What to Know”A Holiday Wonderland Special”Bob Baker Marionette TheaterHighland ParkNov. 14 through Jan. 17, 2027 (select dates)$28<\/p>\n
Whispers and murmurs that a major luminary might put in a colorful cameo at a local venue?<\/p>\n
It’s not an unusual experience in Los Angeles to hear word that somebody big and bright is set to shine on a specific celebration.<\/p>\n
But when that luminary is actually luminous, at least in spirit, and wears the term “star” quite literally, then you can guess who the celebrity is and where they’re appearing.<\/p>\n
If you just called out the name “Demitrius Nova Twinklestar III,” also known as Demi Star, one of the best-known characters to hold cute court at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater<\/a>, then you know your nostalgic stuff: The floating figure, which is, oh yes, a star, will soon serve as the happy host at “A Holiday Wonderland Special,” the Highland Park theater’s annual year-ending, year-beginning confection.<\/p>\n Or perhaps we mean “glow-st” rather than “host,” given that Demi Star possesses a certain shimmer.<\/p>\n You can admire that shimmer in person starting in mid-November when the holiday spectacular dances and prances at the vintage venue, with all sorts of seasonal songs, decorations, set pieces, and festive flourishes folded into the production. A production, by the by, that brims with bouncy and plucky puppets, some classic, some strange, and all quaintly charismatic.<\/p>\n