Nothing fills hearts with joyful magic quite like Pacific Northwest Ballet's famous Stowell and Sendak Nutcracker at McCaw Hall. Praised by The New York Times as "original and exciting," this marvelously imagined production, created by Pacific Northwest Ballet Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell and author/illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), features over 200 roles danced by Pacific Northwest Ballet's professional dancers and students, gigantic moving sets, a snowfall every performance, and - the magical sound of the season - Tchaikovsky's beloved score performed by the mighty Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra.