Clara's Dream In the News

2004 Season: Clara's New York Debut

• The 'Nut' dons a zoot suit
  Roll over, Drosselmeyer, and tell Tchaikovsky the news. "The Nutcracker" dances to a whole different beat in this production by MaD Theatricals.
• New twist on Christmas tale
  "I think what's interesting about it is it's something familiar, but with a new context, a new configuration. That's what's great about old stories with a new twist. You can follow the narrative because you're familiar with it." - Paramount Center Executive Director Jon Yanofsky
• KidsNote: Nutcracker on Tap
  Even if you've already seen "The Nutcracker" this year, here's a fresh reason to see it again: the fast-tapping jazzinflected "Clara's Dream: a Jazz Nutcracker," which makes its New York debut Friday at the Paramount Center for the Arts...

Premier performance, December 2000

• New Take on an Old Classic - BBC coming to film Music Hall's jazzy Nutcracker
  Filming documentary on tap dance.
• Clara's Dream draws attention of BBC
  Drika Overton and her production of "Clara's Dream" will garner international attention when videographers from BBC visit town next week...

    
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