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Isabella Kinch, Ben Rudisin and Christopher Gerty in 'The Nutcracker.' Photo by Bruce Zinger. iPhoto caption: Isabella Kinch, Ben Rudisin and Christopher Gerty in 'The Nutcracker.' Photo by Bruce Zinger.

REVIEW: National Ballet’s scrumptious Nutcracker will melt every last Grinch-heart in town

James Kudelka’s Nutcracker treats children as imaginative equals and adults as worthy of a sprinkling of magic, too. It’s an unwavering, saturated dream of joy you never want to wake up from.

By Lindsey King / Dec 10, 2025