History DerivativeWorks / TheNutcracker

** ''Balanchine'' (1954): Choreographed by George Balanchine. Played annually by the New York City Ballet and several other ballet companies, this version popularized the ballet in the United States. Balanchine based it largely on the original libretto, which he had performed as a child in Russia, with some changes. Notably, he adds an intermission theme from ''The Sleeping Beauty'', which plays between the end of the party and the battle with the mice, removes the Cavalier's solo, and has the Sugar Plum Fairy do her solo at the start of Act Two instead of toward the end. Marie is named Marie like in the original book, and not Clara as in other versions, and Drosselmeyer has a nephew who appears in the first act (and later portrays the Nutcracker Prince). Like the original 1892 ballet, it features a large cast of children. Served as the basis of the 1993 film starring Macaulay Culkin.

* ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (1986): A filmed version of Kent Stowell's staging of the ballet performed by the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 2014, with concept, costume, and set designs by Creator/MauriceSendak.

** ''Gorsky'' (1919): Choreographed by Alexander Gorsky, made a number of changes that future productions would follow, like removing the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier and giving their dances to Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, respectively, and having Clara and the Nutcracker portrayed by adult dancers.

** ''Balanchine'' (1954): Choreographed by George Balanchine. Played annually by the New York City Ballet and several other ballet companies, this version popularized the ballet in the United States. Balanchine based it largely on the original libretto, which he had performed as a child in Russia, with some changes. Notably, he adds an intermission theme from ''The Sleeping Beauty'', which plays between the end of the party and the battle with the mice, removes the Cavalier's solo, and has the Sugar Plum Fairy do her solo at the start of Act II instead of toward the end. Marie is named Marie like in the original book, and not Clara as in other versions, and Drosselmeyer has a nephew who appears in the first act (and later portrays the Nutcracker Prince). Like the original 1892 ballet, it features a large cast of children. Served as the basis of the 1993 film starring Macaulay Culkin.
** ''Stowell/Sendak'' (1983): Choreographed by Kent Stowell with sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak. Played by the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 2014 (they now perform the Balanchine version). Act One is more or less traditional, but Act Two completely jettisons the Land of Sweets in favor of the magically-aged up heroine and transformed Nutcracker being entertained via the servants of a lecherous pasha (whose dancer doubles with Drosselmeyer) in his palace. Served as the basis for a 1986 film.

** ''The Harlem Nutcracker'' (1996): Choreographed by Donald Byrd. Features an African-American cast, with music by Duke Ellington. Clara here is an elderly widow, with the ballet being a DreamSequence of her life.
** ''Hot Chocolate Nutcracker'': Choreographed by Debbie Allen. Features an African-American cast, with entirely new music and choreography. Was the subject of a Netflix documentary.

* ''The Nutcracker'' (1993): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet. Stars Creator/MacaulayCulkin (who had previously danced in the ballet) as the Nutcracker Prince.

* Notable productions of the ballet:

** ''Petipa'' (1892): The original release choreographed by Marius Petipa with assistance by Lev Ivanov, which featured a prominent cast of children. The soundtrack was well-received, but not the ballet itself.

* ''Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!'' (2003): A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] broadcast of Bourne's staging of the ballet, which relocates Clara's home life from a BigFancyHouse to an OrphanageOfFear, and adds some plot to "Sweetieland" by suggesting "Princess Sugar" (the Sugar Plum Fairy) is trying to steal the Prince from Clara.

** ''Bourne'' (1992): Choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Changes the story to take place in an orphanage, with many character names and appearances changed.

* ''Series/Playhouse90'' [=S3E12=] (1958): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet, which aired on Christmas Day in 1958. It stars Creator/BonnieBedelia as Clara and George Balanchine himself as Drosselmeyer, with Creator/JuneLockhart as the narrator. It was the only episode of Playhouse 90 to be broadcast in color.

** ''Stowell/Sendak'' (1983): Choreographed by Kent Stowell with sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak. Played annually by the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 2014 (they now perform the Balanchine version). Act One is more or less traditional, but Act Two completely jettisons the Land of Sweets in favor of the magically-aged up heroine and transformed Nutcracker being entertained via the servants of a lecherous pasha (whose dancer doubles with Drosselmeyer) in his palace. Served as the basis for a 1986 film.

