Experience the magic of the holidays at SoCal’s most spectacular production of The Nutcracker from Inland Pacific Ballet. The Nutcracker comes to life in this magnificent ballet with beautiful sets, dazzling costumes, Tchaikovsky’s classic score, and more than 80 dancers on stage. Toy soldiers, life-sized dancing dolls, falling snow, a fantastic dream with battling mice, dancing snowflakes, waltzing flowers, gingerbread characters, and the delightful Sugar Plum Fairy stir the imagination. Bridges Auditorium, Claremont, Dec 7/8, 21/22; 2pm Fox Performing Arts Ctr, Dec 14/15; 2pm