!Hero The Rock Opera rivals ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

!Hero The Rock Opera rivals ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

(EXCERPT) , By Brian Bowers, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Sunday, November 23, 2003

“!Hero The Rock Opera” begins with the word “imagine.”

At the end, the word is “awesome.”

The opera asks you to “Imagine a world still waiting for the Messiah.”
Imagine that Jesus was born just 30 years ago in Bethlehem, Pa., and
is conducting his ministry to the lost in New York City.

“!Hero” is actually more of a brand than a show. There’s a Web site,
CD, graphic novel and novel — with two more books to come. Each also
is accessible to Americans in Europe, the Mideast and the Pacific.

But the project’s centerpiece is the opera, which has been touring the
States for the past month.

I had planned to pass on the show, suspecting it would be one of those
“well-intentioned” productions that d...

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