The 2021 holiday season in full swing, and event goers know that the true sign of the Christmas season is The Nutcracker. With close to 100 different showings of the Nutcracker scheduled across the country, fans almost everywhere will have the ability to see George Balanchine classic this season.
A full list of theaters where The Nutcracker is playing, as well as links to each, can be found at the bottom of this post.
Where To Buy The Nutcracker Tickets
Primary market face-value tickets to The Nutcracker are available via Ticketmaster or the individual venues' websites.
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How Much Are The Nutcracker Tickets
Prices to The Nutcracker vary on the secondary market depending on the venue and city. Ticket prices in lower-demand cities start under $50, and as low as $20, while prices in higher-demand cities can start between $150 and $175.
No matter the venue, orchestra seating, particularly orchestra center seating, will be the most expensive for any The Nutcracker performance. Prices in these sections usually start at at least $100 for lower-demand shows, and $300-$500 for the highest demand shows.
For attendees looking for the least expensive options, balcony and/or mezzanine sections are your best bets.
Where Is The Nutcracker Playing
Various performances of The Nutcracker are playing at the following theaters across the country this holiday season (links to each theater are also listed below in alphabetical order):
- Academy Of Music (Philadelphia, PA)
- Adler Theatre (Davenport, IA)
- Akron Civic Theatre (Akron, OH)
- Alberta Bair Theater (Billings, MT)
- Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium (Amarillo, TX)
- Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Artis-Naples (Naples, FL)
- Athenaeum Theatre (Chicago, IL)
- Aventura Arts & Cultural Center - Aventura (Miami, FL)
- Bankhead Theater (Livermore, CA)
- Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall (Fort Myers, FL)
- Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth, TX)
- Beau Rivage Theatre (Biloxi, MS)
- Belk Theatre at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (Charlotte, NC)
- Benedum Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Bergen Performing Arts Center (Englewood, NJ)
- Berglund Performing Arts Theatre (Roanoke, VA)
- Braden Auditorium (Normal, IL)
- Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre (New Braunfels, TX)
- Broome County Forum (Binghamton, NY)
- Brown Theater at Wortham Center (Houston, TX)
- Caesars Atlantic City (Atlantic City, NJ)
- California Theatre - San Jose (San Jose, CA)
- California Theatre Of The Performing Arts (San Bernardino, CA)
- Cannon Center For The Performing Arts (Memphis, TN)
- Canton Palace Theatre (Canton, OH)
- Cape Fear Community College's Wilson Center (Wilmington, NC)
- Capitol Theatre (Port Chester, NY)
- Carol Morsani Hall - The Straz Center (Tampa, FL)
- Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center (Richmond, VA)
- Century II Concert Hall At Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center (Wichita, KS)
- Chapman Music Hall at Tulsa Performing Arts Center (Tulsa, OK)
- Cincinnati Music Hall (Cincinnati, OH)
- Citizens Bank Opera House (Boston, MA)
- City National Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
- Civic Opera House (Chicago, IL)
- Classic Center Theatre (Athens, GA)
- Clowes Memorial Hall (Indianapolis, IN)
- Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (Atlanta, GA)
- Columbia County Performing Arts Center (Evans, GA)
- Concert Hall at California Center For The Arts Escondido (Escondido, CA)
- Connor Palace Theatre (Cleveland, OH)
- Copeland Hall At Grand Opera House - DE (Wilmington, DE)
- Coronado Performing Arts Center (Rockford, IL)
- Crouse Hinds Theater - Mulroy Civic Center At Oncenter (Syracuse, NY)
- Curtis Phillips Center For The Performing Arts (Gainesville, FL)
- David H. Koch Theater (New York, NY)
- DECC - Auditorium (Duluth, MN)
- Dell Hall at Long Center For The Performing Arts (Austin, TX)
- Des Moines Civic Center (Des Moines, IA)
