“The Nutcracker” is getting a makeover — Pittsburgh-style.

The classic ballet will remain rooted in the familiar story while introducing new choreography and Pittsburgh-inspired themes ...

Around 150 dancers will grace the Castle Theater stage for "The Nutcracker." Chelsea Fine/Sea Fine Photography For the fifth year in a row, Alexander Academy of Performing Arts will present ...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the characters and storyline for its all-new production of THE NUTCRACKER, set in early ...

It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

The winter holidays are here, and so is “The Nutcracker,” showing in local theaters throughout the season. Picture the scene: The ballerina is lifted up high into the air to the glorious descending ...

"We are thrilled to partner with the Fairfax Ballet to bring The Nutcracker to thousands of people of all ages in Fairfax County and across the DC region," said Jonathan Kerr, Executive Director, ...

It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights and as ...

The unbounded success of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie this summer followed by the Christmas season’s many stagings of “The Nutcracker,” danced to Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score, combined to spark my memory ...

This article originally published in December 2021. Portions of it were updated with 2022 information about "The Nutcracker." Even though Tom Mattingly worked on roughly a dozen productions of "The ...

Connecticut Ballet first danced its “Nutcracker” in 1984, and Bret Raphael estimates they’ve given over 500 performances of the ballet around New England since then. But the company has never ...