The New Nutcracker Review Essay

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In 2011, I remember the day my mother came home with tickets to the ballet. She had gotten free tickets through her job to see a preview of the Cincinnati Ballet’s production of “The New Nutcracker”. I had seen productions of the ballet before but I was excited to see what this new production brought. Years later, it has become my favorite holiday tradition to see the Nutcracker every year.

I went to a preview of the show over Thanksgiving break and experience the holiday cheer all over again. The new Nutcracker is very different from the traditional way the ballet is performed. Conducted by Camron DeLeone, this production brings extravagant visual effects to the stage. The storyline stays the same. Young Clara (Sophia Rose Beadle) receives

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