Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nathan Bender performs as the Rat King during a rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" for Ballet Austin. (Mikala Compton/Austin ...

As it turns out, the Nutcracker’s Rat King would run a horrible food-delivery service, make for an awful taxi driver, and most of all, should never, EVER be trusted to make a cheese pizza. On Giving ...

Tis the season for choreographed party waltzes, dancing dolls, twinkling snowflake flurries, a soaring swan, and sparkling sweets. That’s right, it’s “Nutcracker” time, and the Richmond Ballet will ...

The Rat King gets no respect. One of the most memorable — and terrifying — characters in "The Nutcracker," the Rat King does not rate the star treatment given to our brave, caring young heroine, Clara ...