Two thumbs up for The Nutcracker, a whirling mass of Christmas cheer that manages to sneak giant dancing rats into the holiday lexicon.
The Kennedy Center did its part. Red carpet for miles. Golden chandeliers with the punch and glam of a great aunt's brooch. Little girls in cranberry velvet. It felt very December.
As for the show, there were parts we loved and parts we liked. Beyond the classic tale of Girl meets Nutcracker, it's difficult to ignore the strength on stage. The bodies alone are riveting. Nothing like the softness most of us have cultivated for years.
I think the impossibility of ever looking like the people on stage is what caused the girl sitting to my right to polish off a king-sized bag of peanut M&Ms during the show. Either that or she was afraid the dancing rats might come for them.
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