If you're planning to see the New York City Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker, be warned: According to the New York Times review, one character wasn't completely believable.

Though Alastair Macaulay enjoyed the performance in general, he laments that he was forced to look at a less-than-svelte dancers, writing "This didn't feel, however, like an opening night. Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, looked as if she'd eaten one sugar plum too many. . . .

In this instance, at least, the word "Nutcracker" was less a role than a premonition.