The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a story written in 1816 by E T A Hoffmann in which young Marie Stahlbaums favorite Christmas toy the Nutcracker comes alive and after defeating the evil Mouse ...

That night she sees the nutcracker in battle with the terrible Seven-headed Mouse King. The nutcracker turns into a young Prince and takes Clara to the Kingdom of Sweets.

Doherty joined American Ballet Company in 2021 as an apprentice, which was the same year he was cast to play the Mouse King in "The Nutcracker." He has played the role since. Cy Doherty is a ...