Ricardo Montalban Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
The Nutcracker is one of the most beautiful Christmas tales of all time. In this historical debut in the United States, Ballet del Noreste of Mexico brings to the stage Mexico's and Cuba's National Ballet premier ballerinas along with a stunning cast of 70 dancers and singers. See below for event description in Spanish.
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The last date listed for Cascanueces (The Nutcracker) was Saturday December 15, 2007 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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The performance, itself, was wonderful. The dancers were terrific and I was really impressed that some of the dancers, despite not being more than possibly 5 years old, were so talented.
Now for the downside...the organization was unacceptable. This started from picking up tickets from Will Call, as there was a very long line and only one window open for both Will Call and tickets to be purchased. I did not make it into the theatre until 8:15pm, 15 minutes after the play was scheduled to start and there were plenty of antsy people behind me.
The play did not even start until about 8:50pm, nearly an hour behind schedule. Then for the first 5 minutes of the play, the floodlights (that allowed people to find their seats) in the theatre remained on before someone finally thought to turn them off.
The first act concluded within about 30 minutes and the 15 minute intermission became more like 30 minutes.
During the second act, someone thought it would be a good idea to turn on the air conditioning to freeze not only the patrons but the dancers, as well.
I have been to the Ricardo Montalban Theatre before to see "Zorro In Hell" and that production went flawlessly, so I will fault the production itself for El Cascanueces rather than the theatre, itself. It is a shame that such wonderful performances by the dancers were overshadowed by horrible organization.
Great play but the sound people need help big time, lots of background noise and the speakers were crackin with sound.
But over all it was good
The ballet was fine but my friend and I left early. The smell was too much. Someone please hire a cleaning crew for that poor theater!
The Ricardo Montalban Theatre is a landmark theater built in 1926 by Cecil B. De Mille and and famous Los Angeles architect Myron Young. An intimate venue with 1,200 seats, the theater is located in the heart of Hollywood, just south of Hollywood and Vine. It was previously known as the Doolittle Theatre and, before that, the Huntington Hartford. A recent partnership with Nike has brought a Nik
El Cascanueces es sin duda el mas bello cuento de navidad de todos los tiempos. Con mas de 70 actores y bailarines hispanos en escena, El Ballet del Noroeste de Mexico produccion marca un precedente historico en los Estados Unidos. Dentro del elenco artistico se encuentran los primeros bailarines del Ballet Nacional de Mexico y de Cuba. Este especatulode acuerdo con los criticos, es considerado como uno de los mejores del mundo. Esta Navidad, disfrute de la majia y maravilla del Cascanueces.
The Nutcracker is one of the most beautiful Christmas stories of all time. In this historical debut in the United States, Ballet del Noreste of Mexico brings to the stage Mexico’s and Cuba’s National Ballet premier ballerinas along with a stunning cast of 70 dancers and singers. Critics have declared Ballet Mexico's version of this family tale of magic and love as one of the world’s best productions. This Christmas, give yourself and your loved ones the gift of The Nutcracker.