Goldstar Announces Over 65 Nominees for 9th Annual National Nutcracker Award
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 02, 2015
Goldstar, the company that gets six million people out to live entertainment more often, announces today the nominees for the Ninth Annual Goldstar National Nutcracker Award. This year, more than 65 nominees in more than 55 cities are in the running to become the best-loved Nutcracker in the U.S.
The winner of the Goldstar National Nutcracker Award is determined by audience ratings from members who attended 2015 Nutcracker productions through Goldstar. The show with the highest overall ranking earns "The Nutty" statuette, a cash prize for its education programs, and bragging rights as the best-loved Nutcracker in the U.S. The winner of this year's award will be announced on December 21.
And, the nominees for the 2015 Goldstar National Nutcracker Award are:
Arizona
Ballet Arizona's The Nutcracker at Phoenix Symphony Hall
California
-Inland Empire
The Ballet Studio's The Nutcracker at Old Town Temecula Community Theater
Inland Pacific Ballet's The Nutcracker at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside
-Los Angeles
Long Beach Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at the Wiltern
The Red Chair Children's Production Company's The Nutcracker at the Alex Theatre in Glendale
Debbie Allen Dance Academy's The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Inland Pacific Ballet's The Nutcracker at Arcadia Performing Arts Center and at Claremont's Bridges Auditorium
Westside Ballet's The Nutcracker at The Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
South Bay Ballet's The Nutcracker at El Camino College Center for the Arts in Torrance
-Oakland
Alameda Civic Ballet's The Nutcracker at Kofman Theatre in Alameda
Berkeley Ballet Theater's The Nutcracker at Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley
Contra Costa Ballet's The Nutcracker at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek
-Orange County
Anaheim Ballet's The Nutcracker at City National Grove of Anaheim
Coast City Ballet's The Nutcracker at Huntington Beach Historical Theater
Sunrise Ballet's The Nutcracker at Anaheim's Servite Theatre
Festival Ballet's The Nutcracker at Irvine Barclay Theatre
Orange County Ballet Theater's The Nutcracker at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
Ballet Etudes' The Nutcracker at Huntington Beach High School Historic Auditorium
Golden State Dance Foundation and V&T Dance's The Nutcracker at the Fullerton College Campus Theatre
Tustin Dance Center's The Nutcracker at Alexandra Nechita Center for the Performing Arts in Orange
-San Diego
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Jacobs Music Center
San Diego Ballet's The Nutcracker at Jacobs Music Center
New West Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Poway Center for the Performing Arts
California Ballet Company's The Nutcracker at San Diego Civic Theatre
-San Francisco
San Francisco Youth Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Mercy High School Theatre
San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker at War Memorial Opera House
City Ballet School's The Nutcracker at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at The Warfield
-San Jose
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino
Silicon Valley Ballet's The Nutcracker at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
San Jose Youth Ballet's The Nutcracker at Mexican Heritage Plaza
Bay Pointe Ballet's Nutcracker at San Mateo Performing Arts Center
Peninsula Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Fox Theatre in Redwood City
Colorado
Colorado Ballet's The Nutcracker at Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver
Belliston Ballet's The Nutcracker at Gates Concert Hall at Denver's Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Florida
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at The Fillmore Miami Beach
Miami City Ballet's The Nutcracker at Adrienne Arsht Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House
Georgia
Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker at Atlanta's Fox Theatre
The Georgia Ballet's The Nutcracker at Jennie T. Anderson Theatre at Cobb Civic Center in Marietta
Decadancetheatre's The Hip Hop Nutcracker at Atlanta's Fox Theatre
Metropolitan Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Milton Center Theater in Alpharetta
Illinois
Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre
Ballet Chicago's The Nutcracker at Athenaeum Theatre
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Chicago's Rosemont Theatre
The House Theatre of Chicago's The Nutcracker at Chopin Theatre
Piccolo Theatre's Clara & the Nutcracker at Piccolo Theatre in Evanston
State Street Dance Studio's The Fox Valley Nutcracker at Batavia Fine Arts Centre
Chicago Festival Ballet's The Nutcracker at McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn
Ballet 5:8's Beyond the Nutcracker at Stagg High School Performing Arts Center in Palos Hills
Maryland
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre
Massachusetts
Tony Williams Dance Center's Urban Nutcracker at Back Bay Events Center's John Hancock Hall (Boston)
José Mateo Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Strand Theatre in Dorchester and at Cutler Majestic Theatre at Boston's Emerson College
Dance Prism's The Nutcracker at Jackson Arts Center in Fall River
Minnesota
Minnesota Dance Theatre's Nutcracker Fantasy at State Theatre in Minneapolis
Metropolitan Ballet's The Nutcracker at Hopkins High School Performing Arts Center in Minnetonka
Decadancetheatre's The Hip Hop Nutcracker at Saint Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
James Sewell Ballet's Nutcracker (not so) Suite at The Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center
New Jersey
New Jersey Ballet's The Nutcracker at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
Decadancetheatre's The Hip Hop Nutcracker at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
New York
Dances Patrelle's The Yorkville Nutcracker at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College in NYC
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre
Oregon
Oregon Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Portland's Keller Auditorium
Portland Festival Ballet's The Nutcracker at Lake Oswego High School Auditorium
Pennsylvania
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Tower Theater in Upper Darby
Texas
MBS Productions' A Bur-Less-Q Nutcracker at Studio Theatre at the Addison Conference & Theatre Centre
Woodlands Ballet Ensemble's The Nutcracker at The Woodlands College Park High School
Washington
Olympic Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Everett Performing Arts Center and at Edmonds Center for the Arts
Pacific Northwest Ballet's The Nutcracker at Seattle's McCaw Hall
Washington, D.C.
The Fairfax Ballet's The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School
Olney Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker at Olney Theatre Center
Virginia Ballet Company's The Nutcracker at Ernst Cultural Center in Annandale, VA
Rockville Civic Ballet's The Nutcracker at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville, MD
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at George Mason University's Center for the Arts
The Washington Ballet's The Nutcracker at Warner Theatre
Ballet Theatre of Maryland's The Nutcracker at Bowie Center for the Performing Arts
Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker at The Kennedy Center Opera House
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