CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 51 "At our hospital, as in life, compassion is our passion." Cross Creek Animal Hospital 2147 Skibo Road Fayetteville, NC 28314 910.868.1164 crosscreekanimalhospital.com Dr. Shannon M. Poole, DVM Dr. Ryan T. Reid, DVM Dr. Erica Y. Richardson, DVM Caring for Your Pets or for whatever reasons, people start leaving. ey get up and out of their seats even though it's not over yet. e finale was finish- ing—it's a big number—you can tell when it's almost over—but no one was leaving. ere was this feeling in the air." Stevens takes a minute to wipe her eyes. "I asked my sound crew, 'Do you see that?' and they nodded. Every single person in the audience stayed. e song closed and people were cheering and cheering for these children. It was a standing ovation. ey were applauding throughout the curtain calls and they waited until the last child took their bow. It has been that way ever since. Fayetteville has completely wrapped its arms around this show and the children." Act One & Act Two e show is divided in two. e first act is full of usual Christ- mas fun with silliness, upbeat scenes and festive costumes. Santa and Mrs. Clause make an appearance and so does Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. e cast dresses up as toy soldiers and special ap- pearances also include ones from the Grinch, Mary Poppins, Elvis Presley and even Frozen's star, Elsa, in all of her icy glory. But when talking about the latter part of the show, it takes Stevens a minute to put her words together. "e second part… is special," she states, "special because it centers on the nativity of Jesus Christ. It is breathtakingly beautiful." Traditionally, in the show the newborn baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph happens to be a real infant. One year Santa walked out holding hands with two children and bowed to the Savior. "It's a humbling moment, and to have the infant be real brings what happened thousands of years ago home all the more." Home is where we all want to be during the holidays. One may not be physically home while watching the show, but then again you are. You are right beside the people that make up your "home." Your friends. Your family members. Your neighbors.