to ▁Bar oc co ▁and ▁Ser en ade . ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁T aft ▁Theatre ▁and ▁t ours ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁Ohio , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁Jacob ' s ▁P ill ow ▁and ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Dance ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁at ▁Music ▁Hall . ▁Fr isch ' s ▁R estaur ants ▁from ▁C inc inn ati ▁spons ored ▁the ▁performances ▁and ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Today ▁Fr isch ’ s ▁presents : ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁is ▁a ▁C inc inn ati ▁tradition . ▁ ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁was ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁by ▁Mos c ely ne ▁L ark in , ▁Roman ▁Jas in ski ▁and ▁Freder ic ▁Franklin . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁Franklin ' s ▁long ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Res ident ▁Ch ore ograph er ▁and ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁his ▁being ▁Inter im ▁Director . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁regular ▁re per toire ▁performances ▁were ▁also ▁held ▁at ▁Music ▁Hall , ▁and ▁the ▁schedule ▁expanded ▁from ▁three ▁series ▁to ▁five ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁name ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁“ C inc inn ati ▁Bal let ”, ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁a ▁sister - city ▁arrangement ▁begun ▁with ▁New ▁Orleans ▁to ▁further ▁increase ▁performing