NEW YORK — We all know it. The enchanting melody of “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” which returns to New York City Ballet on Friday for its annual run through Dec.

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the Sweets the ...

Professional Ballerina Scout Forsythe takes on the challenge of mastering the choreography from 'The Sugar Plum Fairy' in The Nutcracker. While she currently dances for the American Ballet Theater and ...

Delicate as a music box and bright as a winter star, the bell-like chimes of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" signal pure Christmas magic, evoking images of graceful, twirling ballerinas ...

In December 1963, famed prima ballerina Maria Tallchief returned to her home state of Oklahoma to perform one of her signature roles: the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker." Tallchief's performance ...

Like the grand celebration that opens Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," The Riverfront Glass Pavilion will be decorated for a kid-centric Christmas celebration during the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea opening at ...

Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet veteran dancers Olivia Pearsall and Lillian Ellsworth will help bring the beloved “The Nutcracker” performance to the local stage this month. The holiday ...

It was a sad pandemic Christmas last year, Nutcracker-wise (and otherwise, of course). The Nutcracker’s adorable Clara didn’t see her family’s Christmas tree soar up to the sky, or marvel at the ...

Sugar Plum Fairies are pirouetting early this year, as the metro area will have many options for seeing “The Nutcracker” this holiday season ranging from a high-tech spectacle to more modest creations ...