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Home » The Nutcracker

Tag: The Nutcracker

Two women in white lingerie stand onstage. They are holding up a large arch of white feathers, which encircles their heads and bodies. Arms of other people holding the arch are visible behind them.
Posted inArts & Culture

Buttcracker burlesque cracks traditional ballet wide open

by Matt Simonette December 1, 2022December 2, 2022

Jaq Seifert admits that the title of the holiday show they created, The Buttcracker, came to them while sitting around a campfire in 2015.  “I was hanging out with some burlesque dancers,” they recall. “I had been working at a burlesque theater for a little bit as a sort of company manager. We were just […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Sara Schumann uses her dance and law background to keep Madison Ballet on pointe

by Irene Hsiao December 17, 2019August 18, 2021

The longtime Chicago dancer and labor lawyer turns Nutcracker revenues into new initiatives.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Nutcracker retains its hold on the heart

by Kerry Reid November 19, 2019August 18, 2021

The House Theatre’s annual tradition remains one of Chicago’s best seasonal offerings.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Roosevelt’s revolving door

by Deanna Isaacs October 2, 2019August 18, 2021

In: a new Auditorium Theatre CEO; out: 16 board members, an associate dean, and the Joffrey Ballet

Posted inArts & Culture

Of shoes and sugarplums

by Kaylen Ralph September 13, 2019August 18, 2021

The company’s shoe manager tells us what it takes to keep the company on its toes.

Posted inArts & Culture

House Theatre’s no-dancing Nutcracker finds light in wartime darkness

by Kerry Reid December 19, 2018August 18, 2021

The show moves from holiday hijinks to deep sadness with plenty of sweetness throughout.

Posted inArts & Culture

Here are 19 shows to get you into the holiday spirit

by Julia Clausen November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Christmas trains, elves, bingo, showgirls, and many, many carols, plus the Quranic perspective and Hanukkah goblins.

Posted inArts & Culture

Thirteen holiday shows that will delight (or disgust or bore or just entertain) you

by Chicago Reader December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Hell in a Handbag’s 20th annual production of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer is among the yuletide highlights.

Posted inArts & Culture

Beautiful, Bad Hombres, and nine more holiday stage shows to see

by Chicago Reader December 13, 2017August 18, 2021

An Equity touring production of the Carole King musical and an evening of Latinx sketch comedy are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

No Blue Memories, Significant Other, and seven more stage shows to see now

by Tony Adler, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Dan Jakes, Marissa Oberlander and Dmitry Samarov November 16, 2017August 18, 2021

There’s a raft of recommended new plays this week.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Joffrey’s new Nutcracker spellbinds amid the snow

by Matt de la Peña December 11, 2016August 18, 2021

Christopher Wheeldon’s update of the classic puts class consciousness at the forefront, to illuminating effect.

Posted inBlogs

The Joffrey’s new Nutcracker is set in Chicago on the grounds of the 1893 World’s Fair

by Matt de la Peña December 7, 2016August 18, 2021

Christopher Wheeldon’s $4 million production grounds the fantasy in working-class life.

Posted inBlogs

Renegade Holiday Craft Fair, Marc Maron, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Brianna Wellen December 2, 2016August 18, 2021

The Nutcracker, Krampusfest, and other happenings from December 2-4

Posted inArts & Culture

After the Dance, End of the Rainbow, and ten more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader November 17, 2016August 18, 2021

A Chicago premiere from Runcible and another success from Porchlight are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival

by Chicago Reader November 16, 2016August 18, 2021

There was a ton of valuable information, but it was received in advance of a bleak future.

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