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For many of us, a visit to the theater for a performance of The Nutcracker is a time-honored holiday tradition.
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For many of us, a visit to the theater for a performance of The Nutcracker is a time-honored holiday tradition. Whether the ballet's performers are a mix of fresh-faced students you might be related to or a professional company, such as the English National Ballet, seen performing here, it's always a fun time.

Why not bring a remembrance of your holiday tradition into your home with some Nutcracker-inspired holiday decor. From ornaments to actual nutcrackers and everything in between, you can definitely welcome the famous ballet into your home for the holiday season.

One of my favorites this year is the West Elm Modern Nutcracker (on sale for $20). With a simple coat of white lacquer paint, this figurine provides a 21st century update on the traditional holiday symbol.

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Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane to Star in The Nutcracker
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Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane to Star in The Nutcracker

In yet more movie news of the weird, Variety is reporting that Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" will be turned into a "$65 million fantasy musical," and will star Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane and John Turturro.
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In yet more movie news of the weird, Variety is reporting that Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" will be turned into a "$65 million fantasy musical," and will star Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane and John Turturro. The article continues:

Titled "Nutcracker — The Untold Story," the movie is based on the fairy story that inspired the ballet. Tim Rice is contributing lyrics to eight new songs using Tchaikovsky's scores, from "The Nutcracker" itself and from his concertos and symphonies.

Lane gifts the Nutcracker doll to Fanning in 1920s Vienna and Turturro plays the evil Mouse King. Kevin Phipps, art director of "Troy" and "V for Vendetta," is supervising the visuals and the sets.

The article also states that the movie is privately funded because the filmmakers assumed distributors would be wary of a script that is dependent upon so much CGI. So, it could be awesome because there is no giant distributor breathing down their necks and they have free reign, or it could just be weird. I'm envisioning something like the Narnia Chronicles, though I hope that's not how it turns out. Do you think this "Nutcracker" will turn out well?

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