This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For many children, their first experience with ballet often happens at Christmastime via “The Nutcracker.” Now, ...

The snowfall in Ohio is peanuts compared to the blizzard heading to the Ohio Theatre. When BalletMet’s “The Nutcracker” returns for its 47th year, the beloved holiday production will arrive with 300 ...

About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.

Watch a preview of English National Ballet's performances of the Nutcracker on Great Performances. Watch a preview of English National Ballet's performances of the Nutcracker on Great Performances.

Madeline Woo is a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet — where the first ever full-length production of The Nutcracker was performed in the United States Woo has danced in her fair share of ...

CHANG: For many, going to local performances of this Tchaikovsky ballet is a treasured family tradition. And for ballet companies, it's big business, as NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas reports. ANASTASIA ...

Every winter, dance companies across the U.S. present one very particular ballet for holiday audiences, "The Nutcracker." (SOUNDBITE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S "THE NUTCRACKER, OP. 71, ACT 1: NO. 2, MARCH") ...

A battle between brave toys and marauding mice. An elegant Waltz of the Snowflakes. The dance of the Sugarplum Fairy that's just as sweet as any holiday dessert. For many Americans, watching these ...

Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they... 'The Nutcracker' isn't just a cozy classic. It helps ...