Los Angeles Ballet Presents The Nutcracker Tickets

There was no mention of performers in masks at time of purchase. I’m just as concerned as anyone about Covid. Why bother asking for people to be vaxxed? ask audience to wear masks okay, but having dancers on stage wearing the masks goes too far. I never recovered, the show was ruined for me. This is put of hand, life includes risks. Don’t come to the show if you are concerned or refund everyone’s money. To the leaders as LA Ballet- you have lost me forever.

The Dolby Theater was special and the performance was beyond my expectations. Even the parking was great, for a rainy evening. Thank you for the experience.

it was really nice i love the ballets i feel fancy

I sat on the mezzanine and the sound quality a bit muddled. Somewhat like it was analog vs digital. It didn’t sound crisp like the sound you experience at a movie theater. I’ve gone to other concert halls and the sound quality has been more clear.

It was wonderful with the exception of having to wear uncomfortable masks the entire time. I really felt for the dancers having to wear them more so. It’s most certainly something I’ll always remember.

I attended the Christmas Eve showing and I sat front row. When I say the ballet and the live orchestra came together and created magic, I mean it. The show was stunning, the dancers were perfect, and the orchestra was sublime. The staff working in the lobby were incredibly friendly, exemplifying the utmost professionalism and the bar served Nutcracker themed cocktails that were absolutely delicious. During intermission your kids were able to get a quick photo with Santa (who made a lovely appearance in the ballet in a giant Gingerbread house, Mother Ginger style) and at the end of the show your children were able to get their photo taken with Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. The souvenir stand had a large selection of Nutcrackers, Christmas ornaments, plush dolls, and tiaras as well. The Dolby Theater really nailed down everything for this production. I have to say this is probably going down in the books as one of my favorite Christmas memories of all time. They really helped create an absolutely magical Christmas memory for my family. Thank you.

Los Angeles City ballet Nutcracker was such a joy to watch! The cast was extremely talented. Great way to spend Christmas Eve with loved ones. The Dolby theatre is a great space. Tons of fun shops, plenty of food options (over priced of course). Being the home of the oscars I was a little underwhelmed of the architecture of the theatre. Overall Ballet was amazing and will see a show very soon!

As always, the Nutcracker ballet delights; the Dolby is a great setting for it. I have seen many productions, including as far back as Fonteyn, Nureyev and Baryshnikov. While this one was enjoyable, I am a bit disappointed in the over-simplified staging and costuming. The snowflake dance is nicely staged and beautiful, but lacks the coordinated precision we come to expect. The battle of the mice, however, is well-staged and one of the best I have seen. A favorite piece, the Waltz of the Flowers, disappointed because of the drab costuming. Not until the first notes struck did I realize those droopy, gray-ish characters were "flowers". Maybe next time?

It was fabulous! Orchestra amazing! Dancers wonderful! Costumes beautiful. Dolby wonderful

This was my first time to watch the Nutcracker and I always wanted to watch it ever since. I really enjoyed every minute of it. It was really festive and put me in the holiday mood. Dolby Theatre is really amazing and has an elegant ambiance. The dancers were really amazing and I was at awe all the time.

The entire Nutcracker experience was fantastic. From the moment you walked into the Dolby theater you were transported by a string quartet into Clara's musical dreamscape. The production was extremely well done, with precision dancers and costuming and sets that enhanced the performance but did not overwhelm. The intermission continued the immersive experience as a jovial St. Nick held court with little audience members, making their sense of wonder contagious. This was simply the best Nutcracker I have seen.

I was thoroughly impressed with the Los Angeles Ballet production of the Nutcracker. The ballet company is amazing and talented. I am looking to see more of their work!

LA Ballet's Nutcracker was unforgettable!!! It's a magical experience.

It was a fantastic show! The costumes, music and dancing!! Very, very enjoyable.

The production was disappointing but the dance was good.

I've seen Nutcracker performed many times, it's a favorite Christmas tradition! This was easily the best danced production I've seen. The costumes and sets were wonderful as well! However, half of the reason to see nutcracker is for the orchestra. Sadly, there wasn't an orchestra at this production. The lack of live music really took away from the experience and the magic of ballet. Though everything done was beautiful, I felt like half of the ballet was missing which bothered me throughout. I also felt like it was never clearly stated that there would be no orchestra and I felt like I was hoodwinked into buying a ticket that was for only half the product I had wanted to see. Kids need to see live classical music, the Nutcracker is the a perfect opportunity to invite them into the beautiful world of classical music! Sadly, this production did let me down in that regard.

Our whole family enjoyed it! Our 7-year-old son had so much fun that he asked to see it again.

The music, stage presentation, customs and DANCERS were absolutely wonderful. An evening to remember. Very well recommended to every body.

5 kids were behind us... kicking the back of our chairs in... making "pew pew pew" noise as they played with their pretend guns, having their own conversations, humming loudly their own tunes, and clapping randomly. The parents were just as bad, ignoring them, and talking as well. We complained to the usher... they were useless and didn't ask or say anything to them. They ruined the show. This wasn't even a weekday or matinee showing ... it was a Saturday Night showing. We complained to the manager. We want our money back!

Purchased tickets for this as a holiday gift for the family, as they are all lovers of ballet/cultural events/holiday productions. The website (and ticketmaster) market this production as a professional ballet performance and charge as such. Not 5 minutes into the performance, my whole family knew this was not the case. Sloppy choreography, dancers out of synch (and not just by a little bit - we're talking full second delays), and a very creepy Uncle Drosselmeyer (last I checked, the Nutcracker was the one leading Clara through the dream world. In this version, however, Drosselmeyer looks about 26 and acts more like Clara's heroin than the Nutcracker does). Overall, I wouldn't recommend going to this if you are expecting a charming holiday ballet performance. If you have nothing to do and have money to blow, maybe. But otherwise, either fork over the extra and see a high quality ABT performance or pass altogether. Also, I want to mention just how terrible the experience itself was. Many of the people at the theater were very rude, sneaking in snacks and opening them/crunching on them/rustling them throughout the performance. I could hardly pay attention to the performance with the Subway sandwich eaters and Dorito smackers nearby. Furthermore, people were getting up and walking around in front of us throughout the performance. Some of these people were obviously drunk. I was mildly horrified at some of the behavior I saw at the theater. It was disrespectful to the dancers and disrespectful to the audience. *P.S. If any of the dancers are reading this, I am sure that you are splendid to watch with good choreography and extensive rehearsal time. It isn't your fault that the venue atmosphere sucked, the production was poorly marketed/overpriced, or that you were paired with dancers that did not compliment you. Merry Christmas, and don't take what I say as a reflection of your potential/capabilities as a dancer.