Orlando Nutcrackers In a Nutshell - Update 2

Filed in Christmas, Event Update, Nutcracker, Orlando News | 23 October, 2007

The second of many Orlando-area "Nutcracker" updates has arrived.  Since our last update, two new Nuts have been added to the mix, and one venue has been cancelled:

The first new performance is The Chocolate Nutcracker, held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre.  Set in early 1950s Harlem, the show features a cast of theater professionals and more than 500 children from throughout Central Florida.  This version tells the story of young Claire and the Chocolate Nutcracker as the two journey around the world in a dream, visiting many exotic destinations, both real and imaginary.

Also, The Central Florida Ballet has announced that they will perform "Nutcracker" again at the Orange County Convention Center, an encore to their 2006 debut at the Linda Chapin Theater.  The group will host two performances on Dec. 22 only.

Finally, the grandaddy of all local Nutcrackers, Orlando Ballet, is moving its Nut back to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in Orlando.  To be precise:  Dec. 14-16 and 20-23, 2007. 

You may remember that Orlando's most popular "Nutcracker" was booted from that very stage in 2006 to make room for an extended run of "Disney's The Lion King."  Hmmm… talk about the Mouse King.  Consequently, Orlando Ballet moved its holiday extravaganza to Osceola's Performing Arts Centre.  Although the group originally announced two additional performances to be held in 2007 at the Osceola venue, those performances have since been cancelled. 

And "nut" to be forgotten is Lakeland's Youkey Theater, which will host the Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" on Dec. 28, 2007.  The show, direct from the former Soviet Union, features a new setting: the Land of Peace and Harmony. 

Finally, To learn more, visit our event postings here.

If there's more Nutcracker gossip to crack, you'll find the latest at www.ChristmasInOrlando.com.