I'm taking the girls up for the Nutcracker this season, wondering if anyone's been.

My questions are when are good times to go and what seats are best?

Also what's the mode of dress for this thing? Suit-n-tie?

Thanks. PM me if Ballet is not manly-man enough for you to publicly admit attending.

We go every three years or so. Definately dress up, at least to business casual. Formal even better.
If you have young ones second level along the railing is best. I'd go any night you can get those seats so they have an unobstrcuted view. It isn't worth going if they can't see.

Yeah, you should dress appropriately. I'm thinking hawaii shirt, gold chain, cargo pants, and your greener birkenstocks. Fill the pockets on your cargo pants with candy for the show.

It is not inappropriate to boo, if one of the ballerinas makes a misstep. You paid for those tickets, you have the right to boo. Also, if there is a hot ballerina, I sometimes yell "Take it off!", don't do that if the program says they are under 18 though. That is just creepy.

I hate that fuc%in' play.

it is worth going just to watch the other people, as for the play I will be taking my 7 year old this year but I agree with Sol

I have been to the nutcracker 3 times (not at that location). Each time I have slept soundly, that applies to operas and symphonies too. I dont even try to stay awake anymore. In fact I just dont go anymore. Take em to a john Mayer concert instead.

Instead of "take it off!" try "show us your Junk!" for some reason it seems to work better.....

I don't like the title. I'd wear a cup if I were you.

Homer would stand up in the middle of the auditorum and shout, "THIS SUCKS!!!!!!!!"

I was at a metal show a while back and this 7 year old kid was slamming into the adults. Brought a tear to my eye. The only good thing about ballet is if the chicks are hot and in a tutu. My avatar chick danced ballet for the nut....never mind I don't want to get banned.

I hear that....

I hate any type of ballet [censored]. Cant' stand it. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...........Those gay dancers with their giant Baryshnikov codpiece Siegfried-and-Roy-ball-sack-enhancers..............yuck. Sister Mary Frances made us go to that when I was a schoolboy......maybe 3rd grade....I got in trouble for throwing peanuts in the theatre but that was at some sh!tty low budget production in Portland. It sucked.

Irie,

I haven't been in years. My kids were probably in junior high school or thereabouts. You can listen to the naysayers here, or you can go see it for yourself and make your own conclusion. I'm not a ballet fan, but I'd go see the Nutcracker again, as kind of a holiday thing to spend time with my now adult daughters. Certainly be a contrast to attending the Bodies exhibit we went to when they were home last Christmas. Get KK's tickets if you can. I think any day is good, but avoid the seats to either side. The view there sucks. Have fun spending time with the girls.

Sg

Mingo.....Codpiece ball sack enhancers LMAO

I already have the tickets for this coming weekend, but thanks, all.

Haven't been to the PNB Nutcracker but my wife and I did see Cyrano de Bergerac. We dressed nice but no suit.

The Nutcracker was a mommy daughter thing. I'd take my son steelheading instead. Used to spend quite a bit of time taking my daughter to ballet/dance and help out back stage setting up the local dance studio production. They were recruiting me to be Mother Marshmellow.

Hey Sol they are always looking for male ballerinas for lead spots. You should get your daughters into dance class, if not for ballet, maybe just jazz dance. With all my wife's watching of Dancing with the Stars I think she'll want to take a ballroom dance class.

Never been to a ballet but... My mother-in-law gave my wife one of those hand cranked nut crushers for christmas last year. I wonder if there's a hidden message there?

I've been twice, once in high school with a chic, once with the family. It ain't about going for you, it's about going for those who enjoy it. You can sit and daydream about fishing, fantasize about your chic and what you're gonna do when you get home, get a drink (wine) in intermission, and if you watch at all, it will get you in the Christmas mood, whether you want to be or not. There is somewhat of a dress code, I personally never adhere to dress codes, whether the Nutcracker, a wedding, fancy resturant, clubs, parties, they get me how I am.

The dirty farmer thing seems to be working for ya.

Well I just got back. Fought crappy traffic up, got there only to find some kind of Marathon had just ended so the streets around Seattle Center were closed and the ones open were clogged. The parking garage turned out to be too low clearance for my F-250 so after already paying had to back out into traffic and manouver around to the far side where there was outddoor parking. The show itself was superb, despite the asshugging (nothing left to the imagination) tights and codpieces of the Male dancers. The orchestra, costumes, sets, and performers were excellent, not to mention the exceptionally bone-able Ballerinas themselves. and the whole point of my attendance sat at the edge of her seat completely hypnotized for the entire show. The way back down I-5 was another migraine with the usual Washington morons doing 50 in the fastlane. But now I have my beer and my nicotine fix, and turkey soup on the stove and a daughter with a lifetime of memories.