From the company:
New York City Ballet Principal Casting December 18-23, 2007
Tue. Eve. Dec 18, 2007 at 6 pm [Béran+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM Sugarplum: Hyltin Cavalier: *R. Fairchild
Dewdrop: Mearns Hot Chocolate: Lowery, Ramasar
Coffee: Reichlen Tea: Hendrickson
Candy Cane: Ulbricht Marzipan: Dronova
Mother Ginger: J. Peck Drosselmeier: Kramarevsky+
Wed. Mat. Dec.19, 2007 at 2 pm [Béran+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM
Sugarplum: Morgan Cavalier: T. Angle
Dewdrop: LeCrone Hot Chocolate: Muller, Tworzyanski
Coffee: Ostrom Tea: Renko
Candy Cane: Peiffer Marzipan: Laracey
Mother Ginger: Danchig-Waring Drosselmeier: Froman
Wed. Eve. Dec.19, 2007 at 6 pm [Kaplow]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM
2000th Performance! ***Special Casting! Sugarplum: ***
Borree
Kistler
Kowroski
Mearns
A. Stafford
Whelan Cavalier: ***
J. Angle
Askegard
Garcia
Hanna
Martins
Millepied
Neal
Woetzel
Dewdrop: ***
Bouder
Hytlin
Scheller Hot Chocolate: Beskow, Danchig-Waring
Coffee: Krohn Tea: Carmena
Candy Cane: Gold Marzipan: Zungre
Mother Ginger: Tworzyanski Drosselmeier: La Fosse+
Thur. Eve. Dec. 20, 2007 at 6 pm [Kaplow]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM Sugarplum: Borree Cavalier: Millepied
Dewdrop: Lowery Hot Chocolate: Collins, R. Fairchild
Coffee: Arthurs Tea: Paradiso
Candy Cane: Hendrickson Marzipan: Piskin
Mother Ginger: J. Peck Drosselmeier: Froman
Fri. Eve. Dec. 21, 2007 at 8 pm [Otranto+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM
Sugarplum: Bouder Cavalier: Garcia
Dewdrop: A. Stafford Hot Chocolate: Hankes, T. Angle
Coffee: Abergel Tea: Ulbricht
Candy Cane: Suozzi Marzipan: Dronova
Mother Ginger: Danchig-Waring Drosselmeier: La Fosse+
Sat. Mat., Dec. 22, 2007 at 2 pm [Stelluto+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM
Sugarplum: Whelan Cavalier: Woetzel
Dewdrop: LeCrone Hot Chocolate: Keenan, Tworzyanski
Coffee: Muller Tea: Laurent
Candy Cane: Severini Marzipan: Morgan
Mother Ginger: J. Peck Drosselmeier: Hendrickson
Sat. Eve., Dec. 22, 2007 at 8 pm [Otranto+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM
Sugarplum: *Mearns Cavalier: Hanna
Dewdrop: *Pereira Hot Chocolate: Pazcoguin R. Fairchild
Coffee: Lowery Tea: Carmena
Candy Cane: Ulbricht Marzipan: Tinsley-Williams
Mother Ginger: Tworzyanski Drosselmeier: La Fosse+
Sun. Mat., Dec 23, 2007 at 1 pm [Otranto+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM
Sugarplum: Scheller Cavalier: Ramasar
Dewdrop: Hyltin Hot Chocolate: Hankes, T. Angle
Coffee: Krohn Tea: Schumacher
Candy Cane: Villalobos Marzipan: King
Mother Ginger: Tworzyanski Drosselmeier: Kramarevsky+
Sun. Eve., Dec. 23, 2007 at 5 pm [Stelluto+]
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM Sugarplum: A. Stafford Cavalier: Danchig-Waring
Dewdrop: Bouder Hot Chocolate: Lowery, Tworzyanski
Coffee: Pazcoguin Tea: Ulbricht
Candy Cane: Gold Marzipan: Pereira
Mother Ginger: J. Peck Drosselmeier: Hendrickson
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Oh boy, oh boy! Pereira in Dewdrop! I can't wait to see her in that!
This goes into detail about the special performance on the 19th:
New York City Ballet Presents The 2000th Performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
Milestone Performance on Wednesday, December 19, at 6 pm
On December 19 at 6 pm New York City Ballet will mark a milestone in the history of its landmark production of George Balanchine’s The NutcrackerTM, the 2000th performance of the ballet.
This production, which premiered on February 2, 1954, at the City Center of Music and Drama in New York, helped to establish The Nutcracker and its score as perennial favorites in the United States. The Company has performed the ballet in New York City every year since its premiere.
Set to Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s glorious score, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ features choreography by Balanchine, scenery by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, costumes by Karinska, and lighting by Mark Stanley, after the original design by Ronald Bates. The production includes the Company’s entire roster of more than 150 dancers and musicians, as well as two alternating casts of 50 children from the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet.
Highlights of this world-renowned holiday production include a one-ton Christmas tree that grows from 12 to 40 feet, an onstage snowstorm, and hundreds of elaborate costumes, including one for Mother Ginger that measures nine feet wide and weighs 85 pounds. The production’s grand finale involves one million watts of lighting, the most used in any New York City Ballet production.
For this 2000th performance, special casting surprises will include 17 different dancers in the roles of the Sugarplum Fairy, Her Cavalier, and Dewdrop.
New York City Ballet Presents The 2000th Performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
Milestone Performance on Wednesday, December 19, at 6 pm
On December 19 at 6 pm New York City Ballet will mark a milestone in the history of its landmark production of George Balanchine’s The NutcrackerTM, the 2000th performance of the ballet.
This production, which premiered on February 2, 1954, at the City Center of Music and Drama in New York, helped to establish The Nutcracker and its score as perennial favorites in the United States. The Company has performed the ballet in New York City every year since its premiere.
Set to Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s glorious score, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ features choreography by Balanchine, scenery by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, costumes by Karinska, and lighting by Mark Stanley, after the original design by Ronald Bates. The production includes the Company’s entire roster of more than 150 dancers and musicians, as well as two alternating casts of 50 children from the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet.
Highlights of this world-renowned holiday production include a one-ton Christmas tree that grows from 12 to 40 feet, an onstage snowstorm, and hundreds of elaborate costumes, including one for Mother Ginger that measures nine feet wide and weighs 85 pounds. The production’s grand finale involves one million watts of lighting, the most used in any New York City Ballet production.
For this 2000th performance, special casting surprises will include 17 different dancers in the roles of the Sugarplum Fairy, Her Cavalier, and Dewdrop.
QUOTE (Dale @ Dec 10 2007, 02:56 PM) 
For this 2000th performance, special casting surprises will include 17 different dancers in the roles of the Sugarplum Fairy, Her Cavalier, and Dewdrop.
It would be a neater trick if they had 17 different dancers in the roles of Candy Cane, Coffee, and Tea.
QUOTE (Dale @ Dec 10 2007, 02:56 PM)
For this 2000th performance, special casting surprises will include 17 different dancers in the roles of the Sugarplum Fairy, Her Cavalier, and Dewdrop.
I recall something like this a few years back. I don't remember how many dancers were cast on that occasion but there must have been around a dozen.
The reason for that one was the 50th anniversary of the Balanchine Nutcracker and it was a lot of fun to see the dancers zipping in and out of the roles
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