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  • Playhouse 90 The Nutcracker (Season 3, Episode 12)
  • TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Playhouse 90

The Nutcracker (Season 3, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

This telecast of George Balanchine's famous production was broadcast only four years after it was premiered by the New York City Ballet.
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Director
Writer
Leo Lerman (narration written by)
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (music by) (as Peter Ilich Tschaikovsky)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 25, 1958

Release date
Dec 25, 1958 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
June Lockhart
Self - Host (as Miss June Lockhart) Self - Host (as Miss June Lockhart)   See fewer
Diana Adams
Sugar Plum Fairy Sugar Plum Fairy   See fewer
Allegra Kent
Dewdrop Dewdrop   See fewer
Judith Green
Marzipan Shepherdess (Dance of the Reed Flutes) Marzipan Shepherdess (Dance of the Reed Flutes)   See fewer
Arthur Mitchell
Coffee (Arabian Dance) Coffee (Arabian Dance)   See fewer
Barbara Walczak
Chocolate Chocolate   See fewer
Roy Tobias
Chocolate Chocolate   See fewer
Kenneth Petersen
Mouse King Mouse King   See fewer
Deni Lamont
Tea (Chinese Dance) Tea (Chinese Dance)   See fewer
Edward Villella
Candy Cane (Trepak) Candy Cane (Trepak)   See fewer
Robert Maiorano
Her Prince Her Prince   See fewer
Una Kai
Frau Silberhaus Frau Silberhaus   See fewer
Roland Vazquez
Dr. Silberhaus Dr. Silberhaus   See fewer
The New York City Ballet
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
George Balanchine
Drosselmeyer Drosselmeyer   See fewer
Richard Joy
Self - Announcer (as Dick Joy) Self - Announcer (as Dick Joy)   See fewer
Jack Lemmon
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
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