- NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet 2026Event
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About NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
America’s Largest Nutcracker Tour!
Make this the Christmas they’ll never forget with NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet. Experience the largest Nutcracker production in North America - a breathtaking holiday spectacle featuring world-class international dancers, gravity-defying acrobatics, magnificent costumes, and towering puppets. Set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, this grand production transforms the stage into an unforgettable celebration of the season - one your family will treasure for years to come. Get tickets now!
Production Highlights
- Featuring renowned ballerinas and danseurs from leading global opera houses
- Broadway-level sets and costumes with 9 intricately hand-painted backdrops
- Vibrant choreography fusing classical ballet, puppetry, and acrobatics
- A corps de ballet of 40 Vaganova-trained artists and 10-foot-tall playful puppets
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet consistently delivers record-breaking seasons, thrilling audiences from New York City to Los Angeles and Puerto Rico to Calgary. With a history of offering classical ballets such as NUTCRACKER!, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake, sold-out theaters attest to the enduring quality of Talmi Entertainment productions.
What the critics say:
- “Disarmingly poetic…bravura expertise” — LA Times
- “Sweeps you up in the bliss of beauty” — Minneapolis Pioneer Press
- “Stunning visuals, effortless dancing…full of joyful energy” — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Story Behind NUTCRACKER!
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, a classic Holiday story, originated as a fairy tale ballet in two acts that revolve around the Stahlbaum family’s Christmas Eve celebration. Alexandre Dumas Père adapted the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, which was set to music by Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Marius Petipa. Commissioned by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the director of Moscow’s Imperial Theatres in 1891, the ballet premiered a week before Christmas in 1892.
Since its premiere in Western countries in the 1940s, “The Nutcracker” has become the most popular ballet performed during Christmas. The story focuses on a young girl’s Christmas Eve and her discovery of the magical wonder of toys coming to life, enchanted animals, and an adventure to the Land of Peace and Harmony in Act II. Before the ballet’s premiere in December 1892, the composer selected eight of the most popular pieces, which formed the Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, as heard in NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet productions. The suite became instantly popular, but the complete ballet did not achieve its current popularity, with millions of tickets sold each season until almost 100 years later.
Make the magic last beyond the final curtain!
With your purchase, receive a beautifully crafted, double-sided pewter Nutcracker ornament—a timeless keepsake to bring the wonder of Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet to your holiday celebrations for years to come.
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