December 8-24, 2022
Ohio Theatre

Run Time: Approximately 2 hours
Choreography: Gerard Charles
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Journey from reality to fantasy and back again in one enchanting night! Watch sparkling snow, charming characters, and wonderful surprises come to life as Clara and her Nutcracker Prince take you on a magical journey that you and yours won’t soon forget. This holiday classic production, co-created by Gerard Charles and Robert Post, is rounded out with the invigorating orchestral music of Tchaikovsky. 

Photos by Jennifer Zmuda Dance Photographer

BalletMet would like to thank the Sponsors, Patrons, Chairs and Committee Members who supported the 2022 Nutcracker Ball.

PRESENTING SPONSOR 
Beam Benefits

EVENT CHAIRS 
Elisa McCurdy and Cindy Lynch

COMMITTEE
Debbie Phillips Bower
Herbert Bresler
Trish Cadwallader
Amanda Riggs Conner
Jim Cushing
Susan Douglass
Marion Fisher
Stacy Lilly
Lucy Porter
Victoria Powers
Rebecca Slayman

PLATINUM TABLE SPONSORS
Anonymous
Duane Baggerly and Jim Cushing
Debbie Phillips Bower and George Richards
Cardinal Health
Susan and Grant Douglass
Kimball Midwest
Sue Porter and Mike Sayre
Thrive Companies

PLATINUM PATRONS
Anonymous
George Barrett
Herbert Bresler and Cheryl Vaia
Trish and John Cadwallader
Diane Chang and Patrick Wiesel
Roderick Chu
Beth and David Fisher
Marion and Larry Fisher
Kevin and Cynthia Hackett
Michele Holcomb
Melissa and Jonathan Kass
Sarah and Jim Klingbeil
George Knight and Ellen Berndt
Deborah Neimeth 
Jennifer and Steve Salopek
Robyn and David Wenzke 
Nan Winslow

GOLD TABLE SPONSORS
American Electric Power
Big Lots
CI Budros Ruhlin Roe
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
First Financial Bank
Rebecca and Everett Gallagher
GFS Chemicals
Grange Insurance Companies
Huntington National Bank
Nationwide
PNC Foundation
Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur LLP
Tansky Sawmill Toyota
The Ohio State University College of Arts & Sciences and Office of Academic Affairs
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

GOLD PATRONS
Anonymous
George Aliulis and Mona Natwa
Todd and Christine Auch
Alfred H. Bivins
Tom and Carla Eisenloffel
Kathleen M. Fox and J. Amery Fitch
Lisa and Alan Hinson
The Reverend John M. Kauffman
Michael and Shauna Lehman
Cindy and Neil Lynch 
James and Judy Sonnett 
Jasmine Zellner and Mitchell Logan
Patti and John Ziegler

METPREMIERE TABLE SPONSORS
Amelia Gandara and Alex Frommeyer
Hanlin Rainaldi Construction

EVENT SUPPORTERS
Anonymous (2)
K.B. Bouman
Sadie and Seyman Stern

IN-KIND SUPPORT
Creative Muse
Diamond Cellar
DJ Sunny Jones
Event Source
Grange Insurance Companies