GUESS WHO’S EXCITED ABOUT THE NUTCRACKER ?

Christmas came early this week for 70 young dancers when they received their casting notices for American Midwest Ballet’s The Nutcracker!

The newly-chosen mice, candies, cakes, bakers, gingerbreads and other community characters will have their first costume fittings this weekend, and will begin rehearsing for the production in September.

The community performers, drawn from studios across the metro area and from AMB’s Discover Dance program, will join the company’s 24 professional artists for this season’s performances of the world’s favorite holiday ballet:

Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, Council Bluffs:

• Saturday, November 21, 2 & 7:30 pm

Omaha’s Orpheum Theater:

• Thursday, December 4, and Friday, December 5, at 7:30 pm; Saturday, December 6, at 2 & 7:30 pm; and Sunday, December 7, at 2 pm

Single tickets for all dates are on sale now: