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What a beautiful production of The Nutcracker in one of my favourite venues – the Detroit Opera House. We all loved the performance. From the orchestra to the dancers, a beautiful show – excellent soloists and ensemble, with the Sugar Plum Fairy being exquisite. I couldn’t keep my eyes off of them. Perfect costumes and stage settings. Gets you in the Christmas spirit. Definitely want to take my family back again next year.

1. The performance of the Nutcracker took place in....

What a beautiful production of The Nutcracker in one of my favourite venues – the Detroit Opera House. We all loved the performance. From the orchestra to the dancers, a beautiful show – excellent soloists and ensemble, with the Sugar Plum Fairy being exquisite. I couldn’t keep my eyes off of them. Perfect costumes and stage settings. Gets you in the Christmas spirit. Definitely want to take my family back again next year.

2. The performance was...

Though it hasn’t won critical acclaim, this new Christmas story takes a classic tale and puts a large modern twist on it. It was very cute, but very fantasized. However, the visuals were stunning. I loved the costumes and setting, they were beautiful and magical, the cast was outstanding. But I wish there was more ballet, Mackenzie Foy is perfect as the heroine in the role of Clara, dealing with the passing of her mother, which is the central theme of the story. While I could see some kids getting bored at times, my kid never once got bored. So, all-in-all, the film was visually appealing, and content-wise, I believe, it is suitable for young audiences. To those, who thought it was a simple storyline, most likely you’ve missed some of the deeper messages. 

3. The performance is...

Though it hasn’t won critical acclaim, this new Christmas story takes a classic tale and puts a large modern twist on it. It was very cute, but very fantasized. However, the visuals were stunning. I loved the costumes and setting, they were beautiful and magical, the cast was outstanding. But I wish there was more ballet, Mackenzie Foy is perfect as the heroine in the role of Clara, dealing with the passing of her mother, which is the central theme of the story. While I could see some kids getting bored at times, my kid never once got bored. So, all-in-all, the film was visually appealing, and content-wise, I believe, it is suitable for young audiences. To those, who thought it was a simple storyline, most likely you’ve missed some of the deeper messages. 

4.The film is.....

Great family movie, no inappropriate language or fictional violence. My girls are 6 and 9 and are extremely sensitive – and there is not a single G-rated movie we’ve seen in the theatres that hasn’t terrified them. But this was a hit! 

5.The film is...

They loved it, as did I. We all three are dancers and had no problem with this tale being different from the traditional ballet of The Nutcracker. 

6. This Nutcracker is.....

This show was visually spectacular! The costumes, set, and props were amazing, as were the “special effects”. The music and dancing were glorious! All the little extras such as the live reindeer, the choir in the lobby, and photo ops with Santa, and the Nutcracker really topped off a spectacular and memorable experience for my daughter and me.

7.The show was .....

This show was visually spectacular! The costumes, set, and props were amazing, as were the “special effects”. The music and dancing were glorious! All the little extras such as the live reindeer, the choir in the lobby, and photo ops with Santa, and the Nutcracker really topped off a spectacular and memorable experience for my daughter and me.

8. The costumes and sets were....

The first 15 minutes of the movie were okay but sad, another Disney dead Mother. Story line was terrible and just strange at times. Ok costumes, but bad acting, some scenes were disturbing and not appropriate for young children. The Nutcracker character had only a few speaking scenes and did not seem important to the story at all, Clara’s character was an unlikeable brat. Huge waste of money.

9.The first 15 minutes were....

We’ll save the time and cost next year and attend some other performance. Dancers were less than enthusiastic and lacking the ability to really show professional-level skills.

10.The dancers didn't show...

All but the Sugar Plum Fairy and her partner, who were beautiful. Sets were absolutely low budget. The voiceover narration was booming like a sporting event. This was more like end of the year stuff for the local ballet schools. I expected much more for one hundred dollar seating. 

11.The Sugar Plum Fairy was..

All but the Sugar Plum Fairy and her partner, who were beautiful. Sets were absolutely low budget. The voiceover narration was booming like a sporting event. This was more like end of the year stuff for the local ballet schools. I expected much more for one hundred dollar seating. 

12.The voice over narration was...