Unity Phelan dishes on playing the Sugar Plum Fairy in "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker," and shares how the famous New York City Ballet production hasn't changed in over 70 years! Unity also ...

Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet veteran dancers Olivia Pearsall and Lillian Ellsworth will help bring the beloved “The Nutcracker” performance to the local stage this month. The holiday ...

The regal elegance and glamour of the Sugar Plum Fairy herself are captured in this High Tea event that is fun for the whole ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the Sweets the ...

Attending a performance of “The Nutcracker” is a holiday highlight for people of all ages around the world, in no small part due to the Sugar Plum Fairy. While she’s only on stage about twenty minutes ...

For dancers, “The Nutcracker” presents an almost militaristic hierarchy of roles: Many will start as mice and party girls. A select few will ascend to Sugar Plum Fairy. “I was a baby mouse, and I just ...

The Washington Post ran a rave review when Atlanta Ballet premiered Yuri Possokhov’s thrilling “Nutcracker” at the Kennedy Center Opera House in December 2019. Dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman described ...

Heather Arrascue warns she’s trying not to cry as she recalls her family’s recent Thanksgiving dinner. Each member shared what they were grateful for, and 14-year-old Victoria’s answer was connected ...

Like the grand celebration that opens Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," The Riverfront Glass Pavilion will be decorated for a kid-centric Christmas celebration during the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea opening at ...

Alabama Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker is a favorite holiday activity for Birminghamians of all ages. The local dance company expertly performs the classic ballet in a beautiful spectacle of ...

In 2020, the pandemic has one-upped the Rat King as The Nutcracker’s nastiest villain. As mask mandates and social distancing continue, dance studio sound systems aren’t blasting Tchaikovsky’s ...