The story opens on Christmas Eve with a busy party scene with six dancing couples and many young dancers recruited from the community. During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter ...
About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you grew up in Cleveland, you’ve probably seen “The Nutcracker” at Playhouse Square. Introduced to local audiences by the Cleveland Ballet in the early 1980s, the production has ...