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Abilene - Paramount Theatre - Abilene Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre 915-675-0303 www.abileneballettheatre.org
Abilene
- The Moscow Ballet presents The Great Russian Nutcracker. For additional performance details and ticket purchase information please visit www.nutcracker.com
Amarillo - Amarillo Civic Center - (806)372-2463 - Lone Star Ballet www.lonestarballet.org
Arlington
- Texas Hall University of Texas at Arlington - Metropolitan Classical Ballet presents "The Nutcracker". Tickets are available at Metropolitan Classical Ballet's administrative office at 1303 W. Abram, Arlington or by calling (817) 465-4644. www.mcballet.org
Austin - The Long Center - Ballet Austin's 47th Annual Production of The Nutcracker. If
the music sounds sweeter than sugarplums, the dancers seem lighter than air, and the snowflakes sparkle more brightly than ever before, you're not dreaming. After all,
experiencing the 47th annual production of Austin's holiday tradition is sure to be an exceptionally festive feast for the senses. Ballet Austin's production of The Nutcracker is
Texas' longest running production of this classic and with a different "celebrity" playing the role of Mother Ginger in each performance, every show guarantees an extra bit of memory
-making merriment.
Choreography by Stephen Mills Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Musical Accompaniment by The Austin Symphony Orchestra
Performances:
7:30pm | Dec 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 21, 22
2pm | Dec 6, 13, 19, 20, 23
To purchase tickets: http://www.balletaustin.org/atb/Nutcracker2009.php
Visit us on the web: www.balletaustin.org
 Austin - Dougherty Arts Center Theatre - The 9th
annual Austin Children's Nutcracker is an original adaptation of a Christmas classic. The Austin City Ballet is comprised of primarily dancers ages 8-18 from all over
the Austin area, and once again, welcomes guest artist Todd Fox, from New York, as the Nutcracker Prince. Our unique presentation continues to delight the Austin
audiences and is very family friendly. Young children are welcome. Tickets are $22.00 for adults ages 13 and up, $17.00 for children ages 3-12 and free for young children
sitting on an adults lap.
The 9th Annual Austin Children's Nutcracker
December 11-13 and 18-20, 2009
Tickets on sale now at 512-496-5937 or at the door.
Pre-purchase is recommended.
www.austin-conservatory-arts.com
Visa, M/C and Amex accepted by phone for pre-sale.
Cash and checks only at the door.
This event will take place at The Dougherty Arts Center Theatre
1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin TX 78701
This event is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
The performance is approximately 2 hours.
Brazoria County - Alvin Community College Theater - Festival Ballet - The Festival Ballet
of Greater Houston presents "an enchanting holiday tradition for the entire family" The
Nutcracker. Tickets available through the Festival Ballet ticket office at 979-292-0117 or online at www.festivalballet.info
Clear Lake - Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre presents their annual production of the
wonderful holiday favorite, "The Nutcracker". We welcome you and your family to begin your holiday adventure with us as we celebrate 25 years of holiday magic in the Bay Area.
