November 1, 2023
The holiday season is in full swing, and eventgoers know that the true sign of the Christmas season is The Nutcracker. With nearly 100 different showings of The Nutcracker scheduled across the country, fans almost everywhere can see George Balanchine's classic this season.
A full list of theaters where The Nutcracker is playing and 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, 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):
The Nutcracker is playing in the following cities and theaters (listed alphabetically):
- Academy Center of the Arts (Lynchburg, VA)
- Academy Of Music - PA (Philadelphia, PA)
- Academy of Music Theatre - MA (Northampton, MA)
- Akron Civic Theatre (Akron, OH)
- Alberta Bair Theater (Billings, MT)
- Alex Theatre - Glendale (Glendale, CA)
- Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium (Amarillo, TX)
- Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Artis-Naples (Naples, FL)
- Athenaeum Theatre - IL (Chicago, IL)
- Atwood Concert Hall (Anchorage, AK)
- Au-Rene Theater at Broward Ctr For The Perf Arts (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Augusta Imperial Theatre (Augusta, GA)
- Aventura Arts & Cultural Center - Aventura (Miami, FL)
- Balboa Theatre - San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- Bankhead Theater (Livermore, CA)
- Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall (Fort Myers, FL)
- Bartlett Performing Arts Center (Memphis, TN)
- Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth, TX)
- Baumgartner Center for Dance (Milwaukee, WI)
- Beau Rivage Theatre (Biloxi, MS)
- Belding Theater at Bushnell Theatre (Hartford, CT)
- Belk Theatre at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (Charlotte, NC)
- Benedum Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Bergen Performing Arts Center (Englewood, NJ)
- Berglund Center Coliseum (Roanoke, VA)
- Berglund Performing Arts Theatre (Roanoke, VA)
- Bill Heard Theatre at RiverCenter for the Performing Arts (Columbus, GA)
- BJCC Concert Hall (Birmingham, AL)
- Braden Auditorium (Normal, IL)
- Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre (New Braunfels, TX)
- Broadway Theatre - Saskatoon (Saskatoon, SK)
- Brockville Arts Centre (Brockville, ON)
- Broome County Forum (Binghamton, NY)
- Brown Theater at Wortham Center (Houston, TX)
- Browning Center for the Performing Arts (Ogden, UT)
- Byers Theatre at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center (Atlanta, GA)
- Caesars Atlantic City (Atlantic City, NJ)
- California Theatre Of The Performing Arts (San Bernardino, CA)
- Cannon Center For The Performing Arts (Memphis, TN)
- Cannon Hall At RiverPark Center (Owensboro, KY)
- Canton Palace Theatre (Canton, OH)
- Cape Fear Community College's Wilson Center (Wilmington, NC)
- Capital One Hall (Tysons Corner, VA)
- Capitol Center For The Arts - NH (Concord, NH)
- Capitol Theatre - Port Chester (Port Chester, NY)
- Carol Morsani Hall - The Straz Center (Tampa, FL)
- Carolina Theater - Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)
- Carolina Theatre - Durham (Durham, NC)
- Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center (Richmond, VA)
- Cary Community Arts Center (Cary, NC)
- Castellow Ford Center For The Performing Arts (Oxford, MS)
- Centennial Hall - ON (London, ON)
- Center Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts (Skokie, IL)
- Centre In The Square - Ontario (Kitchener, ON)
- Century II Concert Hall At Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center (Wichita, KS)
- Chapman Music Hall at Tulsa Performing Arts Center (Tulsa, OK)
- Chatham Capitol Theatre (Chatham, ON)
- Cheyenne Civic Center (Cheyenne, WY)
- Chrysler Hall (Norfolk, VA)
- Cincinnati Music Hall (Cincinnati, OH)
- Citizens Bank Opera House (Boston, MA)
- City National Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
- Clark Center For The Performing Arts (Arroyo Grande, CA)
- Classic Center Theatre (Athens, GA)
- Clay Center (Charleston, WV)
- Clowes Memorial Hall (Indianapolis, IN)
- Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (Atlanta, GA)
- Cocoa Village Playhouse (Cocoa, FL)
