During the 50th annual Puppet Fair Weekend at Children's Fairyland, fairy tales - including "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Three Little Pigs" - will come to life. The stars won't actually walk and talk ...

The best-known Italian puppet, Pinocchio, may not be among the 165 handcrafted marionettes performing at the Emmett Robinson Theater beginning today. But with “Sleeping Beauty,” the real-life ...

Stephen Foster, from East Kilbride, is among just a small number of people in the UK still making traditional wooden puppets.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Bob Baker Marionette Theater, May 29, 2019 (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — This past May, a small team was busy putting the finishing touches on the ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. When the Bob Baker Marionette Theater opened its doors in 1963 on the southern tip of Echo Park, its namesake ...

There’s a pantsless clown with an erection running wild onstage. The prankster’s mad skills have patrons doubled over in laughter, an unexpected response, maybe, for a marionette show in the 21st ...

Over the first six episodes of “Fargo” Season 5, audiences have put together Dorothy Lyon’s backstory. Abused by the misogynist Sheriff Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), Dot (Juno Temple) escaped and started a ...