Nutcracker gets naughtier with Dolls' new spin

StarTribune.com: That rumbling under your feet is the sound of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Marius Petipa and Peter Tchaikovsky rolling in their graves.
Of course, the 19th-century writer, choreographer and composer might not be altogether surprised that Ballet of the Dolls has once again tampered with their traditional holiday confection "The Nutcracker." The first time around, choreographer Myron Johnson put Barbie and Ken in the story. Now it's the burlesque divas of Le Cirque Rouge, led by Amy Buchanan. Suffice to say, that the goody-two-shoes Sugar Plum Fairy is nowhere to be found in this totally twisted endeavor.