Skip to main content
Shop Merch Add a Show Listing
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Home For You Chat My Shows Register/Login Games Grosses
The Nutcracker show poster

The Nutcracker at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Dates: 12/13/2026

📍 Theatre: New Jersey Performing Arts Center


1 Center Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Buy Tickets

Share
Tis the season for making unforgettable memories with your family! Whether you are a kid or a kid at heart, The Nutcracker is sure to become your favorite Christmas tradition. The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraines holiday spectacle transports you to a dazzling winter wonderland of toy soldiers and colorful characters. Tchaikovskys beloved score is full of instantly recognizable music, including Waltz of the Flowers, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,Waltz of the Snowflakes and more. It is a magical classic for all ages.

News About The Nutcracker at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Photo: THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Meets Senator Corey Booker While Performing at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

December 19, 2022

The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, brought the show back home to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Newark this past weekend while celebrating the show's 10th season. On Saturday, December 17th, the creative team, cast and crew along with hip hop pioneer and MC, Kurtis Blow, met United States senator from New Jersey Corey Booker. Check out the photo here!

About the Theatre

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Instagram Facebook Twitter

1 Center Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Visit Website

📍
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center Street, Newark, NJ

We’re NJPAC, the anchor cultural institution for the city of Newark and the state of New Jersey. As a nonprofit arts organization, we enhance and transform lives every day. We delight audiences with world-class performances, nurture students through our education programs, and engage our community with free events and festivals across the city. Whoever you are, and wherever you’re from, you’ll find a creative home here.

Similar Shows Nearby

Featured

Pipeline

Vanguard Theater
10/8/2026 – 10/25/2026

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ

What shows are coming up next at New Jersey Performing Arts Center?

Where is New Jersey Performing Arts Center located?

New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.

BroadwayWorld TV

View all Videos

New Jersey SHOWS

A Beat of Our Own in New Jersey A Beat of Our Own
McCarter Theatre Center (10/07-10/25)
Pipeline in New Jersey Pipeline
Vanguard Theater (10/08-10/25) PHOTOS
The Hello Girls in New Jersey The Hello Girls
Old Library Theatre (10/16-10/25)
Purpose in New Jersey Purpose
McCarter Theatre Center (1/21-2/13)
Mozart & Ravel in New Jersey Mozart & Ravel
Mayo Performing Arts Center (1/10-1/10)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert in New Jersey Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert
Count Basie Center for the Arts (2/26-2/26)
Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák in New Jersey Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/18-2/18)
Mozart-Mania! - Bay Atlantic Symphony in New Jersey Mozart-Mania! - Bay Atlantic Symphony
Stockton University Performing Arts Center (11/01-11/01)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf in New Jersey For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Mile Square Theatre (11/06-11/15)
GYPSY, A Musical Fable in New Jersey GYPSY, A Musical Fable
Middletown Arts Center (10/16-10/25)
View All Shows Add a Show

Recommended For You