Bob Baker

Levitt Pavilions: Summer Lineups Announced

The Levitt Pavilions have announced their schedules, so you know what that means: It's summer! In an exclusive to West Coast Sound, the Levitt Pavilions in MacArthur Park and Pasadena have released their full lineups, with shows held throughout June, July, and August. Highlights include Metalachi, ... More >>

A Tour of L.A. Puppet Fest

The art of puppetry has morphed over the years: from marionettes, to Muppets, to the dancing of shadows on far-away walls to Simon Morley's renowned stage show Puppetry of the Penis. But at the core, puppetry is the art of playing with and manipulating objects as extensions of oneself. Many events ... More >>

Spring? Sprung

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including an Unusual Look at Motherhood

This week, our critics enjoyed composer and musical director Gregory Nabours' 90-minute musical The Trouble With Words (Coeurage Theatre Company at the Unknown Theatre) as well as a quartet of one-acts at the Lillian under the collective title Unscreened. This week's Pick goes to Dorothy Fortenberry ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Prancing Horses on a Stage the Size of a Football Field

The Canadian troupe Cavalia wowed critic Lovell Estell III this week with its equestrian spectacle Cavalia's Odysseo. Good notices also for Diane Glancy's The Bird House at the Autry National Center, and for a revival of Carlos Murillo's Dark Play (or Story for Boys) at the Whitmore-Lindley The ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Jane Kaczmarek in The Snake Can

Kathryn Graf's new comedy about women slipping into middle-age, The Snake Can, is this week's pick of the week. Also a nod for Cathy Rigby reprising her decades-long performance in Peter Pan. See below for all the latest New Theater Reviews, and this week's comprehensive stage listings. Also, two s ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground

Nods this week for Laguna Playhouse's production of Neil Simon's Chapter Two and Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground at Zombie Joe's Underground in North Hollywood. For the latest new reviews and comprehensive stage listings, see below. Tanna Frederick and Robert Standley star in N. Richard Nash's T ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Solo Show About Pioneering Actress Hattie McDaniel

Our critic Lovell Estell was entranced by Vickilyn Reynolds' performance in a show based on the life of Hattie McDaniel, Hattie -- What I Need You To Know. For all the latest New Theater Reviews, and comprehensive stage listings, see below.This week's Stage Feature takes a look a three shows th ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Sherlock's Last Case

No new reviews this week, but these will return at the same time next week, as the new theater season gets underway. See below for complete listings of shows to see this week.In this week's stage feature, we asked our stable of critics what they most dread and anticipate when being assigned a s ... More >>

Bob Baker's Nutcracker

The 13 Best Things to Do For Halloween in L.A.

See also: *Our Best of L.A. issue and our Best of L.A. app *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. *10 Oddball L.A. Museums Worth Seeing By Tanja M. Laden One of the best things about living in Southern California is the idea that Halloween is a month-long celebration that a ... More >>

Exclusive: Levitt Pavilions Announce Summer Line-ups

In an exclusive to West Coast Sound, the Levitt Pavilions in Pasadena and MacArthur Park have revealed the lineups to their massive, free summer concert series -- almost 100 shows between the two venues. This year features everything from Latin alternative to folk, indie and world music. Highlights ... More >>

Your Holiday Heart on a String

Top 5 Ridiculous But Awesome Christmas Shows In L.A.

​Need a break from all the credit card-maxing, house-lighting, bad party-attending and general seasonal stressing? Why not try something outside of the gift box this year? Here, five festive, somewhat freaky holiday haps in town that are anything but cookie-cutter Christmas confections. 5. Ch ... More >>

Magic Strings

Theater Reviews: Groundlings Holiday Show, The First Jo-el, Diva on the Verge

Also, Bob Baker's Nutcracker, Broadway Holiday and more

Stage Raw: Holiday Listings

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset LimitedHOLIDAY LISTINGS:To be honest, the quantity of theater playing this week in Los Angeles is about as thin as it gets. Still, our comprehensive LISTINGS are back up. Things do pick up in January, so ... More >>

Stage Raw: Diva on the Verge

The COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS feature will return next weekNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Helen Hunt and Tom Irwin in Much Ado NEW REVIEW GO DIVA ON THE VERGE ​ Photo courtesy of the Odyssey TheatreIn her compelling one-woman show, soprano Julia Migenes, who has sung more leading roles ... More >>

Bob Baker's Nutcracker

Stage Raw: Voombodian Women from Outer Space!

