Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer Holly Johnson won the festive special after performing as character Nutcracker ... The ruse has been quite funny because in my head I’d be thinking some day ...

But it wasn’t always so successful. Dueling duetJames Streeter as the Mouse King (left) spars with Junor Souza, playing the Nutcracker, in a 2010 production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet ...

On Friday morning, the North Central Ballet performed the Nutcracker Ballet for students ahead of opening night on Friday. For many families seeing the Nutcracker together is tradition ...

“The Nutcracker” is a classic for a reason. The show is a holiday tradition at ballet companies around the world, and has served as inspiration for a great many ballerinas who saw it as children and ...

When it comes to Christmas traditions, you'll be hard pressed to find a story as classic as The Nutcracker. The tale of Clara's childlike imagination, the battle of the Mouse King, and the dance ...

When tackling well-known works like “The Nutcracker,” ballet companies are challenged with not reinventing the wheel. BalletMet has struck the perfect balance between retaining the production ...

The Nutcracker’ is very much an American phenomenon,” Davis ... old man with little dance experience fumble his way through awkward ballet moves. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Land of ...

For many, going to the UNC School of the Arts’ production of “The Nutcracker” is a longstanding family tradition, a holiday staple that brings together children, parents and grandparents for ...

Because it's funny. And fun. It takes some guts to play ... Ballet Austin has been presenting the Nutcracker since 1962 and since 1997, hundreds of Central Texans have played Mother Ginger.

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 ...

(“The Nutcracker” opens at Lincoln Center on ... and she kind of laughed. It was pretty funny. How did you end up at the School of American Ballet? FINLAY I saw a documentary called “On ...