the iconic L.A. institution Bob Baker’s Marionette Theater had no idea how ...

The black cat with the rhinestone collar. The hand-walking clown. The petunia that dances and sings. These beloved characters and 2,000 other puppets handcrafted by marionette mastermind Bob Baker are ...

The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's original musical marionette production of Yeti, Set, Snow!, which debuted in 2018, is running through February 23 in New York’s Central Park. Yeti, Set, Snow!