Northern Virginia's Favorite Nutcracker!

Join the Manassas Ballet Theatre, the Hylton Performing Arts Center's resident ballet company for their fantastic annual production of The Nutcracker, playing at the venue from December 17 - 23 this year! Brimming with festive fancy, stunning sets, glittering costumes, and choreography all set to Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score, the beloved ballet is the ultimate holiday treat for all the family!

What Is The Story?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great townhouse where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes twelve, an adventure begins and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine Clara into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into the enchanted Land of Sweets where a festival awaits them.