Not quite, but an essay making the rounds this holiday is definitely calling out E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original 1816 tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” for its “creepy” energy — and its ...

The work is led by X’ene Sky, the oracle and vessel of Earth’s expressions. Her voice was ethereal, piercing through Leroy’s score in sultry hums and sharp screams. Leroy saw Sky as the perfect ...

MEDFORD, N.J. (CBS) -- For one New Jersey father, Christmastime means an annual family date to see "The Nutcracker." It's a holiday tradition that Lloyd Freeman of Medford hopes more fathers will ...

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 ...

BOSTON - Every holiday season, Boston Ballet brings the beloved story of "The Nutcracker" to life on stage. But from the snow that falls on stage to the tree that grows to the ceiling, it takes a lot ...

The two-act ballet "The Nutcracker" follows a family's Christmas Eve feast and a young girl's late-night awakening to love and the world. Moscow's Imperial Theatres director Ivan Vsevolozhsky ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you grew up in Cleveland, you’ve probably seen “The Nutcracker” at Playhouse Square. Introduced to local audiences by the Cleveland Ballet in the early 1980s, the production has ...