In Chicago this season, you can find a jazzy Duke Ellington version, a global “Nutcracker” with hip-hop mice and the 50th anniversary of the holiday story on ice, as well as the Joffrey Ballet’s ...

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Tucked into the Bavarian-esque town of Leavenworth, Wash., at the foothills of the Cascade mountains is a two-story jewel of whimsy and, some might say, obsession. It's the Leavenworth Nutcracker ...