Talent Shines in Nutcracker Ballet

Join us as we bring the holiday classic ballet and magical tale of the Nutcracker to life at Tecumseh Center for the Arts (TCA), December 12-14, 2019. The TCA Nutcracker Ballet has become a biennial tradition at the theater and is a collaboration between The Ballet School, Dance Steps Studio, Inc., Encore Dance Studio, Dance with Heart Studios, MST Dance Center and The Tecumseh Players.

Leads for this year’s production include:

• Maggie McCutchan as Clara – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. She dances with Dance with Heart Studios.
• Mackenzie Terrazas as Clara – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Mackenzie is a member of Dance With Heart Studios.
• Landin Fisher as Fritz – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. Landin attends Encore Dance Studio.
• Ethan Anderson as Fritz – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Ethan dances with Dance with Heart Studios.
• Will Fowle as Drosselmeyer for all four performances.  Will has performed on television, movies and in theater productions in New York City and Michigan.
• Dylan Cunningham as Nutcracker Prince for all four performances. Dylan Cunningham is a member of Dance With Heart Studios.
• Emily Willett as Snow Queen – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. Emily dances with Dance with Heart Studio.
• Caitlin Taft as Snow Queen – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Caitlin dances at Dance Steps Studio.
• Olivia Torres as Sugar Plum Fairy - Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee.  Olivia dances with Encore Dance Studio.
• Isabelle Luppo as Sugar Plum Fairy – Friday & Saturday Evenings.  Isabel dances with Encore Dance Studio.
• Morgan Manchester as Spanish Lead for all four performances. Morgan dances with Encore Dance Studio.
• Brynn Ruhl as Arabian Lead – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. Brynn dances with Dancing With Heart Studios.
• Riley Short as Arabian Lead – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Riley dances with Encore Dance Studio.
• Sydney Cunningham as Chinese Lead – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. Sydney dances with Dance With Heart Studios.
• Isabelle Brooks as Chinese Lead – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Isabelle attends Encore Dance Studio.
• Sophia Watson as Candy Cane Lead – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. Sophia dances at Dance with Heart Studios.
• Catherine Welter as Candy Cane Lead – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Catherine dance with Dance With Heart Studios.
• Melisa Deneweth as Dew Drop – Thursday Evening & Saturday Matinee. Melisa dances at Encore Dance Studio. 
• Peyton Benjamin as Dew Drop – – Friday & Saturday Evenings. Peyton dances with Dance Steps Studio.
• Derek Lewis Hileman as Cavalier for all four performances. Derek dances with River Raisin Academy in Monroe and Toledo School for the Arts.

 
Make the Nutcracker Ballet part of your holiday tradition. Tickets are available for Thursday, December 12 at 7:30 pm, Friday, December 13 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 14 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for seniors and youth. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 517-423-6617, at the box office located at 400 N. Maumee Street, Tecumseh, Michigan, or on-line at www.thetca.org.

​The 2019 Nutcracker Ballet is supported in part by an award from the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, show sponsor Suburban Chevrolet of Clinton and this year’s 39th season sponsor 3 Dudes & Dinner.

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