- Colonial Theatre - Laconia (Laconia, NH)
- Columbia Theater (Hammond, LA)
- 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)
- Covey Center For The Arts (Provo, UT)
- Crown Theatre - The Crown Center (Fayetteville, NC)
- Curtis Phillips Center For The Performing Arts (Gainesville, FL)
- David H. Koch Theater (New York, NY)
- Dell Hall at Long Center For The Performing Arts (Austin, TX)
- Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center (Miami, FL)
- Des Moines Civic Center (Des Moines, IA)
- Devos Hall (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Diamonstein Concert Hall - CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts (Newport News, VA)
- Diana Wortham Theatre (Asheville, NC)
- Dolby Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
- Edward W. Powers Auditorium At DeYor PAC (Youngstown, OH)
- Eichelberger Performing Arts Center (Hanover, PA)
- Eisemann Center (Richardson, TX)
- EKU Center For The Arts (Richmond, KY)
- Ellen Eccles Theatre (Logan, UT)
- Ellie Caulkins Opera House (Denver, CO)
- Elsinore Theatre (Salem, OR)
- Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre (Medicine Hat, AB)
- Festival Hall Centre for the Arts (Pembroke, ON)
- Fine Arts Theatre at The Monument (Rapid City, SD)
- FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton, ON)
- Fitzgerald Theater (Saint Paul, MN)
- Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts (Raleigh, NC)
- Ford Wyoming Center (Casper, WY)
- Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center (Spindale, NC)
- Four Seasons Centre (Toronto, ON)
- Fox Performing Arts Center (Riverside, CA)
- Fox Tucson Theatre (Tucson, AZ)
- Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts (Muskegon, MI)
- Fred Kavli Theatre At Bank Of America Performing Arts Center (Thousand Oaks, CA)
- Garde Arts Center (New London, CT)
- Gas South Theater (Duluth, GA)
- George Mason Center For The Arts - Concert Hall (Fairfax, VA)
- Granada Theatre - Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Grand Sierra Theatre (Reno, NV)
- Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts (Red Bank, NJ)
- Halton Theater (Charlotte, NC)
- Hammerson Hall At The Living Arts Centre (Mississauga, ON)
- Harris Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Hattiesburg Saenger Theater (Hattiesburg, MS)
- HEB Performance Hall At Tobin Center for the Performing Arts (San Antonio, TX)
- Helen DeVitt Jones Theater At The Buddy Holly Hall (Lubbock, TX)
- Heritage Center Theater at Cam-Plex (Gillette, WY)
- Hershey Theatre (Hershey, PA)
- Heymann Performing Arts Center (Lafayette, LA)
- High Point Theatre (High Point, NC)
- Higley Center For The Performing Arts (Gilbert, AZ)
- Historic Masonic Theatre (Clifton Forge, VA)
- Hoff Family Arts and Culture Center (Council Bluffs, IA)
- Hofmann Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Hoyt Sherman Place Theater (Des Moines, IA)
- Hutchins Concert Hall At Collins Center for the Arts (Orono, ME)
- Imperial Theatre - Saint John (Saint John, NB)
- Irvine Barclay Theatre (Irvine, CA)
- Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Jefferson Performing Arts Center (Metairie, LA)
- Jo Long Theatre (San Antonio, TX)
- Johnny Mercer Theatre (Savannah, GA)
- Kennedy Center Opera House (Washington, DC)
- King Center For The Performing Arts (Melbourne, FL)
- Knoxville Civic Auditorium (Knoxville, TN)
- Kodak Center Theater (Rochester, NY)
- Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (Rochester, NY)
- Koger Center For The Arts (Columbia, SC)
- Kraushaar Auditorium (Towson, MD)
- Kravis Center - Dreyfoos Concert Hall (West Palm Beach, FL)
- La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts (La Mirada, CA)
- Lehman Center for the Performing Arts (Bronx, NY)
- Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts (Victoria, TX)
- Lewis Family Playhouse (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
- Lexington Opera House (Lexington, KY)
- Lila Cockrell Theatre (San Antonio, TX)
- Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Lincoln Center Performance Hall (Fort Collins, CO)
- Lone Tree Arts Center (Littleton, CO)
- Lorain Palace Theatre (Lorain, OH)
- Lowell Memorial Auditorium (Lowell, MA)
- Lynn Memorial Auditorium (Lynn, MA)
- Lyric Opera House - IL (Chicago, IL)
- Lyric Opera House - MD (Baltimore, MD)
- Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts (New Orleans, LA)
- Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall (Winnipeg, MB)
- Martin Luther King Jr Performing Arts Center (Charlottesville, VA)
- 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)
- Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center (Princeton, NJ)
- Mattie Kelly Arts Center (Niceville, FL)
- Mayo Performing Arts Center (Morristown, NJ)
- McAllen Performing Arts Center (Mcallen, TX)
- McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall (Glen Ellyn, IL)
- McCaw Hall (Seattle, WA)
- McMorran Theater at McMorran Place (Port Huron, MI)
- Mead Theatre At Schuster Performing Arts Center (Dayton, OH)
- Memorial Auditorium - TX (Wichita Falls, TX)
- Merchant Hall At Hylton Performing Arts Center (Manassas, VA)
- Meridian Hall (Toronto, ON)
- Merrill Auditorium (Portland, ME)
- Mesa Arts Center - Piper Repertory Theater (Mesa, AZ)
- Miami Dade County Auditorium (Miami, FL)
- Midland Theatre - OH (Newark, OH)
- Miller Auditorium - Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Miller Symphony Hall (Allentown, PA)
- Miller Theater at The Kimmel Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Mobile Civic Center Theater (Mobile, AL)
- Montgomery Davis Theatre (Montgomery, AL)
- Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (Montgomery, AL)
- Moody Performance Hall (Dallas, TX)
- Morganton Municipal Auditorium (Morganton, NC)
- Morrison Center For The Performing Arts (Boise, ID)
- Moss Arts Center (Blacksburg, VA)
- Murat Theatre at Old National Centre (Indianapolis, IN)
- Muriel Kauffman Theatre - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Kansas City, MO)
- Murphey Performance Hall - San Angelo Performing Arts Center (San Angelo, TX)
- Music Hall Center (Detroit, MI)
- Nampa Civic Center (Nampa, ID)
- Nashua Center for the Arts (Nashua, NH)
- Neal S. Blaisdell Center - Arena (Honolulu, HI)
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Prudential Hall (Newark, NJ)
- Newberry Opera House (Newberry, SC)
- 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)
- Orpheum Theatre - Sioux City (Sioux City, IA)
- Osceola Performing Arts Center (Kissimmee, FL)
- Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts (Madison, WI)
- Oxnard Performing Arts Center (Oxnard, CA)
- Palace Theater - CT (Waterbury, CT)
- Palace Theatre - NH (Manchester, NH)
- Palace Theatre - PA (Greensburg, PA)
- Pantages Theatre - Tacoma (Tacoma, WA)
- Paramount Center for the Arts - MN (Saint Cloud, MN)
- Paramount Center For The Performing Arts (Bristol, TN)
- Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids (Cedar Rapids, IA)
- Paramount Theatre - Rutland (Rutland, VT)
- Pasadena Civic Auditorium (Pasadena, CA)
- Peabody Auditorium (Daytona Beach, FL)
- Peace Concert Hall At The Peace Center - SC (Greenville, SC)
- Peery's Egyptian Theatre (Ogden, UT)
- Peoria Civic Center - Theater (Peoria, IL)
- Phoenix Symphony Hall (Phoenix, AZ)
- Pikes Peak Center (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Pioneer Center for The Performing Arts (Reno, NV)
- Popejoy Hall (Albuquerque, NM)
- Proctors Theatre (Schenectady, NY)
- Pueblo Memorial Hall (Pueblo, CO)
- Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver (Vancouver, BC)
- Raising Cane's River Center Theatre (Baton Rouge, LA)
- Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts (Raleigh, NC)
- Raue Center For The Arts (Crystal Lake, IL)
- Reilly Arts Center - Ocala (Ocala, FL)
- Renaissance Theatre - OH (Mansfield, OH)
- Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center (Renton, WA)
- Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center (Las Vegas, NV)
- Richmond Hill Centre For The Performing Arts (Richmond Hill, ON)
- River Raisin Centre for the Arts (Monroe, MI)
- Robins Theatre (Warren, OH)
- Rockbox Theater (Fredericksburg, TX)
- Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre at Clayton Center For The Arts (Maryville, TN)
- Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center (Lake Charles, LA)
- Ross Family Theatre at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (St. Louis, MO)
- Royal Theatre - BC (Victoria, BC)
- 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 Gabriel Mission Playhouse (San Gabriel, CA)
- San Jose Center For The Performing Arts (San Jose, CA)
- Sandler Center For The Performing Arts (Virginia Beach, VA)
- Sangamon Auditorium (Springfield, IL)
- Santander Performing Arts Center (Reading, PA)
- Saroyan Theatre at Fresno Convention Center (Fresno, CA)
- Sault Community Theatre Centre (Sault Ste Marie, ON)
- Segerstrom Center For The Arts - Segerstrom Hall (Costa Mesa, CA)
- Selena Auditorium (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center (Roanoke, VA)
- Sheas Performing Arts Center (Buffalo, NY)
- Shubert Theater - CT (New Haven, CT)
- Silva Concert Hall at Hult Center For The Performing Arts (Eugene, OR)
- Sitnik Theatre (Hackettstown, NJ)
- Sottile Theater (Charleston, SC)
- Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (Calgary, AB)
- Spencer Theater For The Performing Arts (Alto, NM)
- Stage One at Harris Center for the Arts (Folsom, CA)
- Stamford Center For The Arts - Palace Theatre (Stamford, CT)
- Stanley Theatre - Utica (Utica, NY)
- State Theatre - New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ)
- Stephens Auditorium (Ames, IA)
- Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (Greensboro, NC)
- Stranahan Theater (Toledo, OH)
- Strand Theatre - MA (Boston, MA)
- Strand Theatre at Appell Center for the Performing Arts (York, PA)
- Symphony Hall At DECC (Duluth, MN)
- Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown, NY)
- TCU Place (Saskatoon, SK)
- Tennessee Performing Arts Center - Andrew Jackson Hall (Nashville, TN)
- Terrace Theater at Long Beach Convention Center (Long Beach, CA)
- Thalian Hall (Wilmington, NC)
- The Burlington Performing Arts Centre (Burlington, ON)
- The Canyon at Oxnard Performing Arts Center (Oxnard, CA)
- The Center For Rural Development - Center Stage (Somerset, KY)
- The Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts (Vancouver, BC)
- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (Worcester, MA)
- The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall At Tucson Convention Center (Tucson, AZ)
- The Magnolia Performing Arts Center (El Cajon, CA)
- The Maryland Theatre (Hagerstown, MD)
- The Palladium - Center For The Performing Arts (Carmel, IN)
- The Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield, CT)
- 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)
- Tilles Center For The Performing Arts - Concert Hall (Brookville, NY)
- Topeka Performing Arts Center (Topeka, KS)
- Touhill Performing Arts Center (St. Louis, MO)
- Tryon Festival Theatre (Urbana, IL)
- Twichell Auditorium (Spartanburg, SC)
- Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts (Milwaukee, WI)
- Ulster Performing Arts Center (Kingston, NY)
- Union Colony Civic Center - Monfort Concert Hall (Greeley, CO)
- University At Buffalo Center For The Arts (Buffalo, NY)
- University of Denver - Newman Center - Gates Concert Hall (Denver, CO)
- USF Theatre 1 (Tampa, FL)
- UTEP Magoffin Auditorium (El Paso, TX)
- Victory Theatre - IN (Evansville, IN)
- Waco Hall - Baylor University (Waco, TX)
- Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center (Midland, TX)
- War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco, CA)
- Warner Theatre - CT (Torrington, CT)
- Warner Theatre - DC (Washington, DC)
- Waterville Opera House (Waterville, ME)
- Westbrook Performing Arts Center (Westbrook, ME)
- Whiting Auditorium (Flint, MI)
- Williamsport Community Arts Center (Williamsport, PA)
- Winspear Opera House (Dallas, TX)
- Woodstock Opera House (Woodstock, IL)
- Yavapai College Performance Hall (Prescott, AZ)
- Yucaipa Performing Arts Center Indoor Theatre (Yucaipa, CA)
- Ziff Opera House At The Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami, FL)
- Zoellner Arts Center - Baker Hall (Bethlehem, PA)
- Zoellner Arts Center (Bethlehem, PA)
