STREAMING DECEMBER 7 – 20, 2020

Originally performed live, Friday, December 13, 2019
at the Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall.

Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Performed by The Louisville Orchestra
Sets and costumes by Peter Cazalet
Lighting Design by Michael T. Ford
Magic + Illusion Design by Marshall Magoon
Russian Variation Choreography by William Christensen

Celebrate the magic of the season with a Louisville Ballet holiday classic, now on the virtual stage! Filmed by WDRB Louisville live on stage during the 2019 season for rebroadcast on Christmas Day, this uniquely Louisville telling of the classic story of Marie, her Nutcracker Prince, and their journey to the world of the Sugar Plum Fairy is filled with magic, artistry, awe-inspiring sets and costumes, and distinctly Louisville touches. This experience transports audiences to a wonderland where dreams come true, now from the comfort of home.

Thanks to Title Sponsors Brown-Forman, Broadcast Sponsors Lexus of Louisville and to WDRB for helping to make this digital production possible.


PROGRAM NOTES

CASTING

ACT I

Herr Drosselmeyer
Phillip Velinov

Marie
Leigh Anne Albrechta

Nutcracker Doll
Ryo Suzuki

Sugar Plum Doll
Natalie Ashikhmina

Cavalier Doll
Mark Krieger

Nutcracker Doll
Ryo Suzuki

Frau Von Stahlbaum
Emily Reinking O’Dell

Councillor Von Stahlbaum
John Brewer

Grandfather + Grandmother
Royal Hartwig + Helen Daigle

Marie’s Friends
Erin Langston Evans, Shelby Shenkman, Justin Michael Hogan, Luke Yee

Maids
Isabella Sumera, Caitlin Kowalski

Friz Von Stahlbaum
Liam Corbin

Guests
 Madison Alston, Hailey Bowles, Allison Haan, Julia Ridderhoff, Brienne Wiltsie, Minh-Tuan Nguyen, Brandon Ragland, Sanjay Saverimuttu

The Children
Iris Apple, Kate Archer, Zoe Eme, Kyla Ford, Mila Foster, Grace Guffey, Sarah Hutchison, Corryn Lay, Khloe McDonald, Keiran Nuss, Clarie Stivers

Rat King
John Brewer

Small Rats
Krystala Allen, Emily Burch, Lyla Crabb, Gisele McHenry, Giavanna Piagentini, Anastasia Robbins, Claire Russel, Malana Schnuerle

Large Rats
Griffin Greene, Jeremy Hanson, Tristan Hanson, Minh-Tuan Nguyen, Sanjay Saverimuttu, Aleksandr Schroeder, Trevor Williams, Luke Yee

Nurse Rat
Kayleigh Western

Soldiers
Madison Cole, Sarabeth Edward, Noelle Fain, Morgan Fellon, Isabell Giacobbe, Audrey Harris, Cora Henry, Sindhu Maringanti, Venezia McHenry, Ruby Rosario Miguel, Favor Odebowale, Helen Parker, Gigi Saladino, Scarlette Shaughnessy, Tessa Tacket, Lily Wobbe

Cossack Bear
Hannalore Tretter

Snowflakes
Madison Alston, Emmarose Atwood, Hailey Bowles, Lexa Daniels, Erin Langston Evans, Tyler Ferraro, Allison Haan, Caitlin Kowalski, Kinsey Love, Natalie Orms, Julia Ridderhoff, Sarah Satterfield, Shelby Shenkman, Kristen Sink, Isabella Sumera, Brienne Wiltsie

ACT II

Herr Drosselmeyer
Phillip Velinov

The Sugar Plum Fairy
Natalie Ashikhmina

Cavalier
Mark Krieger

Marie
Leigh Anne Albrechta

The Nutcracker Prince
Ryo Suzuki 

Angels
Abigail Adams, Annika Aubuchon, Geneva Burke, Acadia Burkhead, Evelyn Ewen, Lilyana Glickley, Naia Hommel, Elise Huber, Harper Johnson, Thearlyn Limpawuchara, Farrah Petot, Millena Young

Spanish Chocolate
Lexa Daniels, Kristen Sink, Jeremy Hanson,Tristan Hanson

Arabian Coffee
Emily Reinking O’Dell, Brandon Ragland with Tyler Ferraro, Isabella Sumera

Chinese Tea
Luke Yee

Guard Dogs
Teagan Bentley, Rebecca Hughey, Griffin Greene, Royal Hartwig

French Pastilles
Erin Langston Evans, Shelby Shenkman, Ashley Thursby, Brienne Wiltsie

Russian Caviar
Justin Michael Hogan, Minh-Tuan Nguyen, Aleksandr Schroeder

Mother Derby
John Brewer

Her Jockeys
Marisa Bucher, Zoe Eme, Kyla Ford, Mila Foster, Grace Guffey, Macy McGrath, Elizabeth Radcliff, Emily Steen

The Rose
Kateryna Sellers

Flowers
Madison Alston, Emmarose Atwood, Hailey Bowles, Lexa Daniels, Tyler Ferraro, Allison Haan, Caitlin Kowalski, Kinsey Love, Julia Ridderhoff, Kristen Sink, Isabella Sumera, Kayleigh Western


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