Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker

Stopping in Manhattan for the first time in twenty years, the Moscow Ballet totes 40 dancers, 200 new costumes and a few Russian quirks to the classic production: Expect to see two 6-ft-tall Matrushka dolls at the party scene, plus a "Dove of Peace" that carries Masha (as opposed to the traditional Clara or Marie) and her prince to the Land of Peace and Harmony. Ages 4 and up.