December 19th- 30th at Auditorium Theatre (Chicago, IL)

In this jazz steeped reimagining of the classic Nutcracker tale, the music of jazz icons Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorncombine to reveal the glamour of the 1930’s as seen through the lens of the nonconformist daughter of a high-society Black family in Manhattan and her fantastic dreamworld in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem. With a libretto and concept by Jessica Swan, this original production is directed with choreography by Emmy winner and Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominee Joshua Bergasse, and co-choreographed by Jade Hale-Christofi, with featured choreography by Jon Boogz and Caleb Teicher and choreographic consultation from Graciela Danielle.