Line #48 DerivativeWorks/TheNutcracker


1	A list of media based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story ''Literature/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing'' and its 1892 ballet adaptation, ''Theatre/TheNutcracker''.
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5	!!Original works:
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7	* '''''Literature/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing''''' (1816), the story written by Creator/ETAHoffmann.
8	* '''''Theatre/TheNutcracker''''' (1892), the ballet based on Alexandre Dumas' retelling of Hoffmann's story, by Marius Petipa with music by Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky.
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10	!!Adaptations and derivative works
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13	[[AC:Film -- Animated]]
14	* Perhaps most notably, the music from the ''Nutcracker Suite'' was prominently featured in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', though without any of the ballet characters.
15	* ''Animation/TheNutcracker'' (1973): A Soviet rendition as a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon.
16	* ''The Nutcracker'' (1979): A Japanese stop-motion animated feature produced by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Films]]. An English-language dub was released the same year through Creator/ColumbiaPictures as ''Nutcracker Fantasy'' and features an unusually starry cast for this era, including Creator/RoddyMcDowall as the title character, Creator/MelissaGilbert as Clara, and Creator/ChristopherLee (who gets to sing two songs!) as Drosselmeyer and three minor characters. The underscore alternates between adaptations of the ballet score, gentle English-language pop songs, and funky Japanese instrumentals. Plus, two ArtShift sequences feature live-action dancers.
17	* ''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.)
18	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNutcrackerPrince'' (1990): A Creator/LacewoodProductions animated film starring [[Series/TwentyFour Kiefer Sutherland]] in the title role.
19	* ''The Nutcracker'' (1995): A Direct-to-Video film produced by Creator/JetlagProductions and distributed by Creator/GoodTimesEntertainment.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNuttiestNutcracker'' (1999): A DirectToVideo ChristmasSpecial with Creator/CamClarke voicing the Nutcracker and Creator/JamesBelushi as the Mouse King.
21	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheNutcracker'' (2001): DirectToVideo, [[AllCGICartoon CGI-animated]] retelling starring Franchise/{{Barbie}} (Creator/KellySheridan) as Clara, Creator/KirbyMorrow as the Nutcracker, and Creator/TimCurry as the Mouse King.
22	* ''Animation/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing'' (2004): An Argus Film Studio film with [[WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons Wesley Singerman]] and [[Film/{{Airplane}} Leslie Nielsen]] as the eponymous rivals.
23	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryANutcrackerTale'' (2007): A DirectToVideo animated retelling featuring Franchise/TomAndJerry.
24	* ''The Nutcracker Sweet'' (2015): A CGI animated feature starring Creator/DrakeBell as the titular Nutcracker.
25	* ''The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute'' (2022): An animated film loosely based on ''The Nutcracker'', with elements from some other works.
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28	* ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (1986): A filmed version of Kent Stowell's staging of the ballet, performed by the Pacific Northwest Ballet.
29	* ''(George Balanchine's) The Nutcracker'' (1993): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet, performed by the New York City Ballet. It stars Creator/MacaulayCulkin (who had previously danced in the ballet) as the Nutcracker Prince, with Creator/KevinKline as the narrator.
30	* ''Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D'' (2010): Featuring [[WithLyrics original lyrics]] by Creator/TimRice, a purposeful absence of any dance sequences, and incredibly realistic CGI including [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Nazi rats]], all adding up to a catastrophic BoxOfficeBomb.
31	* ''Film/TheNutcrackerAndTheFourRealms'' (2018): Creator/WaltDisneyPictures' InNameOnly live-action movie adaptation.
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33	[[AC:Literature]]
34	* 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 1892 ballet.
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36	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
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38	* ''Series/Playhouse90'' [=S3E12=] (1958): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet, performed by the New York City Ballet. It stars Debbie Paine 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.
39	* ''The Nutcracker'' (1977): A filmed version of Mikhail Baryshnikov's staging of the ballet, performed by the American Ballet Theater. It stars Gelsey Kirkland as Clara and Mikhail Baryshnikov himself as the Nutcracker Prince.
40	* ''Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!'' (2003): A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] broadcast of Bourne's staging of the ballet.
41	* ''Live from Lincoln Center: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker'' [=S36E5=] (2011): A Creator/{{PBS}} broadcast of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet, performed by the New York City Ballet.
42	* ''The Hip Hop Nutcracker'' (2022): A Creator/DisneyPlus original based on the theatre show of the same name. As the name implies, it features a hip-hop remix soundtrack, while more or less following the original story.
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45	* Notable later productions of the ballet:
46	** ''Gorsky'' (1919): Choreographed by Alexander Gorsky, his version 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, having Clara and the Nutcracker portrayed by adult dancers, having Clara and the Nutcracker dance together during the Snowflake sequence, adding a romance between the two, and changing the ending to have Clara waking up and realizing the second act was a dream.
47	** ''Vainonen'' (1934): Choreographed by Vasily Vainonen for the Mariinsky Ballet. Includes many of the changes Gorsky made, and also inspired many future productions.
48	** ''Christensen'' (1944): Choreographed by William Christensen with assistance from George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova, 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.
49	** ''Balanchine'' (1954): Choreographed by George Balanchine. Played annually by the New York City Ballet and several other 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. The lead girl 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), both of whom are played by children like in the 1892 ballet. Indeed, the Balanchine version probably uses the most children out of any version of the ballet.
50	** ''Grigorovich'' (1966): Choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich for the Bolshoi Ballet. Includes many of Gorsky and Vainonen's changes, like having Marie and the Nutcracker portrayed by adults and omitting the Sugarplum Fairy and Cavalier. Also slightly changes the story, as the Mouse King is not killed until Act Two. Omits Mother Ginger and the Polichinelles, but keeps the music, with the dance instead being performed by all the international dancers.
51	** ''Baryshnikov'' (1976): Choreographed by Mikhail Baryshnikov for the American Ballet Theatre. This version has Drosselmeyer having a much bigger role, appearing in Act Two, a drunk party guest breaking the Nutcracker instead of Fritz, and no Sugarplum Fairy.
52	** ''Stowell/Sendak'' (1983): Choreographed by Kent Stowell with sets and costumes designed by Creator/MauriceSendak. 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. Also removes the Sugarplum Fairy and Cavalier and gives their parts to Clara and the Nutcracker.
53	** ''Wright ''(1984): Choreographed by Peter Wright for the Royal Ballet, this version is based closely on the original libretto, though it differs in having Clara and the Nutcracker portrayed by adults, and 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.
54	** ''The Hard Nut'' (1991): Choreographed by Mark Morris. Changes the setting to 1960s America with a cartoonish aesthetic, but otherwise follows the original plot. Also removes the Sugarplum Fairy and gives her dances to Clara.
55	** ''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, from her early training through the various events of the early 20th century.
56	** ''Bourne'' (1992): Choreographed by Matthew Bourne. This version 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. Also omits Mother Ginger and the Polichinelles.
57	* ''Snowflakes'' (1911): Anna Pavlova took the Snowflake Waltz from the ''Nutcracker'' and turned it into its own standalone ballet, featuring a pas de deux between a Snowflake King and Queen. Many later versions of ''The Nutcracker'' borrow this concept.
58	* ''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.
59	* ''Theatre/TheSlutcracker'' (2008): Choreographed by Vanessa White. A satirical adult-oriented version of the ballet, featuring the dancers in more sexualized costumes.
60	* ''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.
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62	[[AC:Music]]
63	* Music/DukeEllington and Billy Strayhorn recorded jazz versions of The Nutcracker's score, released in 1960 as ''The Nutcracker Suite''.
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