Tag: Nutcracker
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Child’s Play

The Nutcracker is a child’s play. I was in it for 10 years. How’d that happen? If you had asked me 40 years ago in my twenties that I’d be part of a ballet, much less in one, I’d have thought you were Nuts, that you were Off Your Cracker that…. You’re right. A warning…
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How Ballet Lead Me To A Life of Crime

If you had asked me when I was young if I would ever be the president of a ballet company, much less in the cast of a Nutcracker, I’d have thought you were nuts. For the last 10 years, I’ve been in the cast of the Ballet Etudes Nutcracker. I do this simply because they…
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Some Things Get Better With Time
As many of you know, I’ve participated in a family Nutcracker for many, many, many years. Despite the fact that this has led me to a life of crime (an entirely different story), I assure you that I am a good person.
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My Favorite Christmas Color is Gray
Perhaps all it takes is a little girl in a gray Christmas Sweater to bridge the gulf and show us what we all have in common. Thanks to 2 little girls, I think gray is my favorite Christmas Color.