The Nutcracker

Hyde Park School of Dance will present its annual presentation of The Nutcracker. Performances are at Mandel Hall on the University of Chicago campus. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Varna International Ballet and Orchestra will return to the UK following a debut tour in 2023. The company will visit 20 venues around the UK beginning in January.

State Theatre New Jersey will present The Nutcracker with American Repertory Ballet for five performances on Friday, December 20 at 7:30pm; Saturday, December 21 at 2pm and 7pm; and Sunday, December 22 at 1pm and 5pm.  

United Dance Company returns this holiday season with The Extraordinary Nutcracker at Boston's Calderwood Pavilion this December 7 & 8.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT)'s annual treasured holiday classic, The Nutcracker, opens this Friday, December 6, at the Benedum Center and runs through Friday, December 27.

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As the holiday season kicks off in New Orleans, beloved traditions like Christmas in the Oaks and festive strolls through the city’s dazzling light displays take center stage. This year, Crescent City Stage is adding a new tradition to the mix with Patrick Barlow’s imaginative adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

It's the most wonderful time for the Dayton Theatre scene! Not only are there lots of holiday plays and musicals to see, but plenty of entertainment in January and February to keep Dayton audiences warm and bright! Check out the list of shows below with links to each theatre's website/ticket information! 

The Holiday season will be ushered in on Sunday, December 8 at 3 p.m. with Staten Island newest Lesko Ballet's Nutcracker in Richmond County Orchestra’s Concerto di Natale.  

The Grand Kyiv Ballet, including the most prestigious Ballet dancers from Ukraine, invites audiences to experience Nutcracker and the World Premiere of SNOW QUEEN.

Check out video of featured dancer Baily Jones as she performs 'Marzipan' in the New York City Ballet 2024 production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, beginning performances tonight at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. 

See video highlights from The Nutcracker, a co-production between Polka Theatre and Olivier award-winners Little Bulb (Wolf Witch Giant Fairy), in Polka's Main Theatre running through 26 January 2025. Tickets are on sale now. 

The Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center will present holiday favorites for 2024, including The Nutcracker and more. See full holiday programming and see how to purchase tickets.

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NYC Ballet is now presenting George Balanchine's The Nutcracker- one of the most complex theatrical, staged ballets in the Company's active repertory. The popularity of the ballet is immense and it provides an unforgettable spark to everyone's holiday season.

Rattlestick Theater has revealed details for the second annual Ratcracker. This one-night-only holiday pageant reimagines Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker through the trickster eyes of The Rat King. Learn how to attend.

Connecticut Ballet, under the artistic direction of Brett Raphael, announced the celebrated guests artists who will appear in the company's 40th anniversary production of its holiday blockbuster, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. 

New York City Center was transformed into a golden age jazz club this weekend as Dorrance Dance’s 'The Nutcracker Suite' took the stage from Friday, November 22, through Sunday, November 24.

New Jersey Symphony is your place to celebrate the holiday season, with many great events throughout the Garden State. See full programming and learn how to attend!

 The WYO Performing Arts & Education Center will present San Diego Ballet (SDB) in “The Nutcracker” this December. Learn more about the production here!

Returning to The Beverly Hilton Hotel, American Ballet Theatre will host its Holiday Benefit on Monday, December 16. The evening will ring in the holiday season for a one-night-only performance by ABT's exceptional dancers as they perform excerpts from classical and contemporary ballets.

Kennesaw State University's Bailey School of Music will present the 2024 Holiday Concert. The annual concert features almost 280 KSU students performing as part of the Choirs, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Jazz I.