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!
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!
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.
On January 18, join Nihil & BBMT for an evening of cartoons, music, and puppets featuringthe music of Ego Plum with musical host, Kali Kazoo.
BBMT is inviting fire-affected families to free puppet shows & more on Friday, January 17. Select your showtime (10:30 AM or 1:30 PM) and your seats and then join us for a BBMT variety puppet show spectacular. Each showtime will be followed by meet and greets with the puppets, and hands-on puppet activity. Snacks and water will also be available in addition.
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!
Join our nearest and dearest friends from BBMT's creative community to celebrate the changing of seasons, the holidays, and the spirit of joy and wonder at the core of Bob Baker Marionette Theater! This fundraiser features Becky Stark and the Healing Force of the Universe Kids Choir, Tim Heidecker, Tanya Haden, and more!
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!
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 Gordi!
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 November 9th, be prepared to be absolutely astonished by magic and mind-reading by master magician/mentalist Bernie Shine.
On Thursday, November 7, join BBMT and the LA Guild of Puppetry to celebrate the life and legacy of master puppeteer Ralph Chessé. Take closer look at Chessé’s marionette masterpieces and learn more during a historical overview by Harry Arends followed by a panel discussion with members of the Chessé family.
Part of our Laugh to Keep from Crying Series, join Freak Nature Puppets to build crazy giant DIY puppets out of free & scavenged materials, pursue collective goofiness, and reorient your creative process in the name of fun, cheap, plentiful art.
Stop by BBMT for trick or treating anytime between 3 - 6 PM on 10/31, and continue you onto participating businesses down York Blvd.
Our 2nd Annual Halloween Costume Ball is a fundraiser unlike any other with a special performance of Hallowe’en Spooktacular, a costume contest (with a fantastic prize), a dance party, and more!
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, Ty Segall!
All the way from your favorite cartoon couch, BBMT welcomes you to a haunting, chilling live read of the beloved The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror VII episode with an incredible lineup including Malcolm Barrett, Eric Edelstein, Seychelle Gabriel, Lauren Lapkus, Ron Lynch, Kate Micucci, Chris Nichols, David Payton, and Andy Richter!
Part of our Laugh to Keep from Crying Series, we are honored to host—live and in person—legendary actor, activist, and author Ed Begley Jr. for a rare screening of the cult classic comedy Meet The Applegates with our friend at Hollywood Enteratinment. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to celebrate its eerie and hilarious wonders and to get a signed copy of Ed’s wonderful new memoir To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!
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, Duffy X Uhlmann!
We’re thrilled to announce the release of Merch Motel x BBMT Capsule Collection. Be the first to shop the collection at BBMT at Nite, our release party on 10/13. Join Merch Motel and BBMT under the neon lights our restored marquee, meet a puppet, and shop our store in clowniest-core outfits
