Santa Barbara Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker
Finished Dec 10, 2023
Arlington Theatre
The Arlington Nutcracker returns for another year of festivities!
The most magical holiday show for all the family
The most magical holiday show for all the family
Santa Barbara Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker
Finished Dec 10, 2023
Arlington Theatre
The Arlington Nutcracker returns for another year of festivities!
Why see Santa Barbara Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker?
Enter the kingdom of the Sugar Plumb Fairy!
Arlington Theater's annual Nutcracker performance is always the highlight of the calendar and this year boasts a cast including professional guest artists, student dancers and the Santa Barbara Symphony all joining forces to create some real holiday magic for audiences spanning across the generations.
Beautifully costumed, with Herr Drosselmeyer and his clockwork dolls, Rat King and toy soldiers, waltzing flowers and dancing snowflakes, and a giant Christmas Tree that grows before your eyes, this Nutcracker will delight audiences of all ages. When Clara creeps down at midnight on Christmas Eve to check on her broken nutcracker doll, it, along with a host of other characters, comes to life! A whole new world blooms before her, one in which the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns over the Land of Sweets and the Mouse King's army wreak havoc...
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for all ages
Run Time
TBC
Dates
Finished Dec 10, 2023
Reviews
Customer reviews
5 reviews, average rating: (3.4 Stars)
Theplaybillcollector
"The Book of Mormon" has come to town!
On Wednesday I attended opening night of The Book of Mormon at the Orpheum in downtown
Minneapolis. The theater was packed to the brim with theater
fans as well as lovers of South Park since Matt Stone and Trey
Parker wrote the show.
They say a catchy first line draws readers in. The same holds
true for a catchy opening song in a musical. Hello! was the
perfect way to draw the audience in. It gave a glimpse into what
we were about to watch for the next few hours, a pair of young
Mormon men sent on their two year mission to Uganda. Another
key ingredient is audience interaction and boy did we have a lot!
Right out of the gate, the laughter and applause were off the
charts and rightfully so. The show was incredible.
Having won lottery tickets to sit front row for the original
Broadway cast of The Book of Mormon I was a bit nervous.
When you see the original cast everything else is a test to see if the actors can match up. Traveling casts can be hit or miss and this cast did not disappoint. Everyone pulled their weight and
performed exceptionally. The two leads worked very well
together and I was thoroughly impressed with Mark Evans (Elder
Price) vocal range. During Spooky Mormon Hell Dream I may
have been the only one clapping and saying Yes! when he hit
his low notes.
The show boasts incredibly witty songs and dialogue. The tunes
are hummable and catchy. There is no way you can leave the
theater without wanting to listen to the soundtrack. When a
playwright can draw audience members into the show by
connecting them to characters, giving them thought provoking
stories, enjoyable songs, fun dance numbers and touch on a mix
of emotions, you have a winning combination. The Book of
Mormon is just that. Yes, there are a few songs and moments
that were uncomfortable and irked my conservative side but that
is to be expected of the playwrights. They stayed true to form, not only do they joke about Mormons, they joke about everyone.
The show touches on current events and has jokes that members
of all ages can appreciate.
The key point, go see the show. You will laugh, you will smile
and you will leave wanting to see it again, I know I did! Many
shows are sold out but the Hennepin Theatre Trust is doing
lottery tickets nightly and you can call the box office for
cancellations as well. For more information: ... Read more
Edward
Loved the captioning screen that was provided!
On Sunday, January 13, 2013; I went to "The Book of Morman" play at the Paramount in Seattle. It was a comical portrayal of two missionaries that get sent to a culture a lot different from their own. Although there was an awful lot of swearing that went on, the play was still enjoyable. The acting, costumes, and the various props were fantastic! But the best part of the whole thing was that it was captioned on a screen to the side of the stage! I could actually follow the dialogue and laugh with the audience. Thank you, Paramount Theatre! ... Read more
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