A Bur-Less-Q Nutcracker

Addison Theatre Centre
15650 Addison Road Addison

Winner of 2014's Goldstar National Nutcracker Award, A Bur-Less-Q Nutcracker is back and at the bigger Studio Theatre at Addison Conference and Theatre Center. Written by Mark-Brian Sonna, A Bur-Less-Q Nutcracker finds the ladies of a local book club in dire need of cash. So the club decides to stage Tchaikovsky's famous ballet as a fundraiser. But thanks to a disastrous piņa colada casserole at a pre-show party, the hired cast of ballet dancers falls ill and the ladies are forced to re-cast the show with members of a stranded burlesque troupe that happens to be stuck in town. The ensuing performance by the Velvet Kittens might not feature any nudity (just one brief butt shot), but it does contain a festive string of sexual puns, adult language and bump-and-grind dance numbers. The production is recommended for mature audiences in the mood for a seasonal sendup.