Maurice Sendak and Kent Stowell on stage at Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcrack premiere curtain call. (Image courtesy Pacific Northwest Ballet) Author Maurice Sendak is known by most for his ...

After a 31-year run, the Pacific Northwest Ballet is putting the famous Stowell and Sendak “Nutcracker” in the vault and making way for a new production next year. In 1983, Dodi Axelson was thrilled ...

Nutcracker Pacific Northwest Ballet’s annual production of Nutcracker is almost as much of a festival in the lobby as it is in the auditorium. Between the photo opportunities, strolling musicians, ...

International Ballet Theater: Nutcracker They’re taking their show on the road. Runs Fri.-Sun. plus Dec. 22 & 23; see IBTbellevue.org for exact schedule. Ends Dec. 23. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE ...

Twenty-five years ago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, barely a decade old, gambled with a new production of "The Nutcracker" that strained all of its modest resources. This brave and ambitious gesture by ...

Maurice Sendak is best known as a children’s book author and illustrator, but his timeless works speak to adults, too. He’s the famous artist behind the classic 1963 children’s book “Where the Wild ...

For decades, the author of “In the Night Kitchen” and “The Nutshell Library” fortified himself with art and words. At Maurice Sendak’s house, whimsy, art ...

“Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak” at the Denver Art Museum is the largest public display to date of the beloved children's illustrator's work. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how the museum ...