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Nutcracker

Commentator and storyteller Kevin Kling remembers as a child being enamored of becoming a dancer -- a desire he grew out of. Nevertheless, as an adult, an invitation to participate in a production of The Nutcracker leads him to attempt to re-live the dream.

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Kevin Kling
Kevin Kling has become well known to NPR listeners thanks to his regular storytelling contributions to NPR's All Things Considered. A recurring voice on the program since the early 1990s, Kling released his third CD collection of his public radio commentaries, Wonderlure, in February 2003. Other recordings include Stories: Off the Shallow End and Home & Away.
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