The Nutcracker in LA

As you can see from the listings below, The Nutcracker is a favorite with LA audiences from the classic ballet to comedy adaptations and puppet shows.

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The Joffrey Ballet will bring their Nutcracker to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center Dec 1-4, 2011.

The Inland Pacific Ballet Company will present the classic ballet Dec 3-4, 10-11 & 17-18, 2011 in Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College, Dec 15-16 at Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga.

Anaheim Ballet Company will present The Nutcracker for two performances on Dec 10 & 11, 2011 at The Grove of Anaheim.

At Alex Theatre in Glendale, the Los Angeles Ballet presents The Nutcracker on Dec 3 & 4, 2011; Red Chair Production Company will present a children's version of The Nutcracker - Land of the Sweets for a show on Dec 11, 2011.

The Wadsworth Theatre in Brentwood, performed by the Westside Ballet Company, Dec 3-4, 10-11, 2011

At UCLA's Royce Hall, first there's Debbie Allen's Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, which is not your grandma's Nutcracker. A holiday nutcracker filled with sleep-inducing hot chocolate leads via Kandy Kane Lane to Bollywood. Mariah Carey and James Ingram contributed to the musical score. Dec 10, 2011. December 17-18, Los Angeles Ballet will perform their traditional Nutcracker.

The Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine performed by Festival Ballet Theatre, Dec 10-11, 16-18, 20-24, 2011

The Nutcracker Unbound at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre performed by LA Unbound is a re-conceived version of the classic with remixed music and jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, ballet, aerial hoop, tissue, contortion, and acrobatic dance, Dec 11, 2011. Discount Tickets

The Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, performed by the Long Beach Ballet, Dec 17-18, 2011

Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College, performed by the South Bay Ballet Dec 18, 2011. Discount Tickets

The Great Russian Nutcracker at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, performed by the Moscow Ballet Dec 18, 2011. Discount Tickets

San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, performed by Pasadena Dance Theatre, Dec 17-18, 2011

The Pasadena Civic Auditorium, performed by the Long Beach Ballet, Dec 21-23, 2011

The Pasadena Playhouse, presented by the Pasadena Dance Theatre, Dec 22-24, 2011.

The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center will host the Los Angeles Ballet's Nutcracker Dec 22-24, 2011.

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