In her dreams, the nutcracker comes to life as a prince. The two visit the Land of Sweets and Delights and fight off the Mouse King. The story is a classic Christmas coming-of-age tale.

“The Nutcracker” is a musical ballet written by Tchaikovsky. A girl dreams of a battle between the villainous Mouse King and the Nutcracker. The ballet group is raising money to try to replace ...

But it wasn’t always so successful. Dueling duetJames Streeter as the Mouse King (left) spars with Junor Souza, playing the Nutcracker, in a 2010 production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet ...

Was It the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ Props Stolen From a Michigan Ballet Company CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Did the Mouse King strike? A ballet group in suburban Detroit is scrambling ...