Review of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) by Tom Russo for Boston Globe — 31 Oct 2018
What starts as a modest, agreeable riff on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original tale — and, more relevantly, Tchaikovsky’s ballet — eventually veers into stultifying action, rote twists, and other badly forced contemporary tweaks.
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This review of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) was written by Tom Russo and published by Boston Globe on 31 Oct 2018.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms has generally received mixed reviews.
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