Dec. 07, 2015
For Immediate Release
THE COLUMBUS YOUTH BALLET PROJECT PRESENTS ‘THE NUTCRACKER’
DEC. 19 AND 20 AT THE HISTORIC LINCOLN THEATRE
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An annual holiday classic is celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the
Columbus Youth Ballet Project presents “The Nutcracker”. Performances are December 19 at
7:00 pm and December 20 at 4:00 pm at the historic Lincoln Theatre, located at 769 East Long
Street, Columbus, OH 43203.
The production is restaged and directed by Lee Edwards, the new owner and artistic director of
Columbus Youth Ballet Academy, 5076 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214.
“We at Columbus Youth Ballet Academy are extremely proud to be able to bring this timeless
holiday classic to the stage,” said Edwards. “Our dancers have been working hard and are very
excited to present this production to the community.”
The production features a cast of all local student dancers ages 6-17 including Grace Ortega, of
Clintonville, in the lead role of Marie (Clara), Elizabeth Douglass, of Clintonville, as the
Nutcracker/Arabian Solo, Allison Huckins, of Worthington, as the Mouse King, and Savanna
Norder, of Dublin, as the Snow Queen/Sugar Plum Fairy.
Join Marie and the Nutcracker as they travel to the far-off Land of Sweets and enjoy a magical,
family friendly experience!
Tickets are on sale now through December 17 from $20-$22 and can be purchased by calling
614-468-9222. Tickets may also be purchased the day of the show for $25. To learn more about
Columbus Youth Ballet Academy and the Columbus Youth Ballet Project, visit
www.columbusyouthballet.com.
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Attachments:
2015 Nutcracker Cast Photo
Back row: Sydney Torres, Allison Huckins, Erin Preston, Allen Fields, Elizabeth
Douglass, Savanna Norder, Ragan Finnegan
Third Row: Qiara Barnett, Grace Ortega, Claire Dahman, Grace Barton, Kaitlyn Broehl,
Mayela Aguirre-Sanchez, Maggie Weinman, Ryane Finnegan
Second Row: Chana Jerome, Addison Yohe, Marina Weinman, Chloe King, Christopher
Simmons, Marie Bakle, Leah Gonzalez, Lily Nichols, Tatianna Simmons, Hope Marshall
First Row: Mya Masica, Niyah Sun, Megan Yohe, Annika Perlik, Sophia Jaroniec, Lilly
King, Addison Broehl, Kyra Hanes
Costume Rehearsal, Partial Cast Photo
Back row: Savanna Norder, Elizabeth Douglass, Allison Huckins, Kyra Hanes, Erin
Preston
Front row: Maggie Weinman, Grace Ortega, Mayela Aguirre-Sanchez
Media Contact:
Columbus Youth Ballet Academy
5076 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 433-7090
columbusyouthballet@gmail.com