Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the Sweets the ...

In fact, for Cincinnati Ballet, it’s “Nutcracker” time for the 51st year. (That’s 52 if you count the 2020 pandemic version, an hourlong TV broadcast.) There are other long-running holiday traditions ...

"The Nutcracker" display at the Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens includes 110,000 energy-efficient lightbulbs and 20,000 poinsettias. Photo Credit: MGM Resorts International The Bellagio's ...

The winter holidays are here, and so is “The Nutcracker,” showing in local theaters throughout the season. Picture the scene: The ballerina is lifted up high into the air to the glorious descending ...

Members of the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley rehearse for their upcoming performance of the Nutcracker Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem. Now in its 56th year, the joint ...

Milwaukee Ballet will use recorded music rather than a live orchestra for this season's "Nutcracker" performances, it said in a statement released July 2. The move was made for financial reasons.

In a return to a classic, time-honored ballet tradition, the Jacobs School of Music’s Opera and Ballet Theater will present its performance of “The Nutcracker” beginning Friday at the Musical Arts ...

An anonymous donor has contributed the funds necessary to ensure a live orchestra for every public performance of "The Nutcracker" this season, the Milwaukee Ballet announced in a statement July 14.

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