The
Nutcracker[tickets]
23rd November - 29th December
Little Marie at the Christmas party. The marching
toy soldiers and the adorable mice. The Sugar
Plum Fairy and Mother Ginger in her 85-pound dress.
A dreamy on-stage snowstorm and Tchaikovsky's
memorable music.
New York State Theater The New York State Theater is a traditional
proscenium theater with seating for 2,755. Part
of New York's famed Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts complex, the theater occupies the south side
of the main plaza (at Columbus Avenue & 63rd
Street) that it shares with the Metropolitan Opera
House and Avery Fisher Hall. The New York State
Theater is home to both New York City Ballet and
New York City Opera.
The New York State Theater was designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee. It opened in 1964. It is a proscenium theater seating 2,755. The auditorium features continental-style seating (no center aisle) on the Orchestra level and five ascending "Rings" (balconies).
The New York State Theater was specifically designed for dance with excellent sight lines. There are few partial-view seats. The auditorium is shallower, front to back, than other Lincoln Center houses, minimizing the distance between the back of the house and the stage.
