Feel the magic of Christmastime during this timeless favorite. Visions of sugarplums will dance in your head after you travel on a journey with Clara, who is presented with a nutcracker on Christmas Eve. Originally composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, some of these productions put a spin on the traditional Nutcracker ballet with upbeat music and diverse choreography.
American Repertory Ballet
Nov 23, 24 at Union County PAC, Rahway
Nov 29–Dec 1 at McCarter Theatre, Princeton
Dec 7 at Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park
Dec 13–15 at State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick
Dec 21 at Patriots Theater, War Memorial, Trenton
New Jersey Ballet
Nov 24 at Middle Township PAC, Cape May Courthouse
Dec 1 at Levoy Theater, Millville
Dec 7–8 at Bergen PAC, Englewood
Dec 13–15, 20–22, 24, 26–27 with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at MPAC, Morristown
Roxey Ballet
Nov 30; Dec 1, 5, 7–8 at Kendall Hall, The College Of New Jersey, Ewing
Moscow Ballet: Great Russian Nutcracker
Dec 1 at Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville
Dec 2 at the Shea Center, William Paterson University, Wayne
Atlantic City Ballet
Dec 13–14 at Stockton PAC, Galloway
Dec 15, 22 at Circus Maximus Theater, Caesars, Atlantic City
Dec 21 with the Garden State Philharmonic at The Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood
Nimbus Dance
Dec 13–15, 20–22 at Nimbus Dance, Jersey City
National Ballet Theatre of Odessa
Dec 14 at NJPAC, Newark
New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Dec 14–15 at Memorial Auditorium, Montclair State University
Donetsk Ballet Company & Miss Patti’s School of Dance, sponsored by JulieDance
Dec 14–15 at Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater: The Nutcracker Rocks
Dec 20–22 at Axelrod PAC, Deal Park
Dec 20–22 at Lackland PAC, Hackettstown
Tricia Sloan Dance
Dec 20–22 at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Dec 20–21 at NJPAC, Newark