The Sugar Plum Fairy is often a person’s first glimpse of a live ballerina. A harbinger of holidays, she ushers new audiences into the ballet’s realm of theater and fantasy in countless ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the ...

The enchanting melody of “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” which returns to New York City Ballet on Friday for its annual run through Dec. 30, has ...

When a young girl and the Nutcracker prince arrive in the magical Kingdom of Sweets, an enchantress known as the Sugar Plum Fairy rolls out the red carpet with a parade of celebratory dances from ...

In late November, Benz traveled with the troupe to Detroit for a single-weekend run of "The Nutcracker." In two out of four performances, Benz appeared as the Sugar Plum Fairy, a role she has ...

Cory Meier, the Nutcracker Prince, and Danielle Schleich, Marzipan, wave to people during the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in Winona.

The Sugar Plum Fairy is the queen of George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker." She presides over the ballet's second act with regal grace, and her breathtaking duet with her Cavalier is one of the ...

American Girl has unveiled a Nutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy doll that is “bedecked” with 240 Swarovski crystals. Only 5,000 of the limited-edition dolls were made.