This season, two impressive opera-house stagings are playing in this city and could be characterized as opposite sides of the “Nutcracker” coin. George Balanchine’s 1954 version for New York ...

In many ways, “The Nutcracker” is about the nostalgia we feel for childhood and the rituals that come back, year after year. People return to New York City Ballet’s “George Balanchine’s ...

Based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816), there are several companies around the country who put up the show this time of ...

The original “The Nutcracker” debuted in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1892, and is actually an adaptation of an 1819 short story by E.T.A. Hoffman. Perhaps the most famous version of the ballet, by ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Bucks County boy is playing a key role in George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" presented by the Philadelphia Ballet. This has been a dream come true for the 11-year-old ...

Widely considered America’s first prima ballerina, Tallchief is being celebrated by New York City Ballet, where she was a ...

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 ...

"Few ballets capture the imagination and charm the senses like George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, and it is always a thrill to see this classic work performed live and in-person," said Shelly ...

...Nutcracker. Directed by the Primetime Emmy-winning Alan Skog, enjoy this delivery of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker performed by New York City Ballet on 11 ...