WALTHAM — Since 1987, José Mateo Ballet Theatre has carved a niche in area holiday offerings with an accessible and affordable professional production of “The Nutcracker,’’ which opened at Brandeis University’s Spingold Theatre Friday night. Relatively modest in scale compared with Boston Ballet’s opulent production, it trades grandeur for intimacy and charm. And the limited f…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:43PM on December 12, 2010