For dancers, “The Nutcracker” presents an almost militaristic hierarchy of roles: Many will start as mice and party girls. A select few will ascend to Sugar Plum Fairy. “I was a baby mouse ...

404-413-9849, rialtocenter.org. For additional Nutcracker listings, visit AccessAtlanta.com. The Sugar Plum Fairy is often a person’s first glimpse of a live ballerina. A harbinger of holidays ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the ...