WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY AT NIGHT. WE'RE HAVING WAY TOO MUCH
FOR HAVING A BLAST TODAY.
PROBABLY GONNA GET TERMINATED
AFTER THIS GOODBYE TO US WHILE
YOU CAN. ALRIGHT THE NUTCRACKER
IS A HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR MANY
FAMILIES LIKE MY OWN. WE GO
EVERY SINGLE YEAR. NICE OBSESSED
WITH IT GOING TO THE BALLET, THE
ICONIC MUSIC THE WHOLE
EXPERIENCE. IT'S REALLY JUST
SUCH A LUSCIOUS WAY TO BRING IN
THE HOLIDAYS. YES, UH, AND THIS
WEEKEND, THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAVING
A UNIQUE TAKE ON THE CLASSIC
COMING TO OUR STATE SO YOU'VE
GOT TWO CHANCES. MARCY TO GO SEE
IT. GOT IT. FIND OUT MORE FOR
JOINED BY DJ KURTIS BLOW WHO
SERVES AS THE DJ CURTIS, YOU
CAN'T JUST SAY DJ, FLO, ISN'T
THAT RIGHT, CURTIS? HI HI.
MORNING HELLO. GOOD MORNING. YOU
SERVE AS THE MAN THE MYTH, THE
LEGEND, THE EMCEE OF THE SHOW.
TELL US ABOUT THIS AWESOME NEW
TAKE ON A CLASSIC NUTCRACKER.
WELL, THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER IS
A MODERNIZED VERSION OF THE
CLASSIC STORY OF TWO YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT FALL IN LOVE AND
THEIR LOVE CREATES A SPECIAL
MAGIC THAT DEFEATS EVIL AND ALL
OF THEIR ENEMIES, AND WE HAVE
THE SAME LIKE SIMILAR STORY.
THERE'S A DRESS OF MAIRA MARIA
CLARA. OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE
NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING,
YOU KNOW. WELL IN THIS CASE, WE
HAVE A MOUSE CLEAN. OH LIKE THAT
IS SET IN MODERNIZED, UH, NEW
YORK CITY, 1980 ON NEW YEAR'S
EVE, AND, UH, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE
I PLAYED THE M C AND THE WHOLE
SO I COME OUT IN THE INTRO AND
GET EVERYONE READY FOR WHAT
THEY'RE ABOUT TO SEE. THAT'S SO
FUN. I LOVE THAT. THE CHARACTERS
AND THE ORIGINAL NUTCRACKER
YOU'RE SAYING ARE KIND OF LIKE
EVOLVED IN THIS CERTAIN
PRODUCTION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE
YES. I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLE
JUST TO BE WORKING WITH THESE
TALENTED DANCERS. I CALLED THEM
THE B BOY AND B GIRL DREAMS THAT
WITH ALL THE, UH, REFERENCING
STATION OF THE HIP HOP DANCE
MOVES FROM THE ELECTORATE BOOGIE
TO THE POP IN AND LOCK INTO THE
POWER MOVES OF WILSON MERCY LOVE
THAT ENDS AND IT'S AWESOME TO
SEE AND IT'S ALL SET, UH, WITH
CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE FUSION
THIS GREAT TCHAIKOVSKY, UH,
ORCHESTRA MUSIC THAT IS FUSED
WITH THE HIP HOP BEATS UP TODAY
, AND THAT'S INCREDIBLE TO HEAR
AND SEE. I LOVE THIS. YOU KNOW,
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS VERY SIMILAR
TO HAMBLETON AND A LOT OF OTHER
SHOWS THAT ARE COMING TO
BROADWAY AND THEATERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WHERE THEY'RE TAKING
SOME NOTHING FROM THE PAST AND
REALLY REIMAGINING IT. BRINGING
NEW LIFE INTO IT. IS THAT
EXCITING FOR YOU TO TAKE
SOMETHING? YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IT EVERY SINGLE
YEAR AND REALLY MAKE IT
SOMETHING PRETTY UNIQUE. OH, YES
, YES, AND IT'S AN HONOR. LIKE I
SAID, YOU KNOW, AUDIENCE, THEY
COME OUT AND THEY GET REALLY
FINALIZED AND THEY FEEL GOOD
INSIDE AND IT'S A WHOLE
PRESENTATION AND PROJECT AND THE
SHOW THAT BRINGS THE WHOLE
FAMILY TOGETHER SO WE CAN ENJOY
THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND IN THAT
WHOLE THEME THAT LOVE CONQUERS
ALL, SO IT'S A GREAT GREAT SHOW.
TO COME OUT AND WITNESS. SO I'M
URGING ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND MY
UH, ASSOCIATES IN CONNECTICUT.
