Houston Repertoire Ballet (HRB), Houston’s premier pre-professional ballet company, celebrates its 23rd season, beginning with its 20th annual performance series of The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists Elizabeth Keller as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Andrew Taft as the Cavalier, and Joe Modlin as Herr Drosselmeyer, with the Cypress Philharmonic directed by Glynnes Lanthier.