Joffrey Ballet Cancels Remaining Performances Of 'The Nutcracker' Over COVID Cases

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Joffrey Ballet is cancelling all remaining performances of "The Nutcracker," due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Joffrey had previously cancelled performances of "The Nutcracker" on Dec. 17 and 18 after identifying a breakthrough case of COVID-19 in the ballet company's ranks. Thursday morning, they confirmed another breakthrough case, and canceled all five remaining shows for 2021:

• Thursday, December 23, 2021, 2:00 PM
• Thursday, December 23, 2021, 7:00 PM
• Friday, December 24, 2021, 2:00 PM
• Sunday, December 26, 2021, 1:00 PM
• Sunday, December 26, 6:00 PM

Anyone with tickets to cancelled performances can get credit to their Joffrey account or a full refund.