The Sugar Plum Fairy, Mouse King and more characters from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker leap onto stages all over New Jersey. Join Clara, the young girl who is given a nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve, during her magical journey.
New Jersey Ballet
Nov 18:
Middle Township PAC, Cape May Court House
3 pm
Nov 25:
Levoy Theater, Millville
2 & 5 pm
Dec 1-2:
Bergen PAC, Englewood
Dec 1, 1 & 4:30 pm; Dec 2, 1 & 4:30 pm
Dec 14-16, 21-24, 26-27:
Mayo PAC, Morristown (with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra)
Dec 14, 7:30 pm; Dec 15, 1 & 6 pm; Dec 16, 1 & 6 pm, Dec 21, 7:30 pm; Dec 22, 1 & 6 pm; Dec 23, 1 & 6 pm; Dec 24, 1 pm; Dec 26, 1 & 6 pm; Dec 27, 1 pm
American Repertory Ballet
Nov 23-25:
McCarter Theatre, Princeton
Nov 23, 2 & 7:30 pm; Nov 24, 2 & 7:30 pm; Nov 25, 1 pm
Nov 30; Dec 2:
Union County PAC, Rahway
Nov 30, 7:30 pm; Dec 2, 1 pm
Dec 7-8:
SOPAC, South Orange
Dec 7, 7 pm; Dec 8, 2 & 7 pm
Dec 14-16:
Two River Theater, Red Bank
Dec 14, 7 pm; Dec 15, 1 & 6 pm; Dec 16, 1 pm
Dec 21-23:
State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick
Dec 21, 7:30 pm; Dec 22, 2 & 7 pm; Dec 23, 1 & 5 pm
Roxey Ballet
Nov 24, 25 & 30; Dec 1-2
Kendall Main Stage Theater, The College Of New Jersey, Ewing
Nov 24, 2 pm; Nov 25, 2 pm; Nov 30, 10 am; Dec 1, 1 & 4 pm; Dec 2, 2 pm
The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
Nov 30
Shea Center for Performing Arts, William Paterson University, Wayne
7 pm
Atlantic City Ballet
Dec 7-8:
Stockton PAC, Galloway
Dec 7, 7 pm; Dec 8, 10:30 am & 2 pm
Dec 15-16:
Circus Maximus Theater, Caesars, Atlantic City
Dec 15, 7 pm; Dec 16, 4 pm
Dec 22:
The Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood (with the Garden State Philharmonic)
7 pm
New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Dec 8-9
Memorial Auditorium, Montclair State University, Montclair
Dec 8, 1 & 5 pm; Dec 9, 2 pm
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Dec 13:
Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park
7:30 pm
Dec 14:
NJPAC, Newark
8 pm
National Ballet Theatre of Odessa
Dec 16
NJPAC, Newark
2 & 7 pm