Article: CRACKING 'THE NUTCRACKER' SANDRA TSING LOH CREATES HER OWN KIND OF CHRISTMAS WITH 'SUGAR PLUM FAIRY'.(U)

Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Writer

``Hiiii,'' Sandra Tsing Loh chirps, her voice causing the one-syllable greeting to arch and lilt, sliding whistle-like, over a couple of octaves. ``Merry Christmas.''

It does the trick. We're only in the first week of November, and between the repetition, the insertion of a few bars of ``Sleigh Ride'' and the tackiest of plastic reindeer perched on Loh's lap, I have nearly reached my yuletide saturation point. But Loh is posing for photographs, so the holiday cheer continues.

Whether the author and KCRW-FM radio personality is actually psyching herself up or merely satisfying the demands of a photographer ...

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