You will be thrilled and amazed as you travel through time with Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. Both matinee and evening performances will be at the Bayou Theatre at The
University of Clear Lake the first two weekends of December. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 281-480-1617, go on-line at www.BAHBT.org or www.ticketmaster.com
Corpus Christi - Selena Auditorium - Corpus Christi Ballet 
Corpus Christi Ballet presents The Nutcracker For tickets and information call 361-882-4588 or on the web at www.corpuschristiballet.com
Corpus Christi - Concert Ballet
Dallas - Dallas' Music Hall at Fair Park - Texas Ballet Theater - Clara's gift of a magical
nutcracker on Christmas Eve takes her on a wondrous journey to the Land of Sweets. What more perfect way to ring in the holiday season than with a Christmas tree that grows 40 feet,
dancing snowflakes and flowers, and everyone's favorite, the magical Uncle Drosselmeyer. For additional information and tickets, please call 1-877-212-4280 or online at: www.texasballettheater.org
Dallas - The Moscow Ballet
The Moscow Ballet presents The Great Russian Nutcracker. For additional performance details and information please visit www.nutcracker.com
Dallas - Hill Performance Hall, Eisemann Center - Chamberlain Ballet "This November,
Plano-based Chamberlain Ballet celebrates 10 years of bringing Clara, Herr Drosselmeyer, and The Kingdom of Snow and Sweets to the stage in The Nutcracker, the most popular
ballet of all time. The Chamberlain Ballet's heartfelt holiday production includes the Grand Pas de Deux, with the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier performed by New York City
Ballet Principal dancers Wendy Whelan and Nikolaj Hubbe. Tickets available through the box office at 1-972-744-4650, Chamberlain Ballet at 214-570-3439 or at the door. For
more information, call 972-570-3439 or visit our website at www.chamberlainballet.org
El Paso - The Moscow Ballet
The Moscow Ballet presents The Great Russian Nutcracker. For additional performance details and information please visit www.nutcracker.com
Fort Worth - Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall - Texas Ballet Theater - Clara's gift of
a magical nutcracker on Christmas Eve takes her on a wondrous journey to the Land of Sweets. What more perfect way to ring in the holiday season than with a Christmas tree that
grows 40 feet, dancing snowflakes and flowers, and everyone's favorite, the magical Uncle Drosselmeyer. For additional information and tickets, please call 1-877-212-4280 or online at: www.texasballettheater.org
Fort Worth (Justin) - Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium North Central Civic Ballet will host
its annual production of "The Nutcracker". Tickets are available at www.nutcrackertickets.com or by phone at (817) 428-8232. www.northcentralballet.com
Houston - Wortham Center Brown Theater - Houston Ballet
From November 27 – December 27, 2009, Houston Ballet will bring Texas its most joyous holiday gift with its beloved production of Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker, a Houston
holiday tradition.  A wonderful ballet for the entire family, The Nutcracker is the perfect way to introduce young children to the power and
beauty of classical dance. Tchaikovsky's magical score, Desmond Heeley's fairytale scenery, and Mr. Stevenson's vibrantly theatrical staging combine to create one of the
most visually stunning productions of The Nutcracker in the world today.
The Nutcracker tells the story of a little
girl named Clara who is given a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. She encounters the frightful rat king before embarking on a journey through the Land of
Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets. Young and old alike will experience the production's many special effects, including the Christmas tree that "grows" to forty feet, 200 pounds of "snow"
falling during the snow scene, and the firing of a canon on stage. Molly Glentzer, dance critic for the Houston Chronicle, wrote, "You'd have to be a Scrooge not to surrender to the spirit."
Enchanting Houston Audiences for Four Decades, The Nutcracker has a special place
in Houston Ballet's history over the last four decades. It was the first full-length work to enter Houston Ballet's repertoire in a staging by Frederic Franklin, featuring scenery and
costumes by the English designer Peter Farmer. It was also the first Houston Ballet performance to use a live orchestra. The company gave six performances of The Nutcracker
in 1972 at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, and has danced the work each December without fail for the following 37 years. In 1976, Houston Ballet presented the production
with revised choreography by the company's new artistic director Ben Stevenson. In 1987, the current production with designs by Desmond Heeley, lighting by Duane Schuler, and
choreography by Mr. Stevenson was unveiled to a glowing critical response.
Today, the company gives 35 performances of The Nutcracker at Wortham Theater
Center. As the company celebrates its 40th anniversary season, the production has played – and continues to play -- a key role in Houston Ballet's financial picture, drawing 70,000
theatergoers to Houston's Theater District and bringing in over $3.4 million revenues in 2008, the company's highest grossing series of performances.
