Follow the story of young Clara on a magical Christmas Eve, where soldier dolls come to life and dance, mice are kings, battle ensues, and a journey takes us to The Land of Sweets.
ballet tech of ohio (bto) was founded in 1993 by Claudia Rudolf Barrett and is consistently ranked among the most prestigious dance schools in the United States and has presented its Nutcracker since 2006.
bto students and their founder have received accolades and contracts with companies from around the world, and dancers from bto recently appeared in the Ben Stiller film, Nutcrackers, featuring scenes filmed at The Murphy, released in fall of 2024.
The Murphy Theatre is proud to partner with ballet tech of ohio to bring their delightful production to our stage and our communit