History

The Beginning

The Lake Arrowhead Classical Ballet Company’s first performance of The Nutcracker was actually a trial run in July 1994. It was a performance of Act I only — challenge enough for a brand new endeavor.

What everyone remembers most is that it was hot in July, too hot to be thinking of Christmas and waltzing snowflakes. But though it may have been an odd time of year, the experiment was deemed a great success. Preparations began for a full production the following December.

Program Covers

July 1994	December 1994
1995	1997
1998	2001
2002	2003
2005	2006
2007

Lead Roles Over the Years

Year	Sugar Plum Fairy	Cavalier	Clara	Nutcracker Prince
Jul 1994			Kate Chadwick	Curt Waldenschmidt
Dec 1994	Kelly Lamoureux	Serge Lavoie	Darci Manzo	James Wilkerson
1995	Alwyn McCormick	Lee Clayton	Nicole Fosberg	Nathan Hynum
1996	Kelly Lamoureux	Daniel Kirk	Beth Anne Hynum Noëlle Brassfield	Raymond Genato
1997	Kelly Lamoureux	Daniel Kirk	Monique Porter	Raymond Genato
1998	Anna Liceica	Serge Pakharev	Erin Lardi	Raymond Genato
1999	Anne Elizabeth Milewski	Michael Cusumano	Caitlin Schmitt	Josh Switzer
2000	Mariya Kudyakova	Dmitri Marasanov	Aerielle Wogen	Nathan Hynum
2001	Alwyn McCormick	Vincent McCloskey	Courtney McCormick	Nathan Hynum
2002	Dianna Warren	Oswaldo Muniz	Maggie Sievers	Nathan Hynum
2003	Alwyn McCormick	Vincent McCloskey	Rosie Caldwell	Josh Switzer
2004	Katherine Wells	Jekyns Pelaez	Rosie Caldwell	Eliezer Rabello
2005	Ana Lobe	Ramon Thielen	Mackenzie McCormick	Eliezer Rabello
2006	Francesca Dugarte	Ramon Thielen	Keegan Guest	Eliezer Rabello
2007	Courtney Fraga	Davide Vittorino	Hannah Drasil	Eliezer Rabello

Guest Artists

Kelly Lamoureux Sugar Plum Fairy 1994, 1996, 1997	Serge Pakharev Cavalier 1998
Anne Elizabeth Milewski Sugar Plum Fairy 1999	Michael Cusumano Cavalier 1999
Alwyn McCormick Sugar Plum Fairy 2001, 2003	Vincent McCloskey Cavalier 2001, 2003
Katherine Wells Sugar Plum Fairy 2004	Jekyns Pelaez Cavalier 2004
Ana Lobe Sugar Plum Fairy 2005	Ramon Thielen Cavalier 2005, 2006
Francesca Dugarte Sugar Plum Fairy 2006
Courtney Fraga Sugar Plum Fairy 2007	Davide Vittorino Cavalier 2007