Canada / Jun 18, 1997 / PG
"A delicious extravaganza!"
35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Nutcracker Sweeties is Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington’s big band take on the Tchaikovsky classic—The Nutcracker as you've never seen or heard it before! It portrays Broadway and America in the 1940s: full of humor, irony, commentary, swing, and blues. The cast, dressed in an array of glamorous Jasper Conran costumes, includes pom-pom girls, drum majorettes, sailors, GIs and Candy Kane. David Bintley’s choreography is a catwalk of jazz styles. With its eye-catching clothes and flashing neon sets, Nutcracker Sweeties is imaginative, funny and visually irresistible.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Micheal O'Hare | Button Boy 1 |
| Timothy Cross | Button Boy 2 |
| Chenca Williams | The Floreadoress |
| Joseph Cipolla | The Floreador |
| Sabrina Lenzi | Volga Vouty |
| Paul Bayes-Kitcher | Volga Vouty Man |
| Yi-Lei Cai | Volga Vouty Man |
| Andrea Tredinnick | Chinoiserie 1 |
| Robert Parker | The Sailor |
| Leticia Müller | Arabesque Cookie |
| Dominic Antonucci | Arabesque Cookie Man |
| Lee Fisher | Arabesque Cookie Man |
| Jonathan Payn | Arabesque Cookie Man |
| Asier Uriagereka | Arabesque Cookie Man |
| Dorcas Walters | Peanut Butter Brittle |
| Kevin O'Hare | Peanut Officer |
| Elizabeth Gray | Floreadoresses |
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| Rachel Hester | Floreadoresses |
| Victoria Marr | Floreadoresses |
| Oksana Selezneva | Floreadoresses |
| Samuel Armstrong | Floreadors / Peanut Brittle Brigade |
| Chi Cao | Floreadors / Peanut Brittle Brigade |
| Oliver Hindle | Floreadors / Peanut Brittle Brigade |
| Richard Whistler | Floreadors / Peanut Brittle Brigade |
| Ander Zabala | Floreadors / Peanut Brittle Brigade |
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nutcracker Sweeties |
| Original language | XX |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Birmingham Royal Ballet, Dancelines Productions, NVC Arts |
| Official site | edu.medici.tv |
| Release date | 18 giugno 1997 |
| Production | Fiona Morris |
| Assistant directors | Peter Mumford |
| Lighting | Peter Mumford |
| Production design | Peter J. Davison |
| Art direction | Peter J. Davison |
| Set decoration | Peter J. Davison |
| Music | Duke Ellington, Paul Murphy, Billy Strayhorn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| Sound | Duke Ellington, Paul Murphy, Billy Strayhorn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Costume design | Jasper Conran |
| Makeup | Jasper Conran |
| Hairstyling | Jasper Conran |
Release dates
Limited release
Digital
United Kingdom / Dec 24, 2021
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