Slutcracker /slut'kraker/ n. 1 a trademarked taboodelde neologism reserved for the holiday season's greatest burlesque. 2 a ribald parody of the tent-pole staple of American ballet companies. 3 a must-see spectacle must-seen by more than 100,000 patrons>
Never before has so much fun been put onstage during the holiday season! The Nutcracker was weird so we fixed it. No more creepy uncle sending little Clara away with a stranger-man wearing a dance belt. She is instead played as a healthy adult. Our full stage production also removed the rest of the children who typically dance in the show. The premier in 2008 broke the box office at the historic 900-seat Somerville Theatre. Maybe a quarter million patrons have enjoyed an evening of beauty, subversion and laughs with us since.
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Curtain to curtain, we preserve the classic Nutcracker's essential music and story arc but insist you leave the kids at home. Our Cavalier is played as the Dildo Prince.
Boston Magazine: "Truly A Blessed Event"
The Slutcracker is staged with our own recording of Tchaikovsky's original music, performed by Filharmonie Brno, Mikel Toms, resident conductor at Symphony Orchestra of Inda, conducting.
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The cast is diverse across several axes: we cast performers of different shapes, sizes, colors, genders, abilities, ages (over 18), and talents. Year to year, the show changes partly based on who joins the show in a particular season. Sometimes inspiration for a new character, costume, or scene comes from an audition. We give a lot of wiggle room for performers to shape their characters—their diverse experiences bring a richness to both the storytelling and the choreography that a director can’t deliver on her own.
No, we aren't X-rated, though we have heard reports of steamed windows in the parking lot and a couple of marriages.
No, we aren't accepting pitches from "sizzle men" who know how to make a buck off some titties.