Nutcracker

Studio B is proud to present: Nutcracker, A musical based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" with music from Peter Illytch Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite". Book and Lyrics by PATRICK RAINVILLE DORN and Musical Arrangement by BILL FRANCOEUR
Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado

By adding splendid lyrics to a simplified version of Tchaikovsky’s famous score, this unique version of The Nutcracker tells the story of the ballet with all its magic and fantasy... without any dancers! On Christmas Eve, the mysterious Godfather Drosselmeier presents Marie with an unusual Nutcracker. That night she is awakened by a band of renegade mice, led by the evil Mouse King. The Nutcracker, joined by a Ballerina, Feline Legation, and Mistress Clara, battle the rodents, and Marie defeats the Mouse King by hitting him with her slipper. The heroes travel to the Land of Toys to rescue Princess Pirlipat from the wicked Mouse Queen. The Nutcracker and the princess are reunited, the curse is broken, and Marie returns home with her toys to celebrate Christmas with her family.