New Jersey Ballet’s presentation of the holiday favorite The Nutcracker comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center for 14 performances beginning Friday, December 13 at 7:30 pm. New Jersey Symphony under the direction of Constantine Kitsopoulos will provide live orchestral accompaniment. Tickets are $39-$89 plus fees. (all dates listed below).
A livestream of the Friday, December 20 performance will also be available for $25.
The Nutcracker will feature special guest dancer Benjamin Freemantle for the December 14 and 15 6 pm performances.
The Nutcracker brings together three of the state’s leading cultural institutions – New Jersey Ballet, New Jersey Symphony and MPAC – to present a Nutcracker that is firmly established as New Jersey’s favorite holiday tradition.
When the curtain rises, audiences in Morristown can expect the eye-popping special effects, brilliant dancing, glorious costumes, and the magic and pantomime that have inspired critics to call it, “A spectacle that never seems to age…magic that should go on and on,” and “One of the best…as good as it gets.”
New Jersey Ballet’s The Nutcracker is the longest running original professional production in the state. It debuted in Millburn in 1971 with international star of New York City Ballet Edward Villella as the Cavalier. Since then, the company has given almost 1,000 performances in theatres throughout New Jersey, with more than 5,000 dancers and children, and more than a million viewers. Many in the audience who saw the production as children now bring their own children and grandchildren to see this cherished holiday tradition.
The Nutcracker performances at MPAC:
Friday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1 pm (limited tickets)
Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6 pm
Sunday, Dec. 15 at 1 pm (limited tickets)
Sunday, Dec. 15 at 6 pm
Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 pm (Available on Live Stream)
Saturday, Dec. 21 at 1 pm (limited tickets)
Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6 pm
Sunday, Dec. 22 at 1 pm (limited tickets)
Sunday, Dec. 22 at 6 pm
Monday. Dec. 23 at 1 pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 1 pm
Thursday, Dec. 26 at 1 pm
Thursday, Dec. 26 at 6 pm
Tickets can be purchase here!
Happy holidays!
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