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTheater FEATURE on Happy Ending and WaterVOOMBODIAN WOMEN FROM OUTER SPACE! Staged reading of Barry Schwam's new play at Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., in Sierra Madre. Sun., 7:30 p.m. $5 (626) 355-4318 AN EVENING WITH PAT BOONE, ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Something to Crow About, Waiting fr Lefty and more

Stage Raw: Waiting for Lefty

NEW THEATER REVIEWSTheater FEATURE on Neighbors, at the MatrixNEW REVIEW GO WAITING FOR LEFTY ​Photo by Thomas MikuszThis dynamic 1935 one-act launched the career of playwright Clifford Odets, became an important social document, and solidified the reputation of the Group Theatre. Seeing it now, ... More >>

Dead Man's Bones Performs at Old Folks Home in New Video

Dead Man's Bones Performs at Old Folks Home in New Video

Stage Raw: Summer Festivities

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on [title of show] and Dani GirlSUMMER FESTIVITIES Open Fist Theater Company launches its annual Fist Look Festival this weekend, with The Existents, a rock musical by Douglas Crawford and Jason Wooten, music and lyrics by Ty Taylor. T ... More >>

Stage Raw: Brewsie & Willie

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON LINDA PURL'S FESTIVALBREWSIE AND WILLIE ​Poor Dog Group's adaptation of Gertrude Stein's novella, is among the productions being reviewed this week. Photo by Scott Grolier Check back here on Monday night for reviews of THE BAKER'S ... More >>

PUPPET LOVE

It's a Musical World

Bob Baker Marionette Theater's Fiesta

Curing Christmas Kleptomania

MASTER OF PUPPETS

Dead Man's Bones Debut New Video, Additional MP3

With a bewitching (err, bewitched) residency at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater behind them and their debut LP just released, it'd be reasonable to expect Dead Man's Bones to take it easy right about now. But nay, as All Hallows' Eve approaches, the duo of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields (with help f ... More >>

Haiku Review: Dead Man's Bones

West Coast Sound reviews Dead Man's Bones debut album though the lens of the 17th century Japanese poetic form, the Haiku.

Dead Man's Bones To Host Month-Long Residency at Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Dead Man's Bones to become master of puppets at a month-long residency at Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Post-Coachella Recovery at Shadowscene, Linda Perry's Evening With Women

The Ding Bat Show (Starring Clown College Alumni)

LA People 2009: Master of Puppets — Bob Baker

From the earliest days of TV to the advent of CGI, the puppet master has been pulling strings in Hollywood

LA People 2009: This Is LA

The waitresses and starlets ... the tech wizards and rock stars ... the activists, gang survivors, political warriors and policy wonks ... the scientists, teachers and fabulous nerds ... plus the nightlife shapers, art makers and fashion provocateurs

Cute Clowns, Lolitas, Carnies, Bob Baker and a Bearded Lady: Cirque Du So Lame Party at Royal/T

View more photos in the Cirque Du So Lame slideshow. That's Mandy Ma in the photo above. This past Friday, she hosted another Zippercut event at Royal/T cafe called "Cirque Du So Lame." It was very well attended by clowns, harlequins, jesters, Gothic Lolitas, plain old Lolitas, tightrope walkers, ... More >>

Reprieve for Bob Baker Marionette Theater?

The Eastsider L.A. reports today that Bob Baker's marionette theater, located in an Echo Parkish pocket between First Street and Glendale Boulevard, may have a new lease on life. Citing an earlier Curbed L.A. story claiming the property is no longer for sale, the Eastsider says the theater is now be ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Bob Baker!

POSTPONED!! Forget the Whales -- Save the Puppets!

Charles Phoenix

Kodachrome king

Theater Listings

For the week of August 31-September 6

Will You Marionette Me

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Best Place to Find a Dead Clown

I'm With Cupid

The Best Hoopla Ever!

Featuring Lancelot Link, the Archies, Zack de la Rocha and Pamela Des Barres!

Artsters, Juggy D and the Last Bricktops

Insane Clone Posse

Leisure Copworld

LAPD officers dream of a three-day week

Annihilation Man

How Darby Crash lost control. Of the Germs. Of Circle One. Everything.