Charleston Ballet Theatre Tickets

I had an awesome time with my girlfriend. i totally enjoyed the show, but it was even better to see my girlfriend enjoying it. a definite plus to be able to enjoy a glass of wine during the show>

The dancing was incredible, sometimes a little hard to follow along if you did not know the story. The kids in it where great, a must see for all !

I really enjoyed the ballet. I thought they did a great job. Remeber this is a local ballet company-still good but not like the Moscow ballet.

After experiencing the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the Nutcracker this company's ballet was good, but not great. I missed the orchestra which is a HUGE part of the Nutcracker. The story was changed to reflect a Southern take of the classic Nutcracker which was odd, and unnecessary. I will not be attending again.

Excellent costuming! Primary also excellent. Had a grand daughter in production and hope she moves to a more extensive role next year.!!!!!! Grand-Pa and Grand-ma.

A very enjoyable rendition of The Nutcracker. I have seen grander performances in big cities but they also had a far 'grander' price. Great value for the entertainment.

Excellent Show. My 5 year old daughter enjoyed it as well.

It was a great show and good to support the local theatre

Decent show, but certainly not the best version I've seen of this classic holiday performance. Performers themselves were good, but I expected more of the production quality. No live orchestra, but rather prerecorded music. Strong start to show, but weakened near the end. My children (and myself) soon lost interest until the very end of the show when all the performers got back onstage. Individual dances 70% through the show needed more crafting. This performance was best with all the performers onstage simultaneously to keep the viewer intrigued. Once it got done to just individuals it seemed to slow the pacing of the whole performance. Backdrops were nicely painted, but the overall staging need more visual depth to it. It's always about the details and presentation with any show. Better lighting to add more visual interest would've helped. Having seen this in different cities throughout the years I thought the Charleston Performing Arts version was the weakest yet. Not to be to critical, but for the cost of tickets ($40 average regardless of age) I didn't think it validated the pricing, especially considering that 2 of my 4 tickets were for small children. At that price i had hope the production quality would have been better. The children's theater performance in Florida was considerably less expensive, but far more entertaining. Nice to see it again, but doubt I would watch this theater's version of it next year.

Having seen several versions of The Nutcracker over the years in different cities I was excited to let my two small children see it for the first time. My daughter is in love with the idea of learning ballet and so I thought this would be a good way to expose her firsthand to it. Not a bad performance, but not great either. We watched the Saturday afternoon performance vs. an evening one. The performers themselves did a good job. I was a little disappointed in the production quality. I am used to seeing a live orchestra perform the music vs. prerecorded music. Also, in other cities I loved the detail in the staging of each scene with all the eye candy / lighting / effects. Realizing that Charleston probably has a smaller production budget $40/person (average) more or less is a hard pill to swallow for a family of four. Notations in ticketing stated that all seats must be paid for regardless of children's age (mine were 2 and 4 and sat on our laps the whole time). I would have gladly paid for this if the production quality was better. Didn't appreciate latecomers interrupting the performance either. Isn't there a dress code also enforced for the theater? Wearing a camouflage visor inside the theater during the performance shows a serious lack of appreciation for the performers. Strong start / weak finish to the ending. Overall it was nice to continue my family's tradition of seeing this during the holiday season and knowing my children enjoyed it for the most part. Not sure if I would see this again next year, though.