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The Nutcracker(Russian: Щелкунчик[a], romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced[ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk]ⓘ), Op.71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eveat the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's ...
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
The current owner of the theater is Boston Opera House Ventures, LLC, a partnership of local Boston businessmen Don Law and David Mugar. Its primary tenants are Broadway Across America, Boston Uprising and the Boston Ballet. Home to Boston Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker since 2005, the theater became the company's permanent home ...
If something is missed in the pit, it can profoundly affect the show’s timing, said Phoenix Symphony’s principal horn, Gabe Kovach, who has played over 500 “Nutcracker” shows.
Nov. 25-Dec. 3: Ballet Theatre of Ohio will present six performances of "The Nutcracker" at the Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S Main St. The pre-professional Munroe Falls company is celebrating its ...
This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Eleven shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!, Six, and MJ the ...
Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Acosta is choreographing and directing his new show, “Nutcracker in Havana ...
The Nutcracker. (Balanchine) Choreographer George Balanchine 's production of Petipa and Tchaikovsky 's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker is a broadly popular version of the ballet often performed in the United States. Conceived for the New York City Ballet, its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center, New York, with costumes by ...