The Nutcracker

Houston Ballet First Soloist Nozomi Iijima as Sugar Plum Fairy and Principal Connor Walsh as Nutcracker Prince with Artists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker. (Photo: Amitava Sarkar)

The Houston Ballet returns home to the Wortham Theater with this production of the holiday classic The Nutcracker by Stanton Welch AM. Join the Ballet for this holiday celebration as they open the 2018/19 season with beloved characters from this timeless classic set to Tchaikovsky’s splendid score. Gather your family and friends and join Clara in holiday revelry as she journeys from her home on Christmas Eve, through a magical Christmas tree, and into the whimsical Kingdom of Sweets, accompanied by her Nutcracker Prince.  Choreographer: Stanton Welch AM I Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky