The Rat King gets no respect. One of the most memorable — and terrifying — characters in "The Nutcracker," the Rat King does not rate the star treatment given to our brave, caring young heroine, Clara ...

“The Nutcracker” may be a steady reliable holiday tradition about nuts and candies, but that doesn’t mean it has to get stale. Even the companies that have been doing this familiar ballet for over ...

In a return to a classic, time-honored ballet tradition, the Jacobs School of Music’s Opera and Ballet Theater will present its performance of “The Nutcracker” beginning Friday at the Musical Arts ...

"The Nutcracker" ballet is a classic holiday tradition. The story follows Clara as she falls asleep on Christmas night and her new Nutcracker doll comes to life. The Nutcracker is victorious in a ...

There is a meme circulating on the internet that says, “Be like the Kennedy Expressway and never stop working on yourself.” That stretch of Interstate 90 was under construction when I moved to the ...

It's right up there with the visit to Santa and the stuffing of stockings ... What would Christmastime be without plenty of opportunities to see "The Nutcracker?'' Whether you plan to enjoy the Pyotr ...

Now that December has arrived, it is officially "Nutcracker" season, and ballet companies all across New England are bringing their version of the holiday ballet to the stage. Popularized by the ...

Celebrity appearances in the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” have been a long-standing tradition worldwide, and this year, Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes will make his big stage debut at the ...

“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 ...

This year's production of "The Nutcracker" will feature a dancer who was recently treated for cancer. Talk about a remarkable comeback. This young man could hardly walk a year ago, and now, he's ...

Tucked into the Bavarian-esque town of Leavenworth, Wash., at the foothills of the Cascade mountains is a two-story jewel of whimsy and, some might say, obsession. It's the Leavenworth Nutcracker ...