Featuring glorious scenery and costumes by Tony Award-winning designer Desmond
Heeley, Ben Stevenson's breathtaking production of The Nutcracker is, in the words of The
Houston Chronicle, "the crown jewel of holiday entertainment." Set in nineteenth century Germany, the ballet opens at a charming Christmas party at which the mysterious Dr.
Drosselmeyer gives his little niece Clara a magical toy that takes her on an unforgettable journey. From the Christmas tree that grows to a towering forty feet in the first act to the
cooks who fly magically through the air in the second act, The Nutcracker is sure to enchant audiences of all ages.
WHEN: November 27 – December 27, 2009
At 7:30 pm on November 27*, 28*, 29*, and
December 5, 6*, 10*, 11, 12, 13*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27*, 2009
At 2:00 pm on November 28*, 29*, and
December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 2009 * Indicates discounted performance.
WHERE: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center 501 Texas Ave. in downtown Houston
TICKETS:Start at $17. Call (713) 227 ARTS or 1 800 828 ARTS
Tickets are also available at www.houstonballet.org and the Houston Ballet Box Office at
Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Avenue (at Smith Street).
Houston -  Festival Ballet presents "The Nutcracker" at the San Jacinto College South Fine Arts Center. Close your eyes make a
wish and open your heart. Experience the warmth of the holiday season when you see Festival Ballet's 15th anniversary production of The Nutcracker. Festival
Ballet un-wraps its glittering holiday treat at Brazoswood, 302 W. Brazoswood Drive in Lake Jackson beginning December 5th with both evening and matinee performances and Lone Star
College-Montomery, 3200 College Park Drive in The Woodlands with both evening and matinee performances
You will enjoy the time-honored story by E.T.A. Hoffman of one very special night! You will thrill as every toy
under the Christmas tree comes alive with all the splendor and merriment of the season! You will see magnificent
costumes – spectacular sets – a tree that grows tall and falling snow that blankets a Nutcracker wonderland!
The Nutcracker is a fairy-tale story that never fails to enchant - from the Christmas
tree that grows, spinning snowflakes and waltzing flowers, to the toy soldiers battling the Mouse King, and of course, the Nutcracker Prince, the Sugarplum Fairy and her dashing
Cavalier. The Nutcracker fills the season with excitement, as it transforms the theater into a winter wonderland.
"It's a wonderful story that never grows old", states Artistic Director Deborah Rayburn
, "a beloved holiday tradition that touches the hearts of young and old alike".
Area Dancers Make The Nutcracker Special. This Nutcracker production is very
special, as it will include some of the most promising young dancers from the greater Houston area.
Festival Ballet is a performing semi-professional ballet company with locations
throughout the Houston area. As an independent not for profit 501 c-3 arts organization it's
mission is to enlighten and entertain audiences with classical and contemporary presentations, provide performance experience for advanced level ballet students, and encourage and
promote the art of dance in our community.
As always Festival Ballet performances feature the best in professional Guest Artists
and local area dancers. Affordable ticket prices and excellent seats assure a memorable experience for the entire family.
Tickets may be purchased by phone at 832-830-5987, or on line at www.festivalballet.info
Lewisville - LakeCities Ballet Theatre presents "The Nutcracker" at LHS Stuver
Auditorium, 1098 West Main in Lewisville, Texas. Special Guest Artists will star in this lavish production with live orchestra provided by the Lewisville Lake Symphony. Tickets are
on sale at STAR Tickets (metroplex Albertson's) 1-888-597-7827. For more information, please call 972-317-7987 or visit the LakeCities Ballet Theatre web site at: www.lakecitiesballet.com .