** ''Murphy'' (1992): Choreographed by Graeme Murphy for the Australian Ballet. This one drops the original story; here, Clara is a retired Russian dancer living in Australia, with the ballet being a DreamSequence of her life through, from her early training through the various events of the early 20th century.

** Petipa (1892): The original release choreographed by Marius Petipa with assistance by Lev Ivanov, which featured a prominent cast of children. The soundtrack was well-received, but not the ballet itself.
** Gorsky (1919): Choreographed by Alexander Gorsky, made a number of changes that future productions would follow, like removing the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier and giving their dances to Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, respectively, and having Clara and the Nutcracker portrayed by adult dancers.
** Vainonen (1934): Choreographed by Vasily Vainonen, changed the ending to have Clara waking up and realizing the second act was a dream, which a number of future productions would copy.
** Christensen (1944): Choreographed by William Christensen with assistance from George Balanchine, and premiering at the San Francisco Ballet, this was the first complete version of ''The Nutcracker'' to be performed in the United States. Still performed today by Ballet West in Salt Lake City.
** Balanchine (1954): Choreographed by George Balanchine. Played annually by the New York City Ballet and several other ballet companies, this version popularized the ballet in the United States. Balanchine based it largely on the original libretto, which he had performed as a child in Russia, with some changes. Notably, he adds an intermission theme from ''The Sleeping Beauty'', which plays between the end of the party and the battle with the mice, removes the Cavalier's solo, and has the Sugar Plum Fairy do her solo at the start of Act II instead of toward the end. Marie is named Marie like in the original book, and not Clara as in other versions, and Drosselmeyer has a nephew who appears in the first act (and later portrays the Nutcracker Prince). Like the original 1892 ballet, it features a large cast of children. Served as the basis of the 1993 film starring Macaulay Culkin.
** Stowell/Sendak (1983): Choreographed by Kent Stowell with sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak. Played annually by the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 2014 (they now perform the Balanchine version). Act One is more or less traditional, but Act Two completely jettisons the Land of Sweets in favor of the magically-aged up heroine and transformed Nutcracker being entertained via the servants of a lecherous pasha (whose dancer doubles with Drosselmeyer) in his palace. Served as the basis for a 1986 film.
** Wright (1984): Choreographed by Peter Wright, this version is based closely on the original libretto, though it differs in having Clara and the Nutcracker portrayed by adults, Mother Ginger and her polichinelles are removed. Was revised in 2001 with a different ending similar to the book by Hoffmann, where Clara reunites with the Nutcracker Prince, who turns out to be Drosselmeyer's nephew at the end of the ballet. Was later revised again in 2008.

** Murphy (1992): Choreographed by Graeme Murphy for the Australian Ballet. This one drops the original story; here, Clara is a retired Russian dancer living in Australia, with the ballet being a DreamSequence of her life through, from her early training through the various events of the early 20th century.
** Bourne (1992): Choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Changes the story to take place in an orphanage, with many character names and appearances changed.

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** Balanchine (1954): Choreographed by George Balanchine. Played annually by the New York City Ballet and several other ballet companies, this version popularized the ballet in the United States. Balanchine based it largely on the original libretto, which he had performed as a child in Russia, with some changes. Notably, he adds an intermission theme from ''The Sleeping Beauty'', which plays between the end of the party and the battle with the mice, removes the Cavalier's solo, and has the Sugar Plum Fairy do her solo at the start of Act II instead of toward the end. Marie is named Marie like in the original book, and not Clara as in other versions, and Drosselmeyer has a nephew who appears in the first act (and later portrays the Nutcracker Prince). Served as the basis of the 1993 film starring Macaulay Culkin.

** Wright (1984): Choreographed by Peter Wright, this version is based closely on the original libretto, though it differs in having Clara and the Nutcracker portrayed by adults, Mother Ginger and her polichinelles are removed. In a similarity to the book by Hoffmann, Drosselmeyer's nephew (named Hans Peter in this version) appears at the end of the ballet,

A list of media productions based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story ''Literature/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing'' and its 1892 ballet adaptation, ''Theatre/TheNutcracker''.

* ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (1986): A filmed version of Kent Stowell's staging of the ballet performed by the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 2014, with concept, costume, and set designs by Creator/MauriceSendak. Act One is more or less traditional, but Act Two completely jettisons the Land of Sweets in favor of the magically-aged up heroine and transformed Nutcracker being entertained via the servants of a lecherous pasha (whose dancer doubles with Drosselmeyer) in his palace.

* Creator/AlexandreDumas published a retelling of Hoffman's story in 1844, titled ''The Nutcracker (Histoire d'un casse-noisette)''. It was this version that would serve as the basis of the ballet.

* Creator/AlexanderDumas published a retelling of Hoffman's story in 1844, titled ''The Nutcracker (Histoire d'un casse-noisette)''. It was this version that would serve as the basis of the ballet.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryANutcrackerTale'': A DirectToVideo animated retelling featuring Franchise/TomAndJerry.

* 'WesternAnimation/TheNutcrackerPrince'' (1990): A Creator/LacewoodProductions animated film starring [[Series/TwentyFour Kiefer Sutherland]] in the title role.

* Creator/LacewoodProductions' 1990 ''WesternAnimation/TheNutcrackerPrince'', with [[Series/TwentyFour Kiefer Sutherland]] in the title role.

* Argus Film Studio's 2004 ''Animation/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing'', with [[WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons Wesley Singerman]] and [[Film/{{Airplane}} Leslie Nielsen]] as the eponymous rivals.

* ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (1986): A filmed version of Kent Stowell 's staging of the ballet performed by the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 2014, with concept, costume, and set designs by Creator/MauriceSendak. Act One is more or less traditional, but Act Two completely jettisons the Land of Sweets in favor of the magically-aged up heroine and transformed Nutcracker being entertained via the servants of a lecherous pasha (whose dancer doubles with Drosselmeyer) in his palace.

* ''Film/TheNutcrackerAndTheFourRealms'' (2018), Creator/WaltDisneyPictures' InNameOnly live-action movie adaptation.

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* ''Series/Playhouse90'' (1958): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet, which aired on Christmas Day in 1958. It stars Creator/BonnieBedelia as Clara and George Balanchine himself as Drosselmeyer, with Creator/JuneLockhart as the narrator. It was the only episode of Playhouse 90 to be broadcast in color.

* ''Live from Lincoln Center: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker'' (2011): A Creator/{{PBS}} broadcast of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryANutcrackerTale'': A DirectToVideo animated retelling featuring Franchise/TomandJerry.

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* ''The Nutcracker'' (1993): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet, with Creator/MacaulayCulkin (who had previously danced in the ballet) as the Nutcracker Prince.

* Series/Playhouse90 (1958): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet, which aired on Christmas Day in 1958. It stars Creator/BonnieBedelia as Clara and George Balanchine himself as Drosselmeyer, with Creator/JuneLockhart as the narrator. It was the only episode of Playhouse 90 to be broadcast in color.

* 'WesternAnimation/CareBearsNutcrackerSuite'' (1988): Featuring [[Franchise/CareBears exactly who you think]] re-enacting the story. (A bit of a misnomer, because "Nutcracker Suite" properly refers just to the instrumental selections of music.)

* ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (1986): A filmed version of the 1983 Pacific Northwest Ballet staging of the ballet (which ran from 1983 to 2014), choreographed by Kent Stowell with conceptual, costume, and set designs by Creator/MauriceSendak. Act One is more or less traditional, but Act Two completely jettisons the Land of Sweets in favor of the magically-aged up heroine and transformed Nutcracker being entertained via the servants of a lecherous pasha (whose dancer doubles with Drosselmeyer) in his palace.
* ''The Nutcracker'' (1993): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet, with Creator/MacaulayCulkin (who had previously danced in the ballet) as the title character .

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* Argus Film Studio's 2004 ''Animation/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing'', with [[WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons Wesley Singerman]] and [[Film/{{Airplane}} Leslie Nielsen]] as the eponymous rivals.