Fil-Am girl cast as first black lead in NYC Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

Charlene Nebres (SAB Photo)

Charlotte Nebres, age 11, of Madison, New Jersey is breaking barriers as the first black Marie, the young heroine of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” at New York City Ballet. It’s a milestone for the production, which dates to 1954. Nebres studies ballet at the prestigious School of American Ballet (See Inquirer.net for story).