Midland Festival Ballet's The Nutcracker

Midland Festival Ballet brings back its annual production of The Nutcracker at the Wagner Noël. The show has more than 100 local dancers, and the West Texas Symphony plays the score live. The guest artists include Midland native and Midland Festival Ballet alumna Lindsey Donnell of Dance Theatre of Harlem, who comes home to dance the Snow Queen. Derek Brockington, also of Dance Theatre of Harlem, joins her. Marize Fumero of Milwaukee Ballet and Parker Brasser-Vos of Orlando Ballet dance the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. When: Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. Doors open one hour before each show. The closing time on the last day is an estimate. Where: Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 N. FM 1788, Midland, TX 79707. Cost: Tickets are $34.25 to $102.23 and are on sale now through the Wagner Noël. More info: https://www.wagnernoel.com/events/detail/mfb-nutcracker26 Organizer: Midland Festival Ballet, with the West Texas Symphony, at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.