- Devos Hall (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Diamonstein Concert Hall - CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts (Newport News, VA)
- Dolby Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dr. Phillips Center - Walt Disney Theater (Orlando, FL)
- E.J. Thomas Hall (Akron, OH)
- EKU Center For The Arts (Richmond, KY)
- Ellie Caulkins Opera House (Denver, CO)
- Elsinore Theatre (Salem, OR)
- Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Fletcher Opera Theater At Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts (Raleigh, NC)
- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, VT)
- Four Seasons Centre (Toronto, ON)
- Fox Performing Arts Center (Riverside, CA)
- Fred Kavli Theatre At Bank Of America Performing Arts Center (Thousand Oaks, CA)
- Garde Arts Center (New London, CT)
- Gas South Theater (Duluth, GA)
- Granada Theatre - Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Grand 1894 Opera House (Galveston, TX)
- Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts (Red Bank, NJ)
- HEB Performance Hall At Tobin Center for the Performing Arts (San Antonio, TX)
- Hershey Theatre (Hershey, PA)
- Heymann Performing Arts Center (Lafayette, LA)
- High Point Theatre (High Point, NC)
- Hoyt Sherman Place Theater (Des Moines, IA)
- Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre - Bank of America Performing Arts Center (Thousand Oaks, CA)
- Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Jo Long Theatre (San Antonio, TX)
- Johnny Mercer Theatre (Savannah, GA)
- Keller Auditorium (Portland, OR)
- Kennedy Center Opera House (Washington, DC)
- King Center For The Performing Arts (Melbourne, FL)
- Knoxville Civic Auditorium (Knoxville, TN)
- Koger Center For The Arts (Columbia, SC)
- Kravis Center - Dreyfoos Concert Hall (West Palm Beach, FL)
- Kuss Auditorium At Clark State Community College (Springfield, OH)
- La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts (La Mirada, CA)
- Lexington Opera House (Lexington, KY)
- Lila Cockrell Theatre (San Antonio, TX)
- Lincoln Center Performance Hall (Fort Collins, CO)
- Lynn Memorial Auditorium (Lynn, MA)
- Macomb Center For The Performing Arts (Clinton Township, MI)
- Mainstage at Chandler Center For The Arts (Chandler, AZ)
- Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall (Winnipeg, MB)
- Martin Woldson Theatre At The Fox (Spokane, WA)
- Mary Stuart Rogers Theater at Gallo Center For The Arts (Modesto, CA)
- Maryland Hall For The Creative Arts (Annapolis, MD)
- Masquerade Dance Theater at Ames Center (Burnsville, MN)
- Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center (Princeton, NJ)
- Mayo Performing Arts Center (Morristown, NJ)
- McAllen Performing Arts Center (Mcallen, TX)
- McCaw Hall (Seattle, WA)
- Mead Theatre At Schuster Performing Arts Center (Dayton, OH)
- Memorial Auditorium (Wichita Falls, TX)
- Merrill Auditorium (Portland, ME)
- Mesa Arts Center - Piper Repertory Theater (Mesa, AZ)
- Miami Dade County Auditorium (Miami, FL)
- Miniaci Performing Arts Center (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center (Minneapolis, MN)
- Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (Montgomery, AL)
- Morris Performing Arts Center (South Bend, IN)
- Morrison Center For The Performing Arts (Boise, ID)
- Mount Baker Theatre (Bellingham, WA)
- Murat Theatre at Old National Centre (Indianapolis, IN)
- Muriel Kauffman Theatre - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Kansas City, MO)
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Prudential Hall (Newark, NJ)
- Newberry Opera House (Newberry, SC)
- Niswonger Performing Arts Center - Greeneville (Greeneville, TN)
- North Shore Center For The Performing Arts - Center East (Skokie, IL)
- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (Edmonton, AB)
- Ohio Theatre - Columbus (Columbus, OH)
- Orpheum Theater - New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
- Orpheum Theatre - Memphis (Memphis, TN)
- Orpheum Theatre - Omaha (Omaha, NE)
- Orpheum Theatre - Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ)
- Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts (Madison, WI)
- Palace Theater - CT (Waterbury, CT)
