After revisiting the classic animation, Barbie in The Nutcracker, I discovered the grisly real-life influences and horrifying origin of the Mouse King.

A video of three American Ballet Theatre dancers, dressed as rats from "The Nutcracker," has garnered more than 3.5 million ...

Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore ... children's short story in 1816 called The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. While you may have never read the story ...

The timeless show has become a Christmas stalwart and a major source of revenue for ballet companies. But it wasn’t always so successful.

People return to New York City Ballet’s “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” because they know exactly what to expect: the ...

According to the video's caption, the dancers are Cy Doherty, who plays the Mouse King ... "The Nutcracker" is a short story and ballet about a girl named Clara who receives a wooden nutcracker ...

Cy Doherty is a ballet dancer who performs as the Mouse King in the American Ballet ... ballet about a girl named Clara who receives a wooden nutcracker doll from her grandfather for Christmas.

"The Nutcracker" is a short story and ballet about a girl named Clara who receives a wooden nutcracker doll ... and Delights and fight off the Mouse King. The story is a classic Christmas coming ...