A ballet company on an Ontario-wide tour of The Nutcracker says someone stole the moving truck storing its “irreplaceable” sets and backdrops.

Ballet Jörgen’s general manager Stephen Word issued a public plea Monday for anyone who sees the Penske truck — licence plate CD50229 — to report it to police.

Word said security camera footage shows the vehicle was stolen around 3:30 a.m. from where it was parked in Etobicoke. Toronto police confirmed it’s been alerted to the stolen vehicle.

The truck had a GPS tracker, but that stopped working on McLaughlin Road in Mississauga around 4:30 a.m, Word said.

Inside, whether the thieves realize it or not, are “irreplaceable sets and backdrops” that are “the heart of our Ontario-wide holiday tour,” Word said in an email.

The company is set to perfo

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