NEW YORK — We all know it. The enchanting melody of “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” which returns to New York City Ballet on Friday for its annual run through Dec.

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 ...

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 ...

After officially commencing their New Year’s Eve run at The Fillmore in Silver Springs, Md., on Dec. 27 and following up the next night at the same venue with an onslaught of nonstop entertainment, ...

In the 1890s, when the Russian composer Tchaikovsky was preparing to write the music for the ballet that would become his holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” he encountered a brand-new instrument: the ...

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 ...

Author and playwright Sandra Tsing Loh takes Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" as a metaphor for bitter competition among countless young girls who long to be the Snow Queen, the Spanish Princess or 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 ...