The Nutcracker Tickets

The Nutcracker performance retooled by Ballet Memphis was a terrible disappointment to my daughter and me. Without the classic context of the story, the scenes ranged from uninteresting to chaotic to ridiculous. Losing the glamorous holiday party and its story for a trip to the market created an environment that was neither charming nor intelligible. The switching of the exotic and fun cultural dances for the silly candy scenes was a boring mistake. And the male snow flakes - along with other unappealing costume “updates” - were almost laughable. As ever, the dancers delivered impeccable performances, though in many cases, the dances were cut short. And if anyone thought the elaborate scenery from Act II lifted the production, he or she would be sadly mistaken. The “niftier” background did little to make up for this abysmal experiment. If this is the way forward for Ballet Memphis and their Nutcracker, my daughter and I will definitely look for a traveling show featuring the real thing in Memphis or another town. I have been taking my daughter to the Ballet Memphis Nutcracker since she was eight, almost ten years. When she read the program and realized the show we’d been longing for was not to be, I knew she was fighting back the tears. This Nutcracker was no longer a highlight of our Christmas season.

The experience I had was enjoyable, I felt at ease and relaxed watching, the nutcracker .This ballet brought the Christmas spirit in my kids and me

Wonderful dancing by both children and adults. Superb costumes.

The dancers were great but there was more atmosphere, ambience needed to make it more special. Music wasn’t loud enough.

We had amazing orchestra seating at a very reasonable price. The Nutcracker was fantastic, the costumes were beautiful. The venue at Meridan was so reasonable including the drinks and gift shop prices. Well done!!

The Nutcracker Ballet was so fantastic! The dancing and humor was so entertaining. It was hard to believe that the main ballerinas were High School Seniors and not professional dancers. The set designs were so beautiful and colorful. My girlfriend an I really enjoyed the show. The revitalization of the Genesee Theater is amazing.

The theater was beautiful and the spirit of the show perfectly kicks off the holiday. I loved seeing so many little ones in the audience in awe of the beautiful dancers and constumes on stage. This will definitely continue to be a part of my annual holiday tradition. Kudos to Dancenter North and the BEAUTIFUL Genesee Theatre.

Sometimes the nutcracker can be beautiful but long and drawn out. This show moved at a good pace and had some beautiful dancers. Visiting professional artists dancing with local beauties was such a treat! Miss Lucy does a tremendous job! We so enjoyed!

Wow great ?? show they performed perfectly my kids loved it

It was a magical performance at the beautiful Orpheum. A perfect birthday gift spent with my children and grands!