Bob Baker Marionette Theater

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2:30 p.m. every Sat., Sun.

Xylophone playing, ice skating and traditional Mexican hat dancing are just a few of the talents displayed by Bob Baker's marionettes in this south...

2010 | Best bob, stage and puppeteers (1963)

For nearly half a century, puppet master Bob Baker has been entertaining people of all ages at his marionette theater near downtown. The native Angeleno first became interested in puppetry at age 8, before launching a long and successful career in animation. In 1963, he founded Bob Baker Marionettes with his late partner, Alton Wood, and in 2009, the City of Los Angeles designated it a historic cultural monument. Accolades, awards and letters of effusive praise cover the walls of the foyer,... More »

Your Holiday Heart on a String

By Skylaire Alfvegren | Thu, December 15, 2011

There are certain L.A.-only things that need to be taken back, reclaimed from the eye-rolling urbanites and creepy novelty-record-collector types whose mission has been to take Los Angelenopalooza and make it something else, something unfun, or ev... More »
Bob Baker's Halloween Hoop-Dee-Do

By Derek Thomas | Thu, September 22, 2011

More than 100 Halloween-themed puppets, in a show that first played here in 1963. Saturdays, Sundays, 2:30 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Starts: Oct. 1. Continues through Nov. 6, 2011 More »
Magic Strings

By | Thu, May 12, 2011

Bob Baker's marionette variety revue, featuring puppet horses on a merry-go-round, an opera diva on roller skates, a "Day at the Circus," and an all-American grand finale. Saturdays, Sundays, 2:30 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Start... More »

2010 | Best bob, stage and puppeteers (1963)