Three Performances Planned For36th Danbury Area 'Nutcracker'
Three Performances Planned For
36th Danbury Area âNutcrackerâ
DANBURY â The 36th annual production of Danbury Music Centreâs Nutcracker Ballet will be performed the weekend of December 12-14.
Over 220 community dancers, all selected through open auditions, will be joined by the 50-piece Danbury Symphony Orchestra and 25 area children selected to be in Danbury Symphony Youth Chorus.
The production is fully staged with costume, scenery, and lights.
Returning this year is Arthur Fredric in the capacity of artistic director as well as choreographer of the ballet. He is assisted by his wife, Lisa Denton, and Bianca Johnson, who trained at Joffrey Ballet School.
Mayor Mark Boughton of Danbury will reprise his role as Mother Ginger; Ase AmenRa Kariamu and Jerry Walton, both of Danbury, will duel to the death in the famous Mouse King and Nutcracker battle; Clara, the young girl who receives the gift of the Nutcracker, is being danced by Tori Senete of Brookfield; and her Uncle Drosselmeyer will once again be played by Brad Bechard of Redding.
Lauren Jaeger from Poughquag, N.Y., will dance the Sugar Plum Fairy and Roddy Doble from Southbury will dance the role of the Cavalier. Caitlin Nolan of Danbury will return as the sinewy Arabian dancer and Alicia Magliaro from Brookfield will be the Snow Queen.
Performances will be Friday, December 12, at 7:30 pm; Saturday, December 13, at 6 pm; and Sunday, December 14, at 3 pm. All performances are at Danbury High School, on Clapboard Ridge Road (Route 39).
Tickets are $10 and $15. All seats are reserved. Tickets may be purchased at the box office at Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main Street, Monday through Friday between 9 am and 3 pm, and Saturday between 9 am and noon. Call the music center, 748-1716 for additional information.