The Hard Nut Great Performances : Season 21 Episode 6
TV-G PBS 3h 00m
Aired: December 16th, 1992 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
The Mark Morris Dance Group's version of "The Nutcracker Suite" with a gender reversal of roles with male dancers portraying female characters and Marianne Moore portraying Fritz. Set in the 1960s and 1970s with the toys modernized: the mouse shows shades of Elvis and the soldiers are dressed as G.I. Joes.
