About Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy

Celebrate the season with Minnesota’s beloved holiday tradition! Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy returns to the State Theatre featuring Loyce Houlton’s imaginative choreography, Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, and a spectacular cast of local student and professional dancers with special guest artists. Philip Brunelle and Steve Amundson will lead the 44-piece Nutcracker Orchestra. With exquisite costumes and sweeping scenic transformations, this magical dream fantasy creates memories for generations to share.

Visit website

*Community preview performance, Saturday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. For this preview performance, pre-recorded music will be used instead of a live orchestra. We are pleased to offer tickets to this performance at a special, lower price. Rest assured, you can still expect the same full-scale production and overall experience of this beloved holiday tradition. For all other performance dates (December 15 to December 22) the live orchestra will accompany.