TJC Academy of Dance
The Nutcracker with ETSO
One Night Only!
December 5, 2025 | 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker
DECEMBER 5, 2025 | 7:00 PM | ROGERS PALMER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – TJC CAMPUS
Experience the holiday classic with LIVE music as Richard Lee and the East Texas Symphony Orchestra join the Tyler Junior College Academy of Dance for opening night of their 37th annual production of The Nutcracker. This one-night-only appearance takes place at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5th, at the Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center on the TJC Campus.
This year’s production will be the largest in the company’s history with a cast of over 200 dancers and actors on stage, plus professional ETSO musicians led by Maestro Richard Lee adding to the opening night magic.
The December 5th performance of The Nutcracker is sold out.
The East Texas Symphony Orchestra’s performance at opening night of The Nutcracker is sponsored in part by the following patrons:
Laura Hyde Barker and Lin Barker
Margaret and Jim Perkins
Joanne and Steven Idell
Mrs. Clark C. Hampe, Sr.