BalletMet is thrilled to present

A nutcracker holiday

A virtual experience with plenty of opportunities to enjoy this treasured Columbus tradition.

Jessica Brown as Clara in A Nutcracker Holiday

Featuring:

  • Clara’s Nutcracker Prince, an all-new abbreviated presentation of the stage ballet combining your favorite scenes, characters and dances and made especially for the screen
  • A behind-the-scenes peek at our Nutcracker costumes, rehearsal process and more
  • Nutcracker-themed adventures, including a self-guided scavenger hunt for the whole family
  • Merry music playlists to soundtrack your holiday
  • Our Creative Corner, with access to themed coloring pages, puzzles, dances and crafts
  • Nutcracker mascot appearances
  • Our favorite holiday recipes
  • And more…

Thank you for joining us for A Nutcracker Holiday! Check back for more information regarding upcoming virtual experiences and performances.

  • Young Clara and the Nutcracker Prince share a dance
  • Clara places her nutcracker doll on the fireplace mantle in The Nutcracker
  • Granny shows off her moves in the Nutcracker
  • Clara and the Nutcracker Prince journey to the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  • Young Clara dances with her new Nutcracker
  • BalletMet Academy students perform in The Nutcracker
  • The Spanish Doll performs her dance in the Nutcracker
  • Flowers come to life on stage in The Nutcracker

Meet the Characters

  • Clara Stahlbaum

    When Clara’s godfather gives her a nutcracker at the Christmas party, she has no idea she will soon embark on a magical adventure. In her dreams (or are they really dreams?) she defeats the Mouse King and his mice to save her Nutcracker Prince. Then the diverse wonders of The Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy are displayed before her with all the magic of a little girl’s imagination.

  • Fritz Stahlbaum

    Clara’s brother has a sense for the mischievous. When he becomes dismayed that he cannot crack nuts with his teeth like the nutcracker, Fritz breaks the nutcracker. But Herr Drosselmeyer quickly fixes the toy. Fritz is still looking for trouble and finds a rat with which to tease Clara.

  • Herr Drosselmeyer

    Clara’s godfather and a long-time friend of the Stahlbaum family, Herr Drosselmeyer is a mysterious toymaker who gives Clara a life-like Spanish doll and her brother Fritz an exciting Spanish doll. Near the end of the party, Drosselmeyer gives Clara another special gift: a nutcracker.

  • The Nutcracker Prince

    Hailing from the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Nutcracker Prince has been entrapped in the nutcracker that Herr Drosselmeyer gives to Clara. When Clara frees him in the battle against the Mouse King, he takes her on an enchanting journey to his homeland.

  • Sugar Plum Fairy

    After hearing the story of Clara rescuing the prince, the Sugar Plum Fairy arranges a grand celebration in their honor filled with astonishing surprises, including a reunion between Clara and her Spanish doll.

  • Mouse King

    After learning of Clara’s nutcracker, the menacing Mouse King orders his minions to steal the nutcracker from her. The Mouse King and his minions battle Clara, the Spanish and Chinese dolls resulting in an even bigger battle between the toy soldiers and the mice, once Clara’s nutcracker comes to life.