George Balanchine’s version of The Nutcracker, performed by the New York City Ballet and originally telecast by CBS in 1958 as an episode of Playhouse 90. The score is by Tchaikovsky. The cast includes Diana Adams as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Allegra Kent as Dewdrop, Arthur Mitchell as Coffee, Edward Villella as Candy Cane, and Balanchine as Dr. Drosselmeyer:
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