- Palace Theatre (Greensburg, PA)
- Pantages Theatre - Tacoma (Tacoma, WA)
- Paramount Theatre - Anderson (Anderson, IN)
- Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids (Cedar Rapids, IA)
- Paramount Theatre - Oakland (Oakland, CA)
- Paramount Theatre - Rutland (Rutland, VT)
- Parker Playhouse (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Patchogue Theater For The Performing Arts (Patchogue, NY)
- Peabody Auditorium (Daytona Beach, FL)
- Peace Concert Hall At The Peace Center - SC (Greenville, SC)
- Peery's Egyptian Theatre (Ogden, UT)
- Phoenix Symphony Hall (Phoenix, AZ)
- Raising Cane's River Center Ballroom (Baton Rouge, LA)
- Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts (Raleigh, NC)
- Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (Redondo Beach, CA)
- Reilly Arts Center - Ocala (Ocala, FL)
- Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center (Las Vegas, NV)
- Rialto Square Theatre (Joliet, IL)
- Royce Hall - UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
- Saenger Theatre - FL (Pensacola, FL)
- SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (Sacramento, CA)
- Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier At Place Des Arts (Montreal, QC)
- San Diego Civic Theatre (San Diego, CA)
- San Jose Center For The Performing Arts (San Jose, CA)
- Saroyan Theatre at Fresno Convention Center (Fresno, CA)
- Savannah Civic Center (Savannah, GA)
- Segerstrom Center For The Arts - Segerstrom Hall (Costa Mesa, CA)
- Selena Auditorium (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Sheas Performing Arts Center (Buffalo, NY)
- Silva Concert Hall at Hult Center For The Performing Arts (Eugene, OR)
- Southam Hall at National Arts Centre (Ottawa, ON)
- Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (Calgary, AB)
- St. George Theatre (Staten Island, NY)
- Stage One at Harris Center for the Arts (Folsom, CA)
- Stamford Center For The Arts - Palace Theatre (Stamford, CT)
- State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)
- Stephens Auditorium (Ames, IA)
- Stranahan Theater (Toledo, OH)
- Sunset Center (Carmel By The Sea, CA)
- Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown, NY)
- Tennessee Performing Arts Center - Andrew Jackson Hall (Nashville, TN)
- Terrace Theater at Long Beach Convention Center (Long Beach, CA)
- The Cabot - Cabot Performing Arts Center (Beverly, MA)
- The Grand Theatre - WI (Wausau, WI)
- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (Worcester, MA)
- The Magnolia Performing Arts Center (El Cajon, CA)
- The Maryland Theatre (Hagerstown, MD)
- The Palladium - Center For The Performing Arts (Carmel, IN)
- The Playhouse on Rodney Square (Wilmington, DE)
- The Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield, CT)
- The Ritz Theatre - OH (Tiffin, OH)
- The Vets (Providence, RI)
- The Weinberg Center For The Arts (Frederick, MD)
- Thelma Gaylord PAT At Civic Center Music Hall (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts (Orange Park, FL)
- Thrivent Financial Hall At Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (Appleton, WI)
- Tilles Center For The Performing Arts - Concert Hall (Brookville, NY)
- Tivoli Theatre - Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN)
- Topeka Performing Arts Center (Topeka, KS)
- Touhill Performing Arts Center - Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall (St. Louis, MO)
- Township Auditorium (Columbia, SC)
- Tucson Music Hall (Tucson, AZ)
- Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts (Milwaukee, WI)
- University At Buffalo Center For The Arts (Buffalo, NY)
- USF Theatre 1 (Tampa, FL)
- UTEP Magoffin Auditorium (El Paso, TX)
- Victory Theatre - IN (Evansville, IN)
- Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center (Midland, TX)
- War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco, CA)
- Warner Theatre - CT (Torrington, CT)
- Warner Theatre - DC (Washington, DC)
- Williamsport Community Arts Center (Williamsport, PA)
- Winspear Opera House (Dallas, TX)
- Yucaipa Performing Arts Center (Yucaipa, CA)
- Ziff Opera House At The Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami, FL)