Every holiday season, hordes of people who barely ever think about ballet show up to watch their local dance company perform a magical tale complete with evil mice, dancing desserts, and the most ...

About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.

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 ...

“Nutcracker” performances are upon us yet again with this fairy tale ballet from 1892 relegating comparatively more recent Yuletide entertainment traditions like “It’s a Wonderful Life” to the status ...