American Repertory Ballet's 2014 Nutcracker Season will run November 22 through December 21 at venues across New Jersey: Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, and State Theatre in New Brunswick. ARB'sNutcracker is a holiday classic featuring Tchaikovsky's score and a cast of over 100 performers, featuring the professional, international dancers of American Repertory Ballet and select students from Princeton Ballet School, the official school of ARB. A holiday tradition since 1964, ARB's is the longest-running Nutcracker production in New Jersey and one of the longest consecutively-running in the United States.
The company will begin its 2014 Nutcracker season at Union County Performing Arts Center's main stage in Rahway on November 22 at 2:00pm. ARB's Nutcracker will be at McCarter Theatre in Princeton for Thanksgiving weekend: Wednesday, November 26 at 7:00pm and Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm. On Saturday, December 6 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm, ARB's Nutcracker will be at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Performances at Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan are the following weekend - on Saturday, December 13 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm and on Sunday, December 14 at 3:00pm. The closing weekend of ARB's Nutcracker will be at State Theatre in New Brunswick, with performances on Friday, December 19 at 7:30pm and Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm. These performances at State Theatre will feature a live orchestra, conducted by Maestro Michael Pratt, and the Princeton GirlChoir.Videos