The Nutcracker
Friday, Nov 28 – 30, 2025
Main Stage
All Ages
Kick off your holiday season Thanksgiving weekend with a spectacular treat for the whole family!
November 28th 2025, 2:00 pm
November 28th 2025, 7:00 pm
November 29th 2025, 2:00 pm
November 29th 2024, 7:00 pm
November 30th 2025, 1:00 pm
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours and 6 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission
Experience the dazzling lighting and scenery by Broadway designers! Featuring live music from The Hanover Theatre Nutcracker Orchestra, this production of The Nutcracker will enchant you with its brilliant dancing and vibrant costumes.
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky first performed in Russia in December 1892 and based on the stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann and Alexandre Dumas. The story revolves around Clara, a young girl who receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas gift and then enters a magical world where the Nutcracker and other characters come to life.
New this year, the orchestra will be led by Music Director and Conductor Jonathan McPhee, conductor emeritus of Boston Ballet. Plus, critically acclaimed principal dancers Delaney Washington and Micah Bullard, both in their fifth season with Dance Theatre of Harlem, joined the cast.
This year’s production also will also feature the Worcester Children’s Chorus.