Ballet West 'Nutcracker' at the Kennedy Center
Ballet West's charming production of "The Nutcracker" couldn't have come at a better time for a Washington weary from bad news. If the world feels cold and heavy, if the reality of what some are capable of doing to others weighs upon you, this ballet, which opened at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday night, offers a comfort of sorts. Here is a place where the music, Tchaikovsky's wondrous score performed by the Opera H…