The Nutcracker
Experience the Holiday Classic as You've Never Seen it Before
AdventureFantasyFamilynazifairymusicalbased on play or musicalballetvienna, austriadollrat1920srussian ballet20th centurynutcracker
A whimsical, visually sumptuous holiday fantasy that blends the classical Nutcracker ballet with adventure and magic in a 1920s Vienna setting.
On Christmas Eve in 1920s Vienna, a young girl named Mary and her brother are visited by their eccentric uncle Albert, who gifts a magical wooden nutcracker that comes to life and takes her to a fantasy world to fight the evil Rat King.
Essence
Ensemble
Elle Fanning
Mary
Nathan Lane
Uncle Albert
John Turturro
The Rat King
Frances de la Tour
The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
Charlie Rowe
The Prince / Nicholas Charles
Aaron Michael Drozin
Max
Richard E. Grant
Father
Yuliya Vysotskaya
Mother / The Snow Fairy
Jonny Coyne
Gnomad
Shirley Henderson
The Nutcracker (voice)
Richard Philipps
Dr. Freud
Fernanda Dorogi
Dr. Freud's Niece
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