The Nutcracker Ballet in Los Angeles: 20+ Performances of the Classic Christmas Ballet

Even if your kids aren't ballet lovers, Christmas just doesn't feel like Christmas without one good Nutcracker. And if one good Nutcracker begins to make it feel a lot like Christmas, then the Los Angeles area is evidently hitting Uber-Christmas in the coming weeks with more than twenty professional Nutcracker ballet productions. After last year's dearth of Sugarplum Fairies, this is a most welcome development!
Incidentally, we've got answers to the two questions posed most often by LA parents in search of a Nutcracker ballet for their families: Yes, there is a condensed version staged specifically for kids, offered by the Festival Ballet Theatre down in Costa Mesa; and yes, there are local productions performed with full orchestra—at the Long Beach Terrace Theater, the Broad Stage, the Dolby Theatre, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and the Grove of Anaheim. There is even a spectacular Nutcracker Tea—in case you were wondering.
And when you've had your fill of the Mouse King, we can direct you to some nifty Christmas train rides, Christmas lighting displays, and more at our Holiday and Christmas Activities Guide.
Nutcracker Performances in Los Angeles
Nutcracker Performances in the Valleys
Nutcracker Performances on the Westside
Nutcracker Performances in the South Bay
Nutcracker Performances in Orange County
Inland Empire Nutcracker Performances
Places featured in this article:
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
A-PAEC MainStage Theater at Agoura High School
Calabasas Performing Arts Education Center on the campus of Calabasas High School
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
The Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
Long Beach Terrace Theater
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
Palos Verdes Performing Arts Norris Theatre
City National Grove of Anaheim
Coast Hills Church Theater
Segerstrom Center for the Arts