The Nutcracker Archives

Review: The LA Phil’s “The Nutcracker” at Disney Concert Hall
Review: The LA Phil’s “The Nutcracker” at Disney Concert Hall

Review: The LA Phil’s “The Nutcracker” at Disney Concert Hall

2022-12-05T15:24:08+00:00By Michael Baroff|Categories: Art Parties / Exhibitions / Fairs, Music, Reviews|Tags: Band, Billy Strayhorn, Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, covid, December 2022 events, December events, Disney, Downtown, Downtown LA, downtown music events, Duke Ellington, favorite classics, guitar, Gustavo Dudamel, Holiday, holiday classics, Holiday events, Holiday music, holidays, la music events, LA Phil, live music events, Live Performance, Los Angeles , Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed, music, music events, musician, musicians, Omicron, pandemic, performance, performances, performer, Performers, performing, piano, Singer, singers, The Nutcracker, Walt Disney Concert Hall|

Tis the season for “The Nutcracker” and it was most wonderfully presented by the LA Phil at the elegant and acoustically magnificent Disney Concert Hall. Gustavo Dudamel, the world renowned LA Phil Music and Artistic Director, masterfully conducted a rousing rendition

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Running thru December 18, 2022: Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Phil, The Nutcracker
Running thru December 18, 2022: Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Phil, The Nutcracker

Running thru December 18, 2022: Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Phil, The Nutcracker

2022-12-21T20:18:23+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Band, Billy Strayhorn, Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, covid, December 2022 events, December events, Disney, Downtown, Downtown LA, downtown music events, Duke Ellington, favorite classics, guitar, Gustavo Dudamel, Holiday, holiday classics, Holiday events, Holiday music, holidays, la music events, LA Phil, live music events, Live Performance, Los Angeles , Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed, music, music events, musician, musicians, Omicron, pandemic, performance, performances, performer, Performers, performing, piano, Singer, singers, The Nutcracker, Walt Disney Concert Hall|

To welcome in the holiday season, Gustavo Dudamel will lead Tchaikovsky’s irresistible The Nutcracker (Dec 3-18), in a program including both the selections from the ballet as well as Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington’s swinging re-imagination of the original. This will

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Review: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
Review: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Review: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

2020-02-14T21:46:13+00:00By Barbara Kosoff|Categories: Dance, Reviews|Tags: a rabbit drummer, an army of mice, Angels, Arabian Coffee, began with beautiful animation projected on the stage curtain creating a screen effect, Candy Canes, characters, Chinese Tea, Christmas Eve, city of Nuremberg, dolls, eyes, Flowers, Forests, Gary Sheldon, Harlequin, holiday classic., Holiday Party, houses, Isabel Toledo, mountains, Peppermint Stick, Ruben Toledo, snowflakes, Spanish Hot Chocolate, sparkling snowflakes, Stahlbaum Family home, stars, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker in a word - magical! The classic story of The Nutcracker at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion performed by Miami City Ballet, the Sugar Plum Fairy, toy soldiers, trees, Wendall K. Harrington and James K. Ingalls, winter wonderland, with layers of beautifully hand drawn buildings|

The Nutcracker in a word - magical! The classic story of The Nutcracker at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion performed by Miami City Ballet, began with beautiful animation projected on the stage curtain creating a screen effect, with layers of beautifully hand

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Sunday, December 18, 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016

Sunday, December 18, 2016

2016-12-13T18:57:27+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags:   Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Adams district, Alexandra de Leon, An L.A. tradition, and Emily Lucid., Augustus John, Bai, beer bust, Catherine Kanner  Costumes, choreography, Colleen Neary   Set Design, Craig Calderwood, Dovelie Lovelie, Downtown, Downtown Ice skating, Downtown Los Angeles, England., family and friends to celebrate the season. Set on Christmas Eve in L.A., Hampstead, ice skating, Jeff Zilla, LAST Projects Gallery and Muzeumm, Martin Bennett, Mikael Melbye, Nellie Taylor, Oakland warehouse fire, Olive Street, Pershing Square, Royce Hall, Santa Fe Ave, Sarah Gail Armstrong, The Holiday Ice Rink, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker is the perfect holiday event for children, Thordal Christensen, W. Adams Blvd., West LA, When I Can No Longer Fall In Love For The First Time, Wilding Cran Gallery, William Holman-Hunt|

Head downtown...Glide into the holidays with ice skating in Pershing Square! The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square presented by Bai offers the quintessential winter activity in the heart of beautiful downtown Los Angeles. Surrounded by art, lively activity and the impressive

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Sunday, Decmber 4, 2016
Sunday, Decmber 4, 2016

