Alabama Ballet Presents George Balanchine's The Nutcracker Tickets

My daughter and I loved everything about the performance! The dancers were stunning and perfection and the set blew me away! I work in theatre myself and I always look at the little details and it was all amazing! My only complaint is sitting in the front row we could see backstage through the wings and alot of the dancers before coming on stage. It made the experience a little less magical. But overall we loved it!

Amazing talent and so wonderful being immersed in such a classic Christmas story!

I have seen many versions of The Nutcracker in my 77 years. Many have been professional, many local dance schools productions. This production had the most children dancing I have seen, yet they all danced well. There were none of the "cute"times when a small dancer danced too fast or too slow or jumped around in excitement. In particular, the Nutcracker was a young boy maybe an inch shorter than Marie. His work during the battle with the mice and again when he was telling of the battle to the Sugar Plum Fairy was beyond what I would expect from such a youngster. We will see more of him, I hope. And in the context of the story it worked, as he was suitable to be a friend and admirer of Marie better than any young man would. I would also like to mention the Snowflakes, who fluttered here and there as if driven by the wind. My SIL remarked how she liked seeing ballet doing so much on their toes. The Sugar Plum Fairy and consort did a fabulous pas de deux. All of the different candies were great, each one better than the last. Mother Ginger and her children were great, she flirting all around while they "played"in time to the music. For one of the few times in recent years, I was sorry the show ended so soon. In the first act, during the party at the Stahlbaum home I was impressed at how natural everyone was. People moved around, talked to each other, smiled while waltzing, drank champagne and had a good time. The children stole the show sometimes, but by the excellence of their dancing and acting. In conclusion, I recommend you attend any ballet that the Alabama Ballet presents. I drove six hour to see this production and felt it worth it.

We thought this year’s ballet was better than last year’s. We got tickets to a show with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra which was much more exciting! The bag check was a complete fiasco as they were using a 4x6 card to check for 5x7 bags! We watched one woman throw a Kate Spade purse in the trash! (I walked mine back to the vehicle but saw many disgruntled show attendees! Parking was not offered until late, and there were issues departing!

After attending The Nutcracker performances by the Alabama Ballet over the past few years, I have to say this was the best performance of any. First, the ballet performances this year were excellent, especially the main solo and duo performances. And the return of the Alabama Symphony to accompany the performance was a big added plus. We have missed them. Overall, best ever!

Great program! Excellent seats. Very small children in our area were very noisy throughout! While I appreciate parents introducing their kids to theatre, maybe consider special seating areas.

I have always wanted to go to this show but was unable to because of work. This was my first time attending this show. You will not be disappointed if you love the Nutcracker.

The production was magnificent! The music, the dancing, the stage and props, all were first rate.

Wonderful performance! Perfect size venue, comfortable seating.

First time for my family to see the nutcracker and we loved it!!!