Put the sweatpants away, Milwaukee Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ brings the fancy party back

Garrett Glassman is a dashing Drosselmeyer, the toymaker and magician whose gifts launch the story.

We see the battles with Rat King and the mice through their eyes, and enjoy their efforts to master the steps of the showcase dances in Act Two on the fly.

In the “Arabian” dance, Ransom Wilkes-Davis carries Lizzie Tripp on his shoulders with so much apparent ease they look like acrobats.

Three children, not individually credited, waddle across the stage as the Geese with perfect comic timing, breaking up the audience.

16 performance is tailored for people with autism and other sensory processing needs, with house lights on, spaced seating and other adaptations.

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