COME OUT AND SEE THIS GREAT SHOW
. YOU WILL BE FEELING GOOD
INSIDE. I GUARANTEE I LOVE THAT
WELL, AND I MEAN, IT'S SO COOL
TO SEE CLASSICAL MUSIC KIND OF
INFUSED WITH HIP HOP AND RAP. I
THINK THAT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF
CONCEPT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW
LIKE, MARCY SAID, ARE KIND OF
TRYING TO DO SO. I MEAN, YOU
GUYS ARE DOING THIS WITH DANCERS
AND A CAST US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THEM. TELL US ABOUT THE CAST.
RIGHT WELL, WELL. WE HAVE
ASSEMBLE, ASSEMBLED THE GREATEST
DANCERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
SO UM, WE HAVE MARIA CLARA.
SHE'S FROM, UH, OSLO, NORWAY,
AND WE HAVE A FEW FROM THE WEST
COAST ON, UH, ON THE PROJECT HAS
FELT AS WELL AS NEW YORK CITY.
BUT THEY ARE INCREDIBLY TALENTED
, MULTITALENTED AND THEY GIVE
150% EVERY NIGHT. I SEE THE
PASSION AND THE LOVE AND THE
ENERGY AND THE SPIRIT AND IT'S
ALL TO BRING THIS JOY OF
ENTERTAINMENT TO ALL OF OUR
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WANT TO
COME AND SEE IT. LIKE I SAID,
I'VE BEEN SEEING GENERATIONS. UH
COME OUT, YOU KNOW GRAHAM
PROMINENCE BRINGING THEIR
CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN'S
CHILDREN, AND IT'S AMAZING TO
SEE JUST LIKE HIP HOP IS SPORT.
EVERYONE ALL RAGES ALL RACIST OR
AGES OR NATIONALITIES. RELIGIONS
IS FOR EVERYONE IS A BIG PART OF
HUMANITY AND ENTERTAINMENT ARE
GOOD LOOK FOR HIP HOP AND EVEN A
BETTER LOOK FOR THE THEATER,
WORLD AND ENTERTAINMENT IN
GENERAL. IT TRANSCENDS
EVERYTHING. AND YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT 150% YOU'VE BEEN GIVING
100 AND 50% TO YOUR AUDIENCE FOR
ALMOST FOUR DECADES. YOU DON'T
LOOK IT? YEAH, YOU LOOK AMAZING
. BUT WE DO KNOW CURTIS THAT YOU
HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT. HOW WAS
THAT? HOW HAS THAT CHANGED YOUR
LIFE AND REALLY WHAT YOU PUT
INTO YOUR PERFORMANCES. OH MAN,
IT'S A MIRACLE. I AM A WALKING,
LIVING, BREATHING TESTIMONY THAT
GOD IS STILL IN THE MIRACLE
BUSINESS AND MAN I EVERY MORNING
THAT I WAKE UP. I'M GRATEFUL AND
JUST SO THANKFUL. JUST STILL BE
HERE AND STILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE AND
GET ON STAGE AND DO MY THING IS
A BLESSING. TOTAL BLESSING AND
MY HEART TRANSPLANT GAVE ME A
CHANGE OF HEART. NO I JUST WANT
TO. WOW WELL, CURTIS, THANK YOU
SO MUCH LOVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE
I LOVE EVERYONE LOVE IT, AND I
JUST WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU
. AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR
YOUR PRAYERS AND YOUR WELL
WISHES. I'VE BEEN GETTING PHONE
CALLS FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION, AND
IT'S A BLESSING. SO WHAT GOD DID
FOR ME? GOD CAN ALSO DO SO GLAD
THAT YOU LOVE IT. OKAY WE LOVE
YOUR MEGAWATT SMILE. I'M GONNA
HAVE TO WEAR SUNGLASSES NEXT
TIME BECAUSE YOU HAVE SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL SMILE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. HOP NUTCRACKER. LOOK
AT THAT TO SEE HOW? YEAH YOU
HAVE TWO CHANCES THIS WEEKEND
SHOW IS GOING TO BE AT THE SUPER
HERE AT THEATER AAN AND NEW
HAVEN ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30TH.
IT STARTS AT SEVEN P.M. TICKETS
ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
AWESOME THEN HIP HOP NUTCRACKER
COMES TO THE BUSHNELL IN
HARTFORD ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER
31ST AT EIGHT PM EVERYONE WHO
ATTENDS THE SHOW WILL GET FREE
ENTRY INTO FIRST NIGHT HEARTS
BIRDS NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY IN
BUSHNELL. SO THAT'S PRETTY