New York City Ballet - George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- January 5
New York City Ballet’s (NYCB) acclaimed production of Balanchine’s masterpiece, which premiered on February 2, 1954, helped to establish The Nutcracker around the country. Find out more here
Minetta Lane Theatre
November 14 - January 26, 2020
The revival of Company X!V's "...sexy hit holiday show...conceived, directed and choreographed by Drama Desk Award nominee Austin McCormick returns. Find out more here
American Repertory Ballet
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial
December 21
American Repertory Ballet (ARB) brings Tchaikovsky’s and a cast of more than 100 including ARB’s professional company and select students from Princeton Ballet School to tell the story. Find out more here
New Jersey Ballet
Mayo Arts Center
December 13 – 27
New Jersey Ballet has been bringing this production to families for more decades with their professional company, plus students from the school. Find out more here
Nimbus Dance Works
Jersey City
December 13 - 22
Under artistic director, Samuel Pott, Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City’s professional dance company, brings their Jersey City Nutcracker to audiences. Find out more here.
Valentina Kozlova's "Nutcracker Suite"
Symphony Space
December 20-21
Kozlova's dancers "Nutcracker Winter Suite," an all-dance production opening with the Snow Scene, and dancing into the Kingdom of Sweets with all the traditional divertissements. Find out more here
Various Artists - The Hip Hop Nutcracker
NJPAC
December 20-21
Rap legend Kurtis Blow is special guest MC for this hip-hop holiday mash-up which returns for the third year. Dancers, musicians and others bring the traditional Nutcracker story to life in a contemporary urban setting. Find out more here
The Bang Group
The Flea
December 20 - 22
The Bang Group returns for its 16th anniversary season of Nut/Cracked David Parker's comic, subversive, neo-vaudeville version of "The Nutcracker," according to the release. Find out more here