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Nutcracker
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Date 1891
Source ballet, Op. 71
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Here Comes Christmas! pageant of The Nutcracker.

The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet by Tchaikovsky, known for its association with Christmas and an animated interpretation in Disney's Fantasia.

The ballet is the basis for the 2022 HBO Max special The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango. New songs appear in the special set to Tchaikovsky's themes and scores.

Recordings[]

References[]

Nutcracker Scandal
  • The radio show Nice Music of the Air heard in Episode 0385 of Sesame Street advertises itself as having the nicest, sweetest music this side of the Land of Sugar Plum Fairies.
  • In the Abby's Flying Fairy School episode “Sugar Plum Fairy Day,” Mrs. Sparklenose poofs up a pair of “Sugar Plum Fairy Dance Shoes” for Gonnigan to wear at the dance recital to help him dance. She even mentions that the shoes were created by the Sugar Plum Fairy herself.
  • A fake cover of Variety seen in The Muppets features an article about a "Nutcracker Scandal" by Andrew Logchin, which reports on child labor law violations for allowing a 14-year-old ballerina named Miss Lily Lewis to perform as a starring member.
  • Zoe dances to music from the ballet in Episode 3916 of Sesame Street.
  • Zoe is seen performing a recital of the ballet in the 2021 Sesame Street book Joy to the World.

Connections[]

  • Michael Coleman played Drosselmeier in a televised performance of The Nutcracker
  • Misty Copeland played the ballerina princess in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
  • Tim Curry voiced the Mouse King in Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)
  • Eugenio Derbez played Hawthorne in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
  • Phyllis Diller played The Mouse Queen in The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
  • Gustavo Dudamel played a conductor in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
  • Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops arrange The Nutcracker Suite (1956)
  • Morgan Freeman played Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
  • Kevin Kline played the narrator in the 1993 film version
  • Nathan Lane played Uncle Albert in The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)
  • Shari Lewis (along with Lamb Chop) performed an audio version called Lamb Chop's Nutcracker Suite
  • Lourdes López has appeared in multiple productions, including the 1993 film version
  • Kermit Love designed many puppets for the Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker
  • Helen Mirren played Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
  • Rudolf Nureyev played Drosselmeyer and the Prince in the 1968 TV version
  • Peter O'Toole played Pantaloon in The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
  • Maurice Sendak was production and costume designer and co-conceived the 1986 film version
  • John Williams and the Boston Pops arrange The Nutcracker Suite (1984)
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