National Ballet of Canada's THE NUTCRACKER is Selling Fast! Don't Miss Out!

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for The Nutcracker. Choreographed by James Kudelka, the National Ballet's production is Toronto's favourite holiday tradition and was sold-out for the past two seasons. The Nutcracker is onstage December 9 - 30, 2017 and tickets are selling fast.

Making their debuts this season are Corps de Ballet members Christopher Gerty as Peter/The Nutcracker and Calley Skalnik as The Sugar Plum Fairy. Second Soloist Donald Thom and Corps de Ballet Member Ethan Watts make their debuts as Uncle Nikolai.

 

The opening performance on December 9 at 2:00 pm will feature First Soloist Skylar Campbell and Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone in the roles of Peter/The Nutcracker and The Sugar Plum Fairy. The evening performance at 7:00 pm will feature Principal Dancers Harrison James and Sonia Rodriguez in the lead roles.

The Nutcracker is choreographed by James Kudelka with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set and costume design by Santo Loquasto and lighting design by Jennifer Tipton.

Nutcracker Story Time begins 45 minutes prior to every performance in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

The Nutcracker is selling fast. Some performances are already sold-out. See chart below for best availability.

Principal Casting

The Sugar Plum Fairy
Jillian Vanstone (December 9 at 2:00 pm/ December 13 at 7:00 pm/ December 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 29 at 5:30 pm)
Sonia Rodriguez (December 9 at 7:00 pm/ December 10, 17 at 5:30 pm)
Tina Pereira (December 10 at 1:00 pm/December 21 at 7:00 pm)
Greta Hodgkinson (December 14,15, 23 at 7:00 pm)
Elena Lobsanova (December 16 at 2:00 pm/ December 19 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Heather Ogden (December 16, 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm)
Calley Skalnik* (December 17 at 1:00 pm/ December 22, 28 at 7:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)
Jurgita Dronina (December 27 at 5:30 pm/ December 29 at 1:00 pm/December 30 at 7:00 pm)

Peter/The Nutcracker
Skylar Campbell (December 9 at 2:00 pm/ December 13 at 7:00 pm/ December 24 at 1:00/ December 29 at 5:30 pm)
Harrison James (December 9, 14, 15, 23 at 7:00 pm/December 10, 17 at 5:30 pm)
Francesco Gabriele Frola (December 10, 29 at 1:00 pm/December 21, 30 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 5:30 pm)
Naoya Ebe (December 16 at 2:00 pm/ December 19 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Guillaume Côté (December 16, 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm)
Christopher Gerty* (December 17 at 1:00 pm/ December 22, 28 at 7:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)

Snow Queen
Xiao Nan Yu (December 9 at 2:00 pm/ December 10, 29 at 5:30 pm/December 21at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 1:00 pm)
Elena Lobsanova (December 9,16, 20, 30 at 7:00 pm/December 23 at 2:00 pm/December 27 at 5:30 pm/ December 29 at 1:00 pm )
Jenna Savella (December 10 at 1:00 pm/December 13, 15, 23 at 7:00 pm/December 17 at 5:30 pm)
Tanya Howard (December 16 at 2:00 pm/December 19 at 7:00 pm/December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Hannah Fischer (December 17 at 1:00 pm/December 14, 22, 28 at 7:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)

Baba
Andreea Olteanu (December 9 at 2:00 pm/ December 13, 21 at 7:00 pm/ December 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 29 at 5:30 pm)
Alejandra Perez-Gomez (December 9, 14,16, 20, 30 at 7:00 pm/December 23 at 2:00 pm/December 27 at 5:30 pm/ December 29 at 1:00 pm)
Stephanie Hutchison (December 10 at 1:00 pm/December 16, 30 at 2:00 pm/December 17, 27 at 1:00 pm/December 19, 22, 28 at 7:00 pm)
Tiffany Mosher (December 15, 23 at 7:00 pm/December 10, 17 at 5:30 pm)

Uncle Nikolai
Robert Stephen (December 9 at 2:00 pm/ December 13 at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 29 at 5:30)
Jonathan Renna (December 9, 14, 16, 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm)
Jack Bertinshaw (December 10 at 1:00 pm/December 21 at 7:00 pm)
Dylan Tedaldi (December 10, 17 at 5:30 pm/December 15, 23 at 7:00 pm)
Spencer Hack (December 16 at 2:00 pm/ December 19 at 7:00 pm December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Donald Thom* (December 17 at 1:00 pm/December 22, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 30 at 2:00 pm)
Ethan Watts* (December 27 at 5:30 pm/December 29 at 1:00 pm/ December 30 at 7:00 pm)

* Debut
Casting subject to change.

 

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