Now playing in select imax theaters a wonderful enchanted kingdom of spun sugar, ruled by a wooden soldier prince, will spring to life through the magic of the imax medium. With the help of a magical nutcracker given to her by her beloved aunt drosselmeyer, she bravely fights the. However, it was alexandre dumas version that gave way to the iconic ballet. The nutcracker, russian shchelkunchik, ballet by pyotr tchaikovsky. In 1920s vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on christmas eve. A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice. The nutcracker and the four realms was filmed at pinewood and shepperton studios on the edge of london and filming locations across south kensington, dulwich and stately homes in buckinghamshire, hampshire and middlesex including harefield house and minley manor. Ten years have passed since the house theatre of chicago first. Winner of a 2014 national theatre company grant from the american theatre wing performances at the chopin theatre, 1543 w. Hoffmann fantasy story the nutcracker and the mouse king, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. The house theatre evokes nostalgia with the nutcracker.
Starring keira knightley as the sugar plum fairy, disneys new holiday feature film the nutcracker and the four realms is directed by lasse hallstrom and joe johnston, and inspired by e. Experience the wonder of new york city ballets iconic holiday classic on the big screen. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. Keira knightley, morgan freeman, mackenzie foy, helen mirren, matthew macfadyen, miranda hart, richard e. Hoffmann wrote the original the nutcracker and the mouse king in 1816, every adaptation has. Misguided, misconceived, and misbegotten on every level, the nutcracker in 3d is a stunning exercise in astonishing cinematic wrongheadedness. One of the fultons most popular family theatre series productions is back for the holidays.
The nutcracker prince, with keifer sutherland as the voice of nutcracker, was one of my favorite childhood movies, and is still a favorite to this day. Hoffmanns short story the nutcracker and the mouse king and marius petipas and pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker, about a young girl who is gifted a locked egg from her. Get ready for a serious nostalgia trip as the nutcracker and the four realms marches into theatres nationwide. At the chopin theatre, house theatres new digs, the show is staged, much more intimately, in the round the fivepiece band is tucked away in the back. Children love the house theatre of chicagos reimagined the nutcracker. In hoffmans edition, the story begins on christmas eve when clara, named marie in his piece, and fritz notice the new family nutcracker. Hoffmans iconic christmas tale, the nutcracker and the mouse king the same novella on which pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys ballet was based. Best nutcracker adaptations to watch after disneys four. Lincoln center at the movies presents new york city ballet. Follow the journey of the heroic nutcracker as he tries to reclaim the magic crown from the evil mouse king. The house theatre of chicago will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual hit.
The nutcracker and the four realms is a shell of the. Carriage house theatre at montalvo arts center, saratoga. In this interpretation, claras nutcracker prince is the spirit of her hero and older. With merle park, rudolf nureyev, geoffrey cauley, michael coleman. The house theatre of chicago performing amazing feats of. What unfolds is a heartwarming holiday story that weaves together riveting dialogue, astonishing puppetry, beautiful song and. Sonic the hedgehog is a thrilling chase movie with big set pieces, comedy and heart. This film adaptation of the nutcracker might make you wonder how anyone on earth thought that making the movie was a good idea. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. Snowed in at the house of mouse and the house of mouse episode petes christmas caper. The use of the new technique afforded moviegoers the chance to see the production in more vivid colors than had been featured in the earlier versions of the production, especially since the bolshoi theatre had been. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the nutcracker and the four realms near you.
Set in presentday london, and featuring a cast of more than 150 performers, it is the grandest, most ambitious dramatic interpretation of the nutcracker and imax. House theatre puts a new twist on an old holiday favorite, the. A film adaptation of the nutcracker doesnt have to be faithful, but the story theyve concocted is so lazily tossed off, the style so derivative, and the lessons so mundane they would. That night, after the festivities are over, she creeps into the living room to see him one more.
The first widescreen highdefinition revival of the grigorovich nutcracker was streamed live to movie theatres in europe in 2010. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the nutcracker 3d near you. Amc theatres movie times, movie trailers, buy tickets. It was later featured in mickeys magical christmas. The house theatre of chicago will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual hit production the nutcracker, an alloriginal, balletfree and familyfriendly production playing at the chopin. Balletmet returns for its eighth visit to the detroit opera house with its beloved traditional production of the nutcracker. This visually compelling adaptation should please younger holiday movie fans, but even misty copeland s ballet performances may not be enough to enthrall those without kids. The nutcracker tickets for chopin theatre mainstage chicago. An enchanted nutcracker takes a girl to his magical world of sugarplum fairies and other delights. A world of fantastical costumes fills disneys new take on.
The house theatre celebrates 10 years of the nutcracker. Its there that clara encounters a soldier named phillip jayden fowora. The story of the nutcracker is loosely based on the e. Which isnt to say that the nutcracker and the four realms expanded take on the classic christmas ballet doesnt have an interesting premise. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king although the original production was not a. Disneys holidaymovie entry for this year, the nutcracker and the four realms, arrives in theaters this month, and the. Strangest adaptations of the nutcracker quirk books. A young woman and a soldier must retrieve a magical key to restore harmony to an unstable land.
The show is a new adaptation that does contain movement but it is not a. The production was choreographed very well by deann petruschke and ashley miller davis. Starring elle fanning and nathan lane who are both better than this, the nutcracker in 3d 2009 bombed so badly at the box office that its unsurprising if you have never heard of it. The house theatre of chicago brings us another magical celebration with the return of the nutcracker. Disneys the nutcracker and the four realms trailer is. The familiar ballet based on alexandre dumass adaptation of e. It is an utterly magical version of the story, with all the. Klapperich, kevin odonnell and tommy rapley created the adaptation based on. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather drosselmeyers morgan freeman annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted keywhich promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. This fall anne was honored at talespinner hildrens theatres harlequinade 2014 for her contributions and support. The nutcracker is an adaptation of a story written in 1816 by e. The nutcracker and the four realms bluray region free english audio. The ballet follows young clara and her nutcracker prince through a magical journey in. All clara mackenzie foy wants is a key a oneofakind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift.
Best nutcracker adaptations to check out after disneys the nutcracker and the four realms. Hoffmann, in which young marie stahlbaums favourite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil mouse king in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. We bring this wholly original, balletfree show back year after year because it truly has something for everyone. A young girl, clara marie in the original and mariamasha in current russian adaptations receives a toy nutcracker for christmas. When i realized it was based on a short story that also inspired the ballet, obviously i had to read it.
That allows this company to play to its strengths and focus its attentions on its audience. Watch as an enchanted jackinthebox springs to life, tapdancing penguins back up a very cool snow princess and meet the wondrous sugar plum fairy. The nutcracker and the four realms filming locations. A balletfree adaptation of the nutcracker ticket island. With the help of a magical nutcracker, the brave girl faces the darkness. Division, chicago, il 60642 performances of the magic parlour at palmer house hilton, 17 e monroe st, chicago il 60603 offices located at the house theatre of chicago, 4020 n rockwell st, chicago il 60618. The first play magic flute, an adaptation, was written for the inaugural season. Hear more from jim carrey and his costars and get your tickets. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. Heres a roundup of bay area holiday shows, from nutcrackers to. With mackenzie foy, keira knightley, morgan freeman, helen mirren.
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