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Article: Retooling `The Nutcracker'

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November 14, 1995
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Boston Ballet puts on an especially spiffy "Nutcracker" this year, with new costumes, first-of-a-kind choreography by Bruce Marks and Danny Pelzig, and some spectacular stage effects, including a flying Dr. Drosselmeyer. The Ballet's official explanation for the changes: "It was time to refresh the production." The unofficial reason: "Nutcracker" sales are down. "Nutcracker" ticket receipts have fallen from a high of 140,000 in 1992 (the 100th anniversary of "The Nutcracker") to approximately 127,000 in each of the last two years. ...

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