After going back and forth, a decision was made, and the singer would later discover a combination unlike any other, one he calls "hip-hopera." "Before I got to opera, I was a big fan of hip-hop.

Well, tonight, toss your 14-year-old self a bone with Bare Bodkin, Pen, Paint & Pretzels and Torn Ticket II's production of "Hamlet, the Hip-Hopera," running tonight for one night only. The piece, ...