FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT:
Stephanie Rangel, Founding Director
786-209-4343
stephanie@magiccitynutracker.org
COMMUNITY NUTCRACKER RETURNS TO STAGE DECEMBER 3–5
BIRMINGHAM, AL — November 12, 2021—The Magic City Nutcracker (MCN) is returning to the stage December 3-5 at the Lyric Theatre.
The performance features 117 dancers from 33 dance studios across the state. The cast is comprised of dancers as young as five, college students and professionals from the entire Birmingham metro area, Gadsden, Anniston and beyond, making the MCN the only true community Nutcracker in central Alabama.
Additionally, principal guest artists Adriana Alvarado and Luis Victor Santana, from Centro Danza in Puerto Rico, will join the show as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. The pair performed virtually in 2020 from Puerto Rico.
Tickets start at $25. Ticket purchases and sponsorships help the newly-formed Magic City Performing Arts (MCPA) organization provide weekly outreach classes to places such as the Boys and Girls Club.
“We received such amazing support of our filmed production in 2020 in response to Covid, that we have been able to expand outside of simply performing the Nutcracker each year,” said Stephanie Rangel, Artistic Director of Magic City Performing Arts. “This year we formed Magic City Performing Arts which lets us go beyond a holiday ballet, and provide classes at other non-profits in an effort to extend fine arts education to those who haven’t had the experience yet. In fact, we provide classes to places like the Boys and Girls Club and two of our students from that outreach program will be performing in this year’s production. Performance experience with local and professional talent would be something unheard of without the generosity of past and current sponsors allowing us to establish an organization with a broader fine arts mission.”
2021 Performance Dates
Friday, Dec. 3 – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 4
2 p.m. — Children’s Matinee
7 p.m. — Gala Performance (formal attire welcomed)
9:30 p.m. — Patron Party & Gala Reception
Sunday, Dec. 5 – 2 p.m. — Children’s Matinee
For more information, please visit www.magiccitynutcracker.org or contact the Marketing Chair, Emily Zelko at 205-441-2942 or emily.d.zelko@gmail.com. For Patron Party information, email info@magiccitynutcracker.org.
In response to COVID-19, the 2020 ballet was filmed in iconic locations around Birmingham for its seventh annual production. Watch the 2020 Magic City Nutcracker on YouTube.
About The Magic City Nutcracker
The Magic City Nutcracker, the premiere production of Magic City Performing Arts, was established in 2012 by Kelly Avery, Stephanie Rangel, Angel White and Leslie DuPont, who had a passion for dance, philanthropy, and local arts organizations. Their vision was to create a new version of the traditional nutcracker ballet performed by local talent. The directors hope to inspire the next generation of artists to pursue their passions and encourage young dancers to support other local arts organizations.
Magic City Performing Arts Mission
Magic City Performing Arts is committed to supporting and maintaining the highest quality of artistic vision as a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization using only local community talent and providing a beautiful holiday tradition, the Magic City Nutcracker, along with other performances and outreach events for the city of Birmingham.