On view: Hannah Huntley debuts Sea Fauna Follies at BBMT, a fantastical and immersive installation of contemporary visual art. Viewable at all BBMT performances until August 31st and by appointment Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM - 4 PM.
Joining forces with Sid the Cat, BBMT’s live concert series, School House Rocks, is pleased to present playful puppets on stage with special guests Superet & Cat Matthews
In celebration of Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s The Circus, join Mise en Scènt and Super Yaki for a one-of-a-kind, movie-inspired candle-making experience
Welcome to The Secret Circus! When feelings have been outlawed, a gregarious rock-n-roll ringleader and their circus friends establish an underground Big Top, a place for freedom and self-expression that’s welcome to all identities—person, animal, or marionette.
Original Book, Music, and Lyrics by Chanel Samson and Holly Anne Mitchell, featuring BBMT marionettes.
Join Melissa Villaseñor and friends in a joyful variety show! Featuring comedy, puppets, songs, and art, all are welcome to laugh together at BBMT!
On August 1st, musician Logan Hone will take over BBMT with the tunes for all to groove to! He'll be joined by a band of joyful musicians and some dancing puppets, of course! Join the conga line!
Joining forces with Sid the Cat, BBMT’s live concert series, School House Rocks, is pleased to present playful puppets on stage with musical guest Caroline Rose. Join us on 11/16 for this very special show!
Join us for the debut of 2025 Mohn LAND grant recipient Hannah Huntley’s Sea Fauna Follies. See new work and experience a short performance by Huntley in this first collaboration between BBMT and a contemporary artist.
Every month, join our DJs for a look inside Bob Baker Marionette Theater‘s audio archives. Listen on dublab or catch the broadcast live playing right outside the theater’s windows!
An encore screening due to popular demand! Hollywood Entertainment invites you to be swept away to the weird and wonderful world of Pee-wee's circus with an introduction from our hero and yours, Wayne White, in person!
(Sold out!) Hollywood Entertainment invites you to be swept away to the weird and wonderful world of Pee-wee's circus with our hero and yours, Wayne White, in person!
On June 29, join April Hava Shenkman, her husband Jared Whitham, & their son GATSBY for The Gatz Benny Show! The Whitham family invites some of their favorite performers and puppets to join them on stage, including this month's special guests Maria Bamford, Suzy Williams, and Count Smokula!
Welcome to The Secret Circus! When feelings have been outlawed, a gregarious rock-n-roll ringleader and their circus friends establish an underground Big Top, a place for freedom and self-expression that’s welcome to all identities—person, animal, or marionette.
Original Book, Music, and Lyrics by Chanel Samson and Holly Anne Mitchell, featuring BBMT marionettes.
Join us for a FREE sneak preview performance and discussion featuring entirely newly built puppets developed for our first fully original production in 40 years, Choo Choo Revue!
Join us for a FREE sneak preview performance and discussion featuring entirely newly built puppets developed for our first fully original production in 40 years, Choo Choo Revue!
Joining forces with Sid the Cat, BBMT’s live concert series, School House Rocks, is pleased to present playful puppets on stage with special guest Abby Sage!
Every month, join our DJs for a look inside Bob Baker Marionette Theater‘s audio archives. Listen on dublab or catch the broadcast live playing right outside the theater’s windows!
You may have searched every fairground and big tent from here to Eastport and back again but you've never seen a show -- or a movie!-- like Carnival Magic! First LA screening in 15 years!
Learn the joy of painting with Bob Ross … and David Arquette!
A Certified Bob Ross Instructor, David Arquette will lead a class in learning how to paint in the Bob Ross style. As a fundraiser for BBMT, bring joy into your life and create your own work of art, with David’s (and maybe some puppets’) help!
Joining forces with Sid the Cat, BBMT’s live concert series, School House Rocks, is pleased to present playful puppets on stage with special guest Molly Lewis!
Joining forces with Sid the Cat, BBMT’s live concert series, School House Rocks, is pleased to present playful puppets on stage with special guest Molly Lewis!
Every month, join our DJs for a look inside Bob Baker Marionette Theater‘s audio archives. Listen on dublab or catch the broadcast live playing right outside the theater’s windows!
Hollywood Entertainment and Moviepassed have come a long way in 5 years!
Join us for a historic video show-and-tell and birthday bash! A decadent evening of favorite clips, found footage, and lost and secret treasures with puppets, music, live comedy, and very special guests!
Joining forces with Sid the Cat, BBMT’s live concert series, School House Rocks, is pleased to present playful puppets on stage with special guests Cash & Skye!
Join us for the third installment of Retracks, an evening of audio storytelling covers and original performances featuring Sam Sanders, James Kim, CMD+Jazmine, Neena Pathak, Sarah Dealy, John Asante, Nichole Hill, and Fil Corbitt/The Wind.
Dance until the sun goes down! Part of Kids Club membership event series, dance off your worries at this all-ages dance party with puppets hosted by DJs Club Angel Stuff!
Co-presented with Living Earth, join us for an evening of music and marionettes from one of the most prolific sound artists on this planet, Chihei Hatakeyama.
Every month, join our DJs for a look inside Bob Baker Marionette Theater‘s audio archives. Listen on dublab or catch the broadcast live playing right outside the theater’s windows!
On March 8th, join Hollywood Entertainment and BBMT for Riddle of Fire, an RPG-fantasy-style coming of age story that forges its own alluring, exciting, idiosyncratic, and playful neo-fairytale style. This stylish adventure is perfect for older kids and families!
Hollywood Entertainment and esteemed moderator Jason Woliner (director of Paul T. Goldman, Borat 2, Eagleheart, Human Giant) are honored to host director/cinematographer Jay Hunter for a special event benefiting service industry workers impacted by the LA Wildfires.
Don your favorite overalls and join us for a Valentine Day’s Hoedown! On February 14th, celebrate love of all kinds at BBMT with a night full of fun, including a performance of Something to Crow About and line dancing with puppets!
Every month, join our DJs for a look inside Bob Baker Marionette Theater‘s audio archives. Listen on dublab or catch the broadcast live playing right outside the theater’s windows!
The LA Guild of Puppetry and Bob Baker Marionette Theater proudly present an evening with the puppeteers behind everyone’s favorite kid’s show — Pee-Wee’s Playhouse!
Experience THE puppet terror classic like never before as Hollywood Entertainment presents Cinématographe’s new 4K restoration of William Castle’s Shanks — a Los Angeles Premiere!
Get ready for unforgettable comedy and creativity with The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry and The Glorious Ladies of Groundlings! This puppet-powered improv extravaganza blends laughter and artistry in a family-friendly show for ages 7 and up.
Join the Banana Boys, Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes, as they host a live Bananas unlike anything you've ever seen or heard! Come watch as the strange news and stranger stories get acted out by marionettes in this once in a lifetime show!
This January, BBMT is thrilled to present The Buster Balloon Show! Join us for an inflatable extravaganza of vaudevillian entertainment featuring the human cartoon character that is Buster Balloon.
