A Nutcracker Burlesque" brings candy-coated glamour, subversive humor and a dash of tassels to a holiday classic.

In a return to a classic, time-honored ballet tradition, the Jacobs School of Music’s Opera and Ballet Theater will present ...

Even people who have never seen "The Nutcracker" ballet often are familiar with the sounds of the treasured yuletide title, from the "March of the Toy Soldiers" to the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy." ...

In 1892, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa debuted “The Nutcracker,” a two-act ballet about a young girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker for Christmas. When the ...

The lights over the audience dim. The sound of the orchestra rises from the pit. As the curtain begins to rise, the Musical Arts Center is taken into a magical world, the world of “The Nutcracker.” ...