Celebrity walk-on roles are a long-held tradition with Nutcrackers all over the world. In the National Ballet’s production, the guest roles are Cannon Dolls, colourfully costumed Petrouchka dolls who shoot a cannon into the audience to begin the battle scene in Act I.
This season’s Cannon Dolls:
December 9 at 7:00 pm
Share the Magic
CBC Metro Morning’s Host Ismaila Alfa
December 10 at 2:00 pm
Opening Night
CBC q’s Host Tom Power and CBC Pop Chat’s Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud
December 10 at 7:00 pm
Star of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and Disney’s Turning Red Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
December 11 at 1:00 pm
Actors Graham Greene and Rob Salem
December 11 at 5:30 pm
Managing Director of Toronto Dance Theatre Jessica Whitford and Artistic Director Andrew Tay
December 13 at 7:00 pm
Global News' Susan Hay and Ontario Regional News Director Mackay Taggart
December 14 at 7:00 pm
Artistic Director of Outside The March Mitchell Cushman and Founding Member Amy Keating
December 15 at 7:00 pm
Charles C. Smith, Convenor, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) and Artistic Director, wind in the leaves collective and Kevin Ormsby Artistic Director of KasheDance and Program Manager of CPAMO
December 16 at 7:00 pm
Actor on Run the Burbs and Award-Winning YouTube Content Creator Julie Nolke and Actor on Workin’ Moms Gina Louise Phillips
December 17 at 2:00 pm
ETALK Anchor Tyrone Edwards and ETALK Reporter Chloe Wilde
December 17 at 7:00 pm
TAPA Executive Director Jacoba Knaapen and Creative Designer Stephan Droege
December 18 at 2:00 pm
The Bentway’s Co-Executive Director Ilana Altman and Senior Manager, Programming Anna Gallagher-Ross
December 18 at 5:30 pm
Artistic Director of Fall For Dance North Ilter Ibrahimoff
December 20 at 2:00 pm
Gold Medal Olympic Rower Sydney Payne and Olympic Rower Kristina Walker
December 20 at 7:00 pm
General Director of Canadian Opera Company Perryn Leech and COVID Officer & Producer, Digital Stage Shawna Green
December 21 at 7:00 pm
Rock Bottom Movement’s Brayden Cairns and Sam Grist
December 22 at 2:00 pm
Hamilton Tiger Cats Linebacker Simoni Lawrence and Offensive Lineman Chris Van Zeyl
December 22 at 7:00 pm
Olympic & World Championship Hockey Players Sarah Nurse and Renata Fast
December 23 at 7:00 pm
Composer and Lyricist Britta Johnson
December 24 at 1:00 pm
Founders and Dancers of Tribal Vision Dance Naomi and Derek Martin
December 27 at 2:00 pm
Shiamak Toronto’s Aryaan Kanji and Maya Oberoi
December 27 at 7:00 pm
Carmen Romero, Artistic Director, Dancer and Choreographer of Compañía Carmen Romero
December 28 at 2:00 pm
Lua Shayenne Dance Company’s Rose-Mary Harbans and Kwasi Obeng Adjei
December 28 at 7:00 pm
Founder and Artistic Director of Elite Dance Initiative for Youth Stacey-Ann Vassell and Tap Instructor Tamae Vassell
December 29 at 7:00
Founder and Artistic Director of Elite Dance Initiative for Youth Stacey-Ann Vassell and Tap Instructor Tamae Vasell
December 30 at 7:00
Artistic Director of Little Pear Garden Dance Company Emily Cheung and Executive Director Victor Tan
December 31 at 1:00
Artistic Director of Citadel + Compagnie Laurence Lemieux