History DerivativeWorks / TheNutcracker

** ''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. 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), 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.

** ''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.

** ''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.

* ''Series/Playhouse90'' [=S3E12=] (1958): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet, performed by the New York City Ballet. 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.

** ''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, and adding a romance between the two, and changing the ending to have Clara waking up and realizing the second act was a dream.

* ''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 ballet borrow this concept and add it to ''The Nutcracker''.

** ''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, and changing the ending to have Clara waking up and realizing the second act was a dream.

** ''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, 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.

** ''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), both of whom are played by children like in the 1892 ballet.
** ''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. Was filmed for television in 1977.
** ''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.
** ''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. Has been shown several times on television and 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, 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. Has been shown several times on television and film.

* ''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.

** ''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), both of whom are played by children like in the 1892 ballet. Served as the basis of the 1993 film starring Macaulay Culkin.

** ''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. Served as the basis for a 1986 film.

* ''The Slutcracker'' (2008): Choreographed by Vanessa White. A satirical adult-oriented version of the ballet, featuring the dancers in more sexualized costumes.

* ''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.
* ''The Nutcracker'' (1993): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually 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.

* ''Series/Playhouse90'' [=S3E12=] (1958): A filmed version of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet. 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.
* ''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.

* ''Live from Lincoln Center: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker'' [=S36E5=] (2011): A Creator/{{PBS}} broadcast of George Balanchine's staging of the ballet performed annually by the New York City Ballet.

** ''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.