A Brief History of the Nutcracker

There are multiple filman t v versions, along with prequel sequels and re imaginings. A version called hard nut debute in brussels in 19 91. And it uses tchukowsky's score and is based on the e t a hoffman story,. But it is a satiric comedy with coriography by mark morris. Harlem nutcracker debute in 19 96, coreographed by donald bird, and working off of duke ellington and billy strayhorn's arrangement of the nutcracker suite.