jaime - Nutcracker: Rated R

David F. Slone, Esq. & The Love Show present
Angela Harriell's
NUTCRACKER: RATED R
A Provocative Theatrical Contemporary Ballet
Returning for its Fifth Year, December 9 - 31, 2010 at New York's American Theatre of Actors, Chernuchin Theatre

Nutcracker: Rated R cracks open the heart of the classic children’s ballet to uncover drugs, sex, family secrets and all the other delights that make the Holidays so special. Little ballerina Clara is now a rebellious teen. Her disdain for her bourgeois family is challenged when her uncle Drosselmeyer takes her back in time to early 1980s New York. There, she discovers the seamy underground club scene and her family's untold history. Echoes of the original Tchaikovsky score mix with contemporary, unexpected beats to complement a range of movement from ballet to breakdance and burlesque. Ms. Harriell's interpretation is a dark, witty and satirical homage to (and cautionary tale about) the excesses of nightlife.

Choreography by Angela Harriell
Story Reimagined by Angela Harriell & David F. Slone, Esq.
Digital Sets by Jorge Colombo
Rhythm Gymnastics by Katrin "Lucy" Hoffmann of the 1996 German Olympic Team
Music Remixed by David F. Slone, Esq.
Lighting by Paul Birkelo
Performed by Jennifer Carlson, Sarah Conrad, Ralph Coppola, Gregory Dubin, Angela Harriell, Justin Henry, Valton Jackson, Christina Johnson, Rachael Ma, Michael MacLaren, Nobuya Nagahama, Ashley Perez, Ryan Schmidt, David F. Slone, Esq., & Julie Smith

December 9–31. Mondays-Saturdays: 8pm. $25 M-W, $30 Th-Sa. No shows on December 24, 25.

Tickets maybe purchased online at tix.nutcrackerratedr.com
or by calling 212-868-4444.

Running time: 90 minutes with one ten-minute intermission

American Theatre of Actors / The Chernuchin Theatre
314 W 54th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
New York, NY 10019
Nearby subway lines: C/E to 50th Street, N/R/Q to 57th Street & 7th Avenue, 1/2 to 50th Street & Broadway

For more information, please visit: www.nutcrackerratedr.com