A JAZZY NUTCRACKER
Choreographed by Graham Lustig
WHEN: December 14 at 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM
WHERE: Monroe Township Performing Arts Center (200 Schoolhouse Road) at the Monroe Township High School, Monroe Twp. NJ CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS
TICKETS: $30, $22 senior, $15 student
Use the above links to purchase your tickets at anytime securely online, www.brownpapertickets.com OR call 1-800-838-3006, OR purchase your tickets at the Studio during normal business hours (9-4), please call 732.246.7300 beforehand to make sure someone is here to help you.
PLUS! Join us for a very special Santa’s Luncheon between performances at 3:00 PM. Enjoy holiday treats, a visit from Santa, and appearances by costumed characters from the production. Bring your camera for photo opportunities! Tickets for Santa’s Luncheon ($30 adults, $15 children 16 and under) sold separately when you purchase your tickets.
Set in the 1960′s, A Jazzy Nutcracker will feature a Christmas celebration attended by Santa Claus, a space-age battle scene, a winter wonderland skating-rink, plus a magical night spent discovering the secrets of “Drosselmeyer’s” department store. And, not to disappoint fans of classical ballet, the production will conclude with a proper ballet finale complete with tutus and pointe shoes. The professional Lustig Dance Theatre company will be joined by select students from LDT’s Dance & Wellness Studio and local dancers.
Based on Tchaikovsky’s original composition and interlaced with other seasonal melodies, A Jazzy Nutcracker features an entirely original score composed by Rutgers University Professor Paul Undreiner. Funding for the new score has been underwritten with a grant from New Music USA’s 2013 Live Music for Dance Program, with generous support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. The grant will also support a live band for the performances.
A Jazzy Nutcracker is being produced in partnership with the Monroe Education Foundation. Additional support for A Jazzy Nutcracker has been provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and Nora C. and Jim Orphanides.
