Review: Before There Was Charlie Brown, There Was Menotti’s AMAHL, now at Lincoln Center Theater
by Richard Sasanow - Dec 21, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater’s new Kenny Leon production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, presented in association with the Metropolitan Opera, is hardly “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or “The Nutcracker.” Yet it manages to give us faith, hope and charity at a time we could all use more than a little of it, though there doesn’t seem to be much of a nod by director Leon to the setting of “The Present” mentioned in the Playbill.
Feature: NEVADA BALLET THEATRE UNVEILS GEORGE BALANCHINE'S THE NUTCRACKER
by Debbie Hall - Dec 9, 2025
Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) launches a completely reimagined production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, running December 13–28. With dazzling visuals, radiant choreography and the timeless Tchaikovsky score, this new production promises to inspire awe and create joyful holiday memories for audiences of all ages.