Bob Baker’s Nutcracker Returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse

More than 100 handcrafted marionettes bring beloved holiday classic to life in 50-performance run

Published on Nov 22, 2025

[photo credit: Sierra Madre Playhouse]

Bob Baker’s Nutcracker opens Nov. 29 at Sierra Madre Playhouse with more than 100 handcrafted puppets dancing through a 50-performance holiday run.

The production represents an evolution in puppetry technique, having transformed from earlier hand-and-rod puppet formats to large-scale marionettes with refurbished sets. Three showtimes mark opening day: 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

“The cutely intimate Sierra Madre Playhouse, with its throwback red velvet seats and curtain, seems ideally suited for this vintage feeling show,” an LA Theatrix reviewer wrote.

Bob Baker’s Nutcracker will run on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Bob Baker’s Nutcracker will run on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. For more information, call (626) 355-4318 or visit https://www.sierramadreplayhouse.org/event/nutcracker2025.