Overview

Running Time

2h
with one intermission

Dates

December 6 – 31, 2024

Choreographer

James Kudelka

Music

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Experience the wonder of the holidays with James Kudelka’s The Nutcracker, a spectacular family production. The adventure begins at a Christmas Eve party in a 19th-century barn and introduces siblings Marie and Misha to delights beyond their wildest dreams, from magical creatures to savoury treats and the glittering land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score and featuring magnificent sets and costumes, The Nutcracker is an unforgettable tribute to the imagination.

The Nutcracker is made possible by generous financial support from production underwriters Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lawrence and Ann Heisey and an anonymous friend of the National Ballet.

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Casting

Peter/The Nutcracker
Christopher Gerty (December 6, 11, 17, 19 at 7:00 pm/December 8 at 1:00 pm)
Larkin Miller (December 7 at 2:00 pm/December 8, 15 at 5:30 pm/December 18 at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 11:00 am)
Siphesihle November (December 7, 10, 13 at 7:00 pm/December 15 at 1:00 pm/December 22 at 5:30 pm/December 28 at 2:00 pm)
Naoya Ebe (December 12, 14, 21 at 7:00 pm/December 29 at 1:00 pm)
Kota Sato (December 14 at 2:00 pm/December 24 at 3:00 pm/December 28 at 7:00 pm)
Spencer Hack* (December 20, 27 at 7:00 pm/December 22, 31 at 1:00 pm)
Keaton Leier* (December 21, 27 at 2:00 pm/December 29 at 5:30 pm)

The Sugar Plum Fairy
Heather Ogden (December 6, 11, 17, 19 at 7:00 pm/December 8 at 1:00 pm)
Genevieve Penn Nabity (December 7 at 2:00 pm/December 8, 15 at 5:30 pm/December 18 at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 11:00 am)
Tirion Law (December 7, 10, 13 at 7:00 pm/December 15 at 1:00 pm/December 22 at 5:30 pm/December 28 at 2:00 pm)
Calley Skalnik (December 12, 14, 21 at 7:00 pm/December 29 at 1:00 pm)
Brenna Flaherty* (December 14 at 2:00 pm/December 24 at 3:00 pm/December 28 at 7:00 pm)
Emerson Dayton* (December 20, 27 at 7:00 pm/December 22, 31 at 1:00 pm)
Koto Ishihara (December 21, 27 at 2:00 pm/December 29 at 5:30 pm)

Snow Queen
Svetlana Lunkina (December 6, 11, 13, 17 at 7:00 pm/December 8 at 1:00 pm/December 24 at 3:00 pm)
Alexandra MacDonald (December 7 at 2:00 pm/December 8, 15 at 5:30 pm/December 18, 27 at 7:00 pm)
Calley Skalnik (December 7, 10, 19 at 7:00 pm/December 22 at 5:30 pm)
Chelsy Meiss (December 12, 21 at 7:00 pm/December 15, 29 at 1:00 pm)
Isabella Kinch (December 14, 21, 28 at 2:00 pm/December 24 at 11:00 am)
Genevieve Penn Nabity (December 14, 20, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 22 at 1:00 pm)
Monika Haczkiewicz* (December 27 at 2:00 pm/December 29, 31 at 1:00 pm)

Baba
Stephanie Hutchison+ (December 6, 11, 12, 18, 19, 21, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 8, 22, 29 at 1:00 pm/December 14, 27 at 2:00 pm/December 15 at 5:30 pm/December 24 at 3:00 pm)
Chelsy Meiss (December 7 at 2:00 pm/December 8 at 5:30 pm/December 14, 17, 20, 27 at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 11:00 am/December 31 at 1:00 pm)
Selene Guerrero-Trujillo (December 7, 10, 13 at 7:00 pm/December 15 at 1:00 pm/December 21, 28 at 2:00 pm/December 22, 29 at 5:30 pm)

Uncle Nikolai
Ben Rudisin (December 6, 11, 17 at 7:00 pm/December 8, 22 at 1:00 pm)
Spencer Hack (December 7 at 2:00 pm/December 8, 15 at 5:30 pm/December 18 at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 11:00 am)
Jason Ferro (December 7, 10, 13, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 15 at 1:00 pm/December 22 at 5:30 pm/December 27, 28 at 2:00 pm)
Donald Thom (December 12, 14, 20, 21, 27 at 7:00 pm/December 29, 31 at 1:00 pm)
Josh Hall (December 14, 21 at 2:00 pm/December 19 at 7:00 pm/December 24 at 3:00 pm/December 29 at 5:30 pm)

* Debut
+Guest Artist

All casting is subject to change.

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Top Photo Desktop: Tirion Law and Siphesihle November in The Nutcracker. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
Top Photo Mobile: Genevieve Penn Nabity in The Nutcracker. Photo by Karolina Kuras.