NHB Presents The Nutcracker
PRESS RELEASE
NEW HAVEN BALLET PRESENTS
THE NUTCRACKER AT THE SHUBERT THEATER
NOV. 1, 2017– NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – The costumes…the scenery…the pure magic of Artistic Director Lisa Sanborn’s The Nutcracker comes to life, as New Haven Ballet performs this holiday classic at the Shubert Theater, on Saturday and Sunday, December 16th and 17th. Don’t miss this wonderful family friendly show. See Clara’s dream come alive as she helps the Nutcracker battle the Mouse King, is lead by tiny reindeer through the Land of Snow and meets the Sugar Plum Fairy.
New Haven Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Shubert Theater on Saturday, December 16 at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 17 at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.
The production features approximately 200 performers, choreography by Lisa Sanborn, with guest artists Simone Messmer, Principal Dancer with Miami City Ballet, and former Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet and present Broadway star (My Fair Lady) Stephen Hanna. Tickets range in price from $27.50 – $68 (including $4 per ticket Shubert restoration fee) and can be purchased in person at the Shubert Box Office in New Haven, by calling 203-562-5666 or at www.shubert.com.
New Haven Ballet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and acknowledges the generosity of its devoted patrons and Corporations as well as Foundation support including: New Alliance Foundation, City of New Haven Department of Cultural Affairs, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation, Medtronic, The Frankel Foundation, Connecticut Office of the Arts/Department of Economic and Community Development, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Contact: Ruth Barker, administrator@newhavenballet.org, (203)782-9038
