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Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly To Play “Mother Ginger” In Evansville Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”

If you ever wondered what Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (KEY ROOKIE: 1984 Topps might look like in a dress, you will apparently get to find out as Mattingly will play the role of “Mother Ginger” in the Evansville Indiana Ballet’s version of “The Nutcracker”. The play will have two performances on Saturday, one at 2:30 and the other at 7:00. According to the story, Mattingly will be wearing a wig, makeup and a frilly, oversized dress. In the story link below, Mattingly talks about the role, his admiration for his fellow ballet dancers, and his thoughts on pictures of him in a dress circulating the internet after the show.

Don Mattingly to sport a dress for ‘Nutcracker’ — CourierPress.com

UPDATE: Check out the Video of Mattingly as Mother Ginger via TriStateHomePage.com