Performing Since 1950

A gem of the Westchester Ballet Company repertoire since 1950, enjoy this full-scale production of The Nutcracker as it returns to the brand new Lehman Center for the Performing arts this year! A celebration to share with the whole family, The Nutcracker is a tale of dancing toys, mischievous mice, waltzing flowers, and sparkling adventure, all set to Tchaikovsky's sumptuous score.

What Is The Story?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great townhouse where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes twelve an adventure begins and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine Clara into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into the enchanted Land of Sweets where a festival awaits them.