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Article: NUTCRACKER FEVER TROUPES COMPETE ACROSS U.S. IN POPULAR BALLET.(Weekend)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 19, 1986
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They do it in Baton Rouge and Boston, Las Vegas and Little Rock, San Antonio and San Diego. Plus in another 150 cities, coast to coast, border to border.
Every December Americans turn out in droves to see live performances of a nearly 100-year-old Russian ballet called "The Nutcracker." Millions more watch it on PBS.
"The Nutcracker" has become so hugely popular in America that in some cities a kind of "Nutcracker War" has broken out.
In Los Angeles, land of palm trees and perpetual sunshine, "The Nutcracker" is a hot box office hit during the holiday season.
In terms of revenue, the major Los Angeles "Nutcracker" is the version ...