Willie Robertson, businessman and television personality, best known for his wise-cracking ways on the hit TV series Duck Dynasty, has recently said that he is passionate about sharing the gospel.

In recent months, he’s taken on a new role as producer of a Broadway-style Bible musical he says is so good that it made him cry.

His Story: The Musical, which debuted in Colony, Texas, this month, tells the story of Jesus within the framework of pop and hip-hop music.

Robertson calls it a combination of Hamilton and The Chosen. Jeff Calhoun, who received Tony Awards for Newsies and Grease, directed it. It’s playing all summer at the Broadway Tent, a state-of-the-art, 1,300-seat, 75,000-square-foot event centre.

Robertson and his wife Korie became “His Story” producers last year. Korie told Christian Headlines, “Willie literally listened to one song and came to me with tears in his eyes.” That song was “One Step at a Time.” Korie continued, “He was like, ‘I don’t even know what that is. But this is incredible.’”

Anna Miriam Brown, the show’s creator, was a missionary who listened to “Hamilton” on the mission field in Kenya and was inspired to write a pop-style Bible musical.

Willie Robertson told Christian Headlines, “We feel like God’s got something going on. And we were excited to be a part of it. I’m passionate about sharing the gospel. And when I watched it, I felt this voice inside just say, ‘There are different ways to get this message out, especially to the younger generation today.’”

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