Sunday, Decmber 4, 2016

2023-01-20T19:57:49+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: The Tribe, Judas Maccabeus, Adam Daniel, Al Keith, Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, American Idol, Annual Allstar Holiday Charity Show, Average White Band, Badfinger), Benefit, Bill Cinque, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, book signing, Boz Scaggs, Brentwood Palisades Chorale, Cal State University, Carly Smithson, Carnie Wilson, Chad Watson, Chris Morris, Christopher Cross, coloring book, Community United Methodist Church, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Pearlman, Debbi Peterson, Eric Clapton, Fallen Angels, folksinger, Freebo, Glendale, Greenfield Ave., Handel, Hollywood Blvd, Jackson Browne, Jeff Alan Ross, Jeff Lynne), John McNeely, John Pratt, John Wicks, Kevin Wachs, Kiki Ebsen, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Lauri Reimer, Leon Russell, Linda Ronstadt, Los Angeles Fire Department, Marc Mann (Danny Elfman, Marcella Detroit, Marcy Levy, Mary Wilson, Michael Stern, mindfulness, Northridge, Pacific Palisades, Palisades Symphony Orchestra, Peter & Gordon, Peter Asher, PhD, Phil Everly, Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Rob Bonfiglio, Rosemary Butler, Scotty Mitchell, Silverlak, Spark of Love Toy Drive, Stephen Kalinich. Jim Nelson from KCSN, Steve Ferrone, Steven Goddard, Terry Marks Tarlow, The Bangles, The Honeys, The Insight Center, The Nutcracker, The Records, The Supremes, Ticketmaster, Together Through Life: A Personal Journey with the Music of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Valley Performing Arts Center, Via de la Paz, West LA, Wilson Phillips|

In West LA.... Artist Terry Marks-Tarlow, PhD celebrates her new coloring book, hot off the press! Unlike other coloring books, this one is a true mindfulness tool that guides our journey into self-reflection, self-expression, creativity, and relaxation. "After decades of experience

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Saturday, December 3, 2016
Saturday, December 3, 2016

Saturday, December 3, 2016

2023-01-20T22:26:50+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Chrystel Egal, AAA Critique Group , Academy of Art in San Francisco, Aili Schmeltz, Airport Avenue , Alanna Marcelletti, Alex Theatre, Alexander Kroll, Alison Woods, American West, Anne M Bray, Anthony Schmitt, Arena 1, ARTRATES JAPAN., Ben & Jerry’s, Bergamot Statio, Betty Green, Beyond the Lines Gallery, BLAM, book signing, Brand Boulevard, Brittany Davis , Carla Danes, Carolie Parker, Catherine Allison, Catherine Kanner, Charlie James Gallery , Chinatown, Christel Egal, Christmas Carol , Christmas Caroling, Christmas Eve, Christopher Kuhn, Chung King Rd., Cia Forman, Coagula Curatorial, Colleen Neary, Craig Krull Gallery, DARK SURREALISM, David Spanbock, Diane Rudnick Mann, Downtown, ECLECTIC EXPRESSIONS, Edgemar, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Farmers Market, Fine Art Sculpture Program, Gina Stepaniuk, Glendale, Greg Gorman, Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Helen Chung, Hive Art Gallery & Studios, Holly Topping, human figure, Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ivonne Escoto, Jade Fenu, Joan Wynn, Jon Preston, Jonathan Stofenmacher, Julia Schwartz, Kathy Leonardo, Kerrie Smith, Khalid Hussein, Kio Griffith, La Brea Ave, LA Convention Center, Laddie John Dill, Lena Moross, Lindsey Nobel, Lisa Oxley, lunar imager, Main Street, Maja Ruznic, Marianne Lewis, Marie Thibeault, MAX PRESNEILL, Michael Light, Michigan Avenue, Mikael Melby, Mike Mollett, Miracle Mile, Molly Segal, Nadege Monchera Baer‪, NASA , Natasa Prosenc Stearns, Nathan Cartwright, Ocean Park, Paul Catalanotto, Peet's Coffee, Peter Frank, Peter Huffington Post, photographs, Rema Ghuloum, Renée Fox, Rod Baer, Roni Feldman, Rory Johnston, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Claus, Santa Monica , Santa Monica Art Studios, Shopping Cart Christmas Tree, Spring St., stephanie visser, Steven Wolkoff, Stuart Marcus, Suzy Williams, TAG Gallery, The Main Street Holiday Extravaganza, the Montana Ave Holiday Walk, The Nutcracker, The Off their Jingle Bell Rockers , Thomas Agrinier, Thordal Christensen, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles , Tom Dunn, Tony de los Reyes, Ty Cummings, Ultra: Emerging Art Gallery|

In the Miracle Mile area... Fahey Klein hosts a book signing...(I love this gallery)...Personality and fine art photographer, Greg Gorman will release Greg Gorman Private Works 2000-2015, his first book in fifteen years of male portraiture and nudes celebrating the human

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Thursday, December 22nd
Thursday, December 22nd

Thursday, December 22nd

2011-12-20T19:11:35+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Candlelight Carols, Light Up Hanukkah, Main Street, Naked Rhythm, Santa Monica, The Long Beach Ballet Company, The Nutcracker, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Victorian Mansion|

Happy Winter Solstice....which starts today, by the way. Though, Hanukkah, started on the 20th, the celebration conitnues (whichever way you want to spell it.) with a FREE Chanukah festival which happens at Westfield Century City Mall. This event offers live ice

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Friday December 23rd
Friday December 23rd

Friday December 23rd

2011-12-20T18:31:16+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Carol's Christmas, Latin Jazz Christmas music, Long Beach Ballet Company, Louie Cruz Beltron, NoHo Dine Out Fridays, Santa Claus, The Nutcracker, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Underground Theatre|

Still time to get into the spirit with the final performance of The Nutcracker at 2:00 pm today. Performed by the Long Beach Ballet Company at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, this will be your last chance. Tickets run from $24.00 to $85.00

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