Orpheum Theatre

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Performances Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker 2011 Friday, December 2 at 7:30 pm Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker 2011 Saturday, December 3 at 2:00 pm

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"A perfect event to start out a season of fantasy and legend."
Twin Cities Daily Planet

The Orpheum Theatre (originally the Hennepin Theatre) first opened its doors in Minneapolis in 1921. The legendary Marx Brothers were the first to perform at the venue that was billed as the largest vaudeville house in the country. Other legendary entertainers have performed there as well, including Fanny Brice, George Burns, and Jack Benny. The Orpheum later became a major cinema house, and one of the first to premiere films such as Gone with the Wind and From Here to Eternity. It has hosted big bands, including Count Basie and Tommy Dorsey, and productions of the Broadway hits My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Miss Saigon, and Victor/Victoria. In addition to Moscow Ballet’s incredible, critically acclaimed Great Russian Nutcracker, upcoming stage productions to be featured include Les Miserables and The Lion King. Experience the history and grandeur of the historic Orpheum Theatre… it’s where Minneapolis celebrates the holiday season!

Minneapolis Youth Dancers Ready for Great Russian Nutcracker Debut Local Minneapolis area youth have been selected to perform alongside the Russian professionals in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker at Orpheum Theatre on Friday, December 2 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 3 at 2 pm. City Scape Dance (with owner Chandra Saign) is the host studio for Moscow Ballet’s Student Program. Students from 19 dance schools throughout the region have been cast in the shows—two of these students have been performing with Moscow Ballet for nine years, one of whom was just 2 years old when she began. Several local students with disabilities will also be a part of this year’s performance. A Moscow Ballet Russian Master Dance Instructor and Soloist serves as the Audition and Rehearsal Director. Moscow Ballet Brings Great Russian Nutcracker to Minneapolis Alexandra Elagina and Anatolie Ustimov will make their debut in the Western Tour of Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker 2011 holiday performance as Masha (aka Clara) and the Nutcracker Prince. These award-winning stars, and a corps of 30+ impeccably trained Russian dancers, performed the beloved Christmas story to critical acclaim in 2010 on the Eastern Tour... “Thrilling, expansive and elegant” NY Times; “Aristocratic finesse” Plain Dealer; “Breathtaking, awe-inspiring” Charleston Today; “Spellbinding, fabulous” San Francisco Stark Insider; and DC’s ionarts.com, “Astounding.” Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker features 200 lavish costumes, larger-than-life Russian puppets and nine hand-painted backdrops that are embellished with 3-D effects... a must-see for the whole family! This year (2011) marks Moscow Ballet’s 19th annual Great Russian Nutcracker tour to 60+ cities across North America.