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Santa Claus, played by Amelia Smith, speaks with Mrs. Hathaway, played by Sadie Knatterud, and Mrs. Claus, played by Maddie Schaefer, during "Broadway Santa."
From l to r: Averie Aflstad, Kalleigh Engels, Maliyah Twedt, Kelsy Larson and Christian Nystrom were a few of the many elves that helped Santa create his broadway musical.
At the beginning of the play, Santa's elves were enjoying a snowball fight before being called to the stage.
First and second graders sing the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to begin the evening's concert.
The first and second graders from New Rockford-Sheyenne sang "Frosty the Snowman" as their music teacher, Jeff Ingerson, plays the piano.
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, hundreds of friends and family gathered at the New Rockford-Sheyenne Gymnasium to enjoy the school's annual Elementary Christmas Concert.
This years' event had a bit of a twist. First and second graders sung a few classic Christmas tunes to begin the evening, and then the third through fifth grades joined for a musical play titled, "Broadway Santa."
Amelia Smith starred as Santa Claus, who decided to leave the North Pole to follow his dream of creating a broadway play. Only his big dream didn't exactly go according to plan. Maddie Schaefer starred as Mrs. Claus; Sadie Knatterud starred as Mrs. Hathaway; Kensley Engels starred as the stage manager and Levi Greiner starred as the Postman.
A host of other elementary students also played the elves and Santa's reindeer.
Throughout the play, the elves and Santa's reindeer rehearsed the play before they took off to Broadway for the big show.
However, a comedic sequence of events meant the show didn't exactly go to plan.
But even though Santa's dream of making a great broadway musical wasn't exactly achieved, he and his friends realized that they belong back in the North Pole making toys for all the good boys and girls of the world.
