'The Nutcracker': A guide to holiday performances around L.A.

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Monday, December 1, 2014 View in browser |  View text version COMPANY TOWN 'The Nutcracker': A guide to holiday performances around L.A. The end of the Thanksgiving holiday usually means the beginning of "Nutcracker" season. In the Los Angeles area, there will be a typically abundant number of performances of Tchaikovsky's most popular ballet.  TODAY'S TOP NEWS ›  Mikhailovsky Ballet's 'Flames of Paris' makes rousing West Coast debut ›  Clare Grill paintings: Muted bits of memory, melancholy ›  Puppeteer Bob Baker dies ›  Swiss museum releases lists of works from Cornelius Gurlitt art trove ENVELOPE 'Once Upon a Time': Storybrooke prepares for the Snow Queen's curse ›  'The Newsroom' recap: It's a bittersweet day for Will and Mac ›  'The Walking Dead' recap: 'Coda' puts an end to one story ›  Monday's TV Highlights: 'CMA Country Christmas' and more MORE ENTERTAINMENT ›  Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks, approaching 60 days sober after rehab ›  Chris Pine, on 'Ellen,' confirms he's handsome, can sing and is single ›  Bette Midler, sexy-mermaid feminist? That's what Ariana Grande thought ›  Eva Mendes on baby's 'Hunchback' name, her 'wild nights' as a new mom ›  Snoop Dogg hands out free turkeys in Inglewood ›  Halle Berry, ex Gabriel Aubry feud over daughter's hair ›  Demi Lovato confirms the obvious: Nothing in common with Miley Cyrus ADVERTISEMENT Big-name cast can't save 'Me' from vanity-project blues At least “Me” can't be accused of a misleading title. MULTIMEDIA Photos:  Fleetwood Mac at the Forum   Photos:  Key moments in Bob Hope's life and career