Synopsis
Visions of sugar plums and memories of lives past. This retelling of the Nutcracker fairy tale weaves in the story of the ballet’s famous composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, as he struggles to find his identity and take on the role of Russia’s most celebrated composer. Set to the music that reminds everyone of the holidays, this family tale reminds us that even something stiff and wooden can be full of life!
The World Premiere Cast of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
- Marie: Talia Eaton
- Fritz: Eliot Lusero
- Mother: Krista Reckner
- Drosselmeyer: Gracen Porreca
- Nurse: Alejandra Venancio
- The Nutcracker: Jason Nelson
- The Mouse King: Gracen Porreca
- Queen of the Sugar Plum Fairies: Emma Messenger
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski
- The Countess von Meck: Emma Messenger
- Modest: Evan Johnson
- Antonia: Krista Reckner
- Maid: Alejandra Venancio
- Snowflakes / Mice / Dolls: Paris Bankston, Sarah Palmeri, Sophia Porreca, Jaky de la Torre
Writer & Director: Michael Emmitt