Beck Center for the Arts to Present THE NUTCRACKER This Holiday Season

Beck Center for the Arts will present the upcoming Dance Education Production, The Nutcracker 2023. Choreographed by Associate Director of Dance Education Melanie Szucs, this ballet follows the traditional beloved classic form, sure to delight families of all ages this holiday season.

These dance students showcase the very best in Northeast Ohio talent. Melanie Szucs states, “Beck Dance Education's Nutcracker features 70 of our youth, teen, and adult dance students dancing to the magical score by Tchaikovsky.  Clara will be danced by Audrey Willmer, age 11 from Westlake, and the Sugar Plum Fairy will be danced by Audrey Boetger, age 17 of Rocky River. In a twist on tradition, this Nutcracker features a battle for the cheese between mice and soldiers.  Beck Center Dance Education has been presenting this holiday ballet biannually since 2003.”

This limited engagement of The Nutcracker 2023 will take place in the Oatey Recital Hall in the Music & Dance Building December 2, 8, 9, 2023 with 7 pm and Sunday December 3 and 10 at 2 pm curtain times. The Sensory-Friendly Performances will take place on Friday, December 8 at 9:30 am and 11:00 am. Get your tickets at beckcenter.org, starting Nov 6. RSVP now for tickets to the Sensory-Friendly Performances on Friday, December 8 through Kelsey Heichel at kheichel@beckcenter.org.

Tickets go on sale to the public on November 6, 2023. Tickets for the live performances are $12 for children and $14 for adults. Please call Customer Service for more details at 216-521-2540 x10 or visit BeckCenterTicketSearch.com to purchase tickets.

Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. For more information visit beckcenter.org or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540.

Beck Center for the Arts also offers arts education for all ages, skill levels, and abilities with classes and lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and theater, as well as creative arts therapies. Financial assistance is offered for qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.

Beck Center for the Arts thanks their 90th Season Marquee sponsor, First Federal Lakewood.

Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the generous funding provided by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for individuals with disabilities, free gallery exhibits year-round, and outreach education programming.

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