Nutcracker casting is
posted. A few interesting things... First, Steven McRae is back! He's partnering Greta Hodgkinson on Dec 11 and 15. I saw him in his Alice performance in June, and he was great, but I've also seen him perform roles with classical technique (in La Fille mal gardée and MacMillan's Concerto) with the Royal, and he's pretty spectacular. Second, Elena Lobsanova and McGee Maddox are partnered for debuts in the principal roles. Third, Jillian Vanstone is nowhere to be found -- I hope she's OK. (Nor are Bridgett Zehr and Zdenek Konvalina dancing, but that's not particularly surprising to me. I do wonder if they'll dance anything with NBoC this season, though.)