Barbie’s version of “The Nutcracker” is a modern adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s classic Christmas tale. Instead of being an open-ended dream, this is more a musical fantasy adventure.

The unbounded success of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie this summer followed by the Christmas season’s many stagings of “The Nutcracker,” danced to Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score ...

Every Christmas season starting when I was 5, my sister and I had a go-to movie: “Barbie in the Nutcracker.” We’d pop in the VHS tape and watch Barbie as Clara dance the night away with the ...