Jackson Prep students who performed in Ballet Mississippi’s Nutcracker included (from left, back) Mary Harr Payne, Ruby ...

BOSTON - An instantly recognizable character in the Boston Ballet's holiday classic The Nutcracker only appears for a few minutes in the first act, but the bear is a real crowd pleaser.

The Nutcracker is responsible for so many famous pieces of classical music played in popular culture that many people will ...

ENB’s astoundingly pretty new production of the Christmas classic hits the sweet spot - 4/5 This fun version delivers Quality ...

The Becker County Museum in Detroit Lakes (714 Summit Ave.) will host a 10 a.m. "STEAM-struction" class using cardboard to ...

Madison-Ridgeland Academy students dancing in Ballet Mississippi’s performance of The Nutcracker were (from left) Rachel Elise McBride and Anna Garner.

Jeffrey Brown: It's part of a broader movement in the art form. "The Nutcracker" was first staged in 1892 by Russia's Mariinsky Ballet. The New York City Ballet, which premiered George Balanchine ...

This weekend, Detroit Lakes' Summit School of Dance is going to take a crack at presenting its own version of that ballet — but with a little twist. Two performances of "The Nutcracker Twist" are set ...

José Pablo Castro Cuevas as the eponymous Nutcracker battled the Rat King in a toy soldier uniform and paper mache head.

The Alabama River Region Ballet's 9th annual production of "The Nutcracker" at the Davis Theater in Montgomery once again ...

The ballet is a magical story that begins with the clock striking at midnight.