Lubbock - Civic Center Theater - Ballet Lubbock Annual production of the Nutracker at
the Civic Center Theater. Guests artists from New York City Ballet. Tickets on sale at Select-a-Seat, 806-770-2000. Please call the Ballet Lubbock office at 806-785-3090 for
more information. www.balletlubbock.org
Midland - - Midland Festival Ballet presents the Nutcracker. - Lee High School Auditorium. Online at www.midlandfestivalballet.org or 422.682.2653
Richardson - Tuzer Ballet, under the artistic direction of Tanju and Patricia Tuzer, presents
their annual beloved holiday masterpiece, "The Nutcracker" at the Charles W. Eisemann Center, Hill Performance Hall, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, Texas 75082. Tickets
are available on-line at www.eisemanncenter.com or by calling the Eisemann Center Box
Office at 972-744-4650 Monday - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Returning as the delightful Sugar Plum Fairy will be guest artist Pollyanna Ribeiro and as her
Cavalier, Robert Moore, both formerly of the Boston Ballet.
Tuzer Ballet's "The Nutcracker" is the longest running Nutcracker in the Dallas metroplex and
has received praise for its purity and spirit. Margaret Putnam, dance writer for the Dallas
Morning News summarized "The Nutcracker" as "a lavish, daring production" and "this
student company is nothing but marvelous, even if the average age is 15." This is a traditional
yet spectacular version of the holiday classic, which is sure to get children and adults of all ages in the holiday spirit.
Tuzer Ballet is a publicly supported nonprofit organization created for the study, development
, performance, and appreciation of classical ballet. For more information about the company, log onto www.tuzerballet.com or call 972-808-0533.
San Antonio - Municipal Auditorium -
 ARTS San Antonio Announces The Nutcracker
accompanied by the San Antonio Symphony and Metropolitan Classical Ballet. Set to the timeless score by Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, Alexander
Vetrov's choreography of The Nutcracker is both unique and captivating. Influenced by Russia's legendary Bolshoi Ballet, with choreography in
part by Yuri Grigorovich, it has pleased audiences and garnered great critical acclaim since it premiered in December 2003. The production will feature the entire Company and students from
the acclaimed San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet who will dance the numerous children roles with set lighting by Tony Tucci.
"Never before has the San Antonio community witnessed The Nutcracker with this much notable talent associated with its'
presentation," states John Toohey, President and Executive Director of ARTS San Antonio. "This impactful presentation includes live performances accompanied by the San Antonio
Symphony in addition to the artistic direction of some of the world's greatest dancers."
The Nutcracker will be performed by Metropolitan Classical Ballet under the artistic
direction of Alexander Vetrov and Paul Mejia in association with San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet (Susan Connally, Artistic Director). "The Nutcracker is important because it is a
fairytale that evokes both creativity and fun. It is a wonderful holiday tradition that can be shared by children and adults alike and is a way to celebrate the season," says Vetrov. "I
have traveled the world with the Bolshoi and it is still exciting to go somewhere new and share the arts with a new audience."
The Nutcracker performances will be accompanied by the San Antonio Symphony
Orchestra under the director of Maestro Bernard Rubenstein. The music is by Tchaikovsky with choreography by Alexander Vetrov, former Principal Dancer, Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow
. The Nutcracker performances are November 27, 28, 29 and December 4, 5, 6 at Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Friday, November 27 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 28 – 2:00 pm; 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 29 – 2:00 pm
Friday, December 4 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 5 – 2:00 pm; 7:30 pm Sunday, December 6 – 2:00 pm
ARTS San Antonio's Glorious 2009–10 Season has something for everyone to enjoy.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling ARTS San Antonio at (210) 226-2891 or Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For more information on these performances or
ARTS San Antonio please call (210) 226-2891 or visit www.ARTSSA.org. Tickets range
from $19 - $80. ARTS San Antonio performances are supported by the San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
San Antonio - Municipal Auditorium - Ballet San Antonio -
Ballet San Antonio presents The Nutcracker at the Municipal Auditorium.
Wednesday, December 23, 7:30pm
Thursday, December 24, 2:00pm
Saturday, December 26, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 27, 2:00pm
For more information please contact BSA's office at 210-404-9641
San Antonio - The Moscow Ballet
The Moscow Ballet presents The Great Russian Nutcracker. For additional performance details and information please visit www.nutcracker.com
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