Segerstrom Center for the Arts will again host a popular holiday tradition—American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT) “The Nutcracker.”
It will be performed Dec. 14 through 23 in Segerstrom Hall. ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie has released Principal casting, which will include Hee Seo as Clara, the Princess and Cory Stearns as the Nutcracker Prince on opening night, Dec. 14. Pacific Symphony will perform for all performances.
Single tickets for ABT’s “The Nutcracker” start at $29 and are now available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Dr. in Costa Mesa or by calling 714-556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket discounts for ten or more, call the Group Services office at 714-755-0236.
Principal casting for ‘The Nutcracker’ at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Artists and program are subject to change.
*Indicates first time in role.
Week 1
Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
Hee Seo
Cory Stearns
Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m.
Sarah Lane
Blaine Hoven
Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
Gillian Murphy
James Whiteside
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 12:30 p.m.
Stella Abrera
TBA
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m.
Misty Copeland
Herman Cornejo
Week 2
Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.
Misty Copeland
Herman Cornejo
Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.
Christine Shevchenko*
Thomas Forster*
Friday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
Sarah Lane
Blaine Hoven
Saturday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m.
Stella Abrera
TBA
Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.
Misty Copeland
Herman Cornejo
Sunday, Dec. 23 at 12:30 p.m.
Hee Seo
Cory Stearns
Sunday, Dec. 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Christine Shevchenko
Thomas Forster
“The Nutcracker” is a beloved holiday story based on “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice” written by E.T.A. Hoffmann and set to a magical score by Petery Ilyitch Tchaikovsky that will be performed live by Pacific Symphony.
Students from the ABT William J. Gillespie School at Segerstrom Center for the Arts will perform alongside the renowned ABT dancers in this classic tale that takes the young, romantic Clara and her Nutcracker Prince on a dreamlike journey.
The engagement of “The Nutcracker” continues an ongoing relationship between Segerstrom Center and ABT. The Company has appeared at the Center since 1987. Important engagements include the world premiere of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s “Swan Lake” in 1988, the West Coast premiere of McKenzie’s new production of “The Sleeping Beauty” in 2007 and the world premiere of a new production of “Firebird” by Alexei Ratmansky in 2012. In 1999, ABT’s production of “Le Corsaire” was taped in Segerstrom Hall for broadcast on PBS’ “Dance in America,” winning an Emmy Award.
ANT is one of the great dance companies in the world. Few ballet companies equal ABT for its combination of size, scope and outreach. Recognized as a living national treasure since its founding in 1940, ABT annually tours the United States, performing for more than 300,000 people, and is the only major cultural institution to do so.
On April 27, 2006, by an act of Congress, ABT became America’s National Ballet Company.
