Connecticut Ballet Announces Guest Artists for 2025 "Nutcracker" Production in Stamford & Hartford

CONNECTICUT BALLET ANNOUNCES CELEBRATED GUEST ARTISTS FOR THE NUTCRACKER IN STAMFORD AND HARTFORD

Hartford Engagement to Feature Live Music with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra

December 13 and 14 at The Palace/Stamford
December 20 and 21 at The Bushnell/Hartford

HARTFORD, CT…Connecticut Ballet Artistic Director Brett Raphael has announced an extraordinary list of guest stars for the company’s 41st annual production of The Nutcracker. Connecticut Ballet will be appearing December 13 and 14 at The Palace Theatre in Stamford for four performances and December 20 and 21 at The Bushnell in Hartford for four performances with live music provided by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Carolyn Kuan.

Principal dancers from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Philadelphia Ballet, four of whom will be making their Connecticut Ballet debuts, will light up the stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy & Her Cavalier in Raphael’s celebrated rendering of the Tchaikovsky classic.

Below is the complete schedule of guest artists. Each performance will feature a Nutcracker Boutique selling holiday treasures and will be followed by a Meet and Greet in the lobby with the guest artists.

Palace Theatre, Stamford:

Saturday, December 13 at 2pm & 6pm - New York City Ballet Principal Dancers Indiana Woodward & Jovani Furlan

Sunday, December 14 at 1pm & 5pm – Philadelphia Ballet Principal Dancers Oksana Maslova & Jack Thomas

Tickets are on sale now via palacestamford.org, by calling (203) 325-4466, or by visiting the box office at 61 Atlantic Street in Stamford during normal business hours.

The Bushnell, Hartford (featuring the Hartford Symphony Orchestra):

Saturday, December 20 at 2pm & 6pm - New York City Ballet Principal Dancers Emma Von Enck & Anthony Huxley

Sunday, December 21 at 1pm & 5pm - American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancers Isabella Boylston & James Whiteside

Tickets are on sale now via bushnell.org, by calling (860) 987-5900, or by visiting the box office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford during normal business hours.

Share the Magic Student Performance (Hartford Only)

With support from Travelers and Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation, Connecticut Ballet will once again offer its Share the Magic student performance on Friday, December 19 from 10:15am to 11:30am at The Bushnell. This special condensed performance of The Nutcracker is suitable for grades K-8 with tickets available to all area public, private/parochial school groups at an underwritten price of $5-$10/student. A free chaperone ticket is provided for each ten student tix purchased. All Share the Magic ticket reservations are handled directly by Connecticut Ballet. To reserve or inquire, please email ctballet@ix.netcom.com.

All performances are fully accessible for patrons with limited mobility. Discounted group rates of 20% off are available for parties of 15 or more. Normal ticketing surcharges apply. For more information, call Connecticut Ballet at (860) 293-1039, (203) 964-1211 or visit connecticutballet.org.

The Nutcracker will open the Ballet’s 45th season to be followed by its Be My Valentine production in February and a full-length ballet (title to be announced) in May 2026. For more info, visit www.connecticutballet.org.