The Magic Returns To Provo

First debuting back in 2017, this stunning production of the family favorite is back at Provo's Covey Center for the Arts this year, bringing you a holiday spectacular that'll leave you feeling more festive than a trimmed Christmas tree. With glittering design by Cassandra Barney and choreography by Jacqueline P. Colledge, prepare to fall for the magic of The Nutcracker once more!

What Is The Story?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great townhouse where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes twelve an adventure begins and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine Clara into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into the enchanted Land of Sweets where a festival awaits them.

Did You Know?

First seen as a short story published in 1816 by E.T.A Hoffmann, The Nutcracker was adapted by Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marcus Petipa for the stage in 1892 and went on to receive its North American premiere back in 1944 with the San Francisco Ballet. Since then, it has become a quintessential family event, with productions numbering in the 100s from ballet companies all over the country from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve!