I was so excited when it was announced a while back that my favorite ballet company, American Ballet Theater, will be performing its Nutcracker season at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, in Orange County. I’ve so missed ABT since moving out of NY, and now I’ll get them for a whole two weeks! Alexei Ratmansky’s version of the classic is one of the best. And of course ABT has the greatest dancers around, in my admittedly very biased opinion 🙂
My faves, Marcelo Gomes and Veronika Part, will be opening the season. I’m also excited to see Misty Copeland in the lead, and Hee Seo.
If you’re in O.C., I hope to see you there!
Below is the just-announced casting:
Thursday, December 10, 7:30 p.m.
Veronika Part
Marcelo Gomes
Friday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
Gillian Murphy
James Whiteside
Saturday, December 12, 2 p.m.
Isabella Boylston
Alban Lendorf
Saturday, December 12, 7:30 p.m.
Veronika Part
Marcelo Gomes
Sunday, December 13, 1 p.m.
Stella Abrera
Alexandre Hammoudi
Sunday, December 13, 6:30 p.m.
Gillian Murphy
James Whiteside
Tuesday, December 15, 7:30 p.m.
Hee Seo
Cory Stearns
Wednesday, December 16, 7:30 p.m.
Misty Copeland
Herman Cornejo
Thursday, December 17, 7:30 p.m.
Isabella Boylston
Alban Lendorf
Friday, December 18, 7:30 p.m.
Sarah Lane
Joseph Gorak
Saturday, December 19, 2 p.m.
Stella Abrera
Alexandre Hammoudi
Saturday, December 19, 7:30 p.m.
Misty Copeland
Herman Cornejo
Sunday, December 20, 1 p.m.
Hee Seo
Cory Stearns
Sunday, December 20, 6:30 p.m.
Sarah Lane
Joseph Gorak
Photo of Hee Seo and Cory Stearns by Gene Schiavone, courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
