People return to New York City Ballet’s “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” because they know exactly what to expect: the ...

This season, two impressive opera-house stagings are playing in this city and could be characterized as opposite sides of the “Nutcracker” coin. George Balanchine’s 1954 version for New York ...

Sara Mearns, the New York City Ballet principal, announced her 10-year struggle on Instagram. She tested out her new hearing ...

The original “The Nutcracker” debuted in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1892, and is actually an adaptation of an 1819 short story by E.T.A. Hoffman. Perhaps the most famous version of the ballet, by ...

In the company’s production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” she’ll perform her final role as Sugar Plum Fairy. (Photo by Alexander Izilieav) Weeks ahead of George Balanchine’s ...

And the epitome of that, for many New Yorkers, tourists, families, and ballet enthusiasts is New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. The seasonal favorite has ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the ...

"The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year. The company has been performing George Balanchine's ballet every year since 1954.

New York City Ballet’s acclaimed production of Balanchine’s masterpiece, which premiered on February 2, 1954, helped to establish The Nutcracker and its score as perennial favorites in the ...

Holiday classics like the "Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" and the New York City Ballet's production ...

New York and Brooklyn, N.Y. Since “The Nutcracker” had its 1892 premiere with Russia’s imperial ballet in St. Petersburg, the underlying source for the now world-famous and popular Christmas ...