He played Herr Drosselmeyer in the ballet, "The Nutcracker," in the New York City Ballet production with Alberta Grant (Clara); Susan Kaufman (Fritz); Paul Nickel (Nutcracker); Maria Tallchief (Sugarplum Fairy) and Nicholas Magallanes (Cavalier) in the cast. George Balanchine was choreographer. Horace Armistead was scenery designer. Karinska was costume designer. Vlady was mask designer. Tchaikowsky was composer. Lev Ivanov was writer.
