Nuts casting week of Dec 16-21

[Alexandra]

NEW YORK CITY BALLET

PRINCIPAL CASTING FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 16 – DEC. 21, 2003

GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER™

TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 6:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Moredock)

SUGARPLUM: Ansanelli; CAVALIER: Millepied; DEWDROP: van Kipnis; MARZIPAN: Edge;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Keenan, Fowler; COFFEE: Abergel; TEA: Hendrickson; CANDY CANE: De Luz;

MOTHER GINGER: Danchig-Waring; FLOWERS: Rutherford, Taylor; DOLLS: Dronova, Labean;

SOLDIER: Carmena; MOUSE KING: Orza; HERR DROSSELMEIER: Kramarevsky;

HOSTESS: Bar; HOST: la Cour

WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 6:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Quinn)

SUGARPLUM: Kowroski; CAVALIER: Neal; DEWDROP: Borree; MARZIPAN: Tinsley;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Rutherford, Higgins; COFFEE: Arthurs; TEA: De Luz; CANDY CANE: Gold;

MOTHER GINGER: Ramasar; FLOWERS: Hankes, Hanson; DOLLS: Hyltin, Pazcoguin; SOLDIER: Ulbricht;

MOUSE KING: Seth; HERR DROSSELMEIER: La Fosse**; HOSTESS: Abergel; HOST: Hanna

THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 6:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Fiorato)

SUGARPLUM: Weese; CAVALIER: Martins; DEWDROP: Taylor; MARZIPAN: Riggins;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Abergel, Seth; COFFEE: Hanson; TEA: Carmena; CANDY CANE: Suozzi;

MOTHER GINGER: J. Stafford; FLOWERS: Bar, Krohn; DOLLS: Fairchild, Flynn; SOLDIER: Froman;

MOUSE KING: Ramasar; HERR DROSSELMEIER: Hendrickson; HOSTESS: Beskow; HOST: Fowler

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 8:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Quinn)

SUGARPLUM: Ansanelli; CAVALIER: Woetzel; DEWDROP: Somogyi; MARZIPAN: Bouder;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Bar, la Cour; COFFEE: Reichlen; TEA: Ulbricht; CANDY CANE: Hendrickson;

MOTHER GINGER: Danchig-Waring; FLOWERS: van Kipnis, Tinsley; DOLLS: Dronova, Labean; SOLDIER: Suozzi;

MOUSE KING: Orza; HERR DROSSELMEIER: La Fosse**; HOSTESS: Abergel; HOST: Hanna

SATURDAY MATINEE, DECEMBER 20, 2:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Fiorato)

SUGARPLUM: Borree; CAVALIER: Hübbe; DEWDROP: Weese; MARZIPAN: Riggins;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Beskow, J. Stafford; COFFEE: Krohn; TEA: Suozzi; CANDY CANE: Ulbricht;

MOTHER GINGER: Ramasar; FLOWERS: Keenan, Wolf; DOLLS: Fairchild, Flynn; SOLDIER: Severini;

MOUSE KING: Seth; HERR DROSSELMEIER: Hendrickson; HOSTESS: Bar; HOST: la Cour

SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 8:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Moredock)

SUGARPLUM: Ringer; CAVALIER: Tewsley; DEWDROP: Bouder; MARZIPAN: Fairchild;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Golbin, Hanna; COFFEE: Hanson; TEA: Carmena; CANDY CANE: Gold;

MOTHER GINGER: J. Stafford; FLOWERS: Bar, Beskow; DOLLS: Hyltin, Pazcoguin; SOLDIER: Froman;

MOUSE KING: Ramasar; HERR DROSSELMEIER: Fayette; HOSTESS: Abergel; HOST: Fowler

SUNDAY MATINEE, DECEMBER 21, 1:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Kaplow)

SUGARPLUM: Somogyi; CAVALIER: Boal; DEWDROP: *Riggins; MARZIPAN: Mandradjieff;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Barak, Veyette; COFFEE: Abergel; TEA: Hendrickson; CANDY CANE: *Severini;

MOTHER GINGER: Danchig-Waring; FLOWERS: Reichlen, Muller; DOLLS: Dronova, Labean; SOLDIER: Carmena;

MOUSE KING: Orza; HERR DROSSELMEIER: Kramarevsky; HOSTESS: Beskow; HOST: Fowler

SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 5:00 P.M.

(Conductor: Quinn)

SUGARPLUM: Weese; CAVALIER: Neal; DEWDROP: Tinsley; MARZIPAN: Bouder;

HOT CHOCOLATE: Hankes, Orza; COFFEE: Arthurs; TEA: Ulbricht; CANDY CANE: Hendrickson;

MOTHER GINGER: Ramasar; FLOWERS: Abergel, Golbin; DOLLS: Hyltin, Pazcoguin; SOLDIER: Froman;

MOUSE KING: Seth; HERR DROSSELMEIER: Fayette; HOSTESS: Bar; HOST: la Cour

* First Time in Role

** Guest Artist

PROGRAM AND CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE (12/10/03)

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Wishing Meg Fairchild all the best the today in her SPF debut!