Oak Parker Stars in 'The Nutcracker'

An Oak Park resident will star in the classic holiday tale, The Nutcracker, showing at the Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences in Lincolnshire from Nov. 8 through Dec. 28. 

The Nutcracker is the story of a young girl named Marie and her unusual Christmas gift. When Marie receives a beautiful Nutcracker on Christmas Eve from her mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer, she awakens in the middle of the night to find that her nutcracker has come to life. Unfortunately, other toys have come to life as well, including the evil Mouse King. The Mouse King has stolen the powerful magic crown which has the ability to turn the wearer into a human boy. It will take Marie and a team of kind-hearted toys to reach the Sugar Plum Fairy before the wicked Mouse King.

The holiday musical will be directed and choreographed by Matt Raftery.

Starring in The Nutcracker with Cameron is Devin DeSantis as the Nutcracker, Stephen Shellhardt as Joe, George Keating as Fritz, Sam Rogers as the Soldier, Amanda Tanguay as the Horse, Norm Boucher as Henry, Holly Stauder as Lottie, Zach Grey as Jack in the Box, and Rob Rahn as Drosselmeyer.

The Nutcracker runs most Tuesdays through Saturdays at 10 a.m. with certain performances at 12:30 p.m.  Visit MarriottTheatre.com or call 847.634.0200 for exact schedule, as show times and dates may vary. Single ticket prices are $15 per person. Groups of 20 or more receive a discount by calling 847.634.5909. Free parking is available at all shows.  

To reserve tickets, call the Marriott Theatre Box Office at 847.634.0200 or visit www.MarriottTheatre.com.

Information courtesy of the